Information on current recruitment practices, on the situation of deserters and on the current draft penalties for draft evasion [VEN22866.E]

For information on the above-mentioned subjects please consult the attached translation of a 21 December 1995 facsimile received from Venezuela's military attaché in Washington, DC.

In a 20 December 1995 telephone interview, the military attaché told the DIRB that military service is compulsory for male citizens aged between 18 and 50 years and lasts two years.

For additional information on recruitment and military service, please consult Response to Information Request VEN22500.F of 20 December 1995.

Reference


Embassy of the Republic of Venezuela, Washington, DC. 20 December 1995. Telephone interview with the military attaché.

Attachment

Embassy of the Republic of Venezuela, Washington, DC. 6 February 1996. Facsimile sent to the DIRB, officially translated by the Multilingual Translation Directorate, Ottawa.