More than 8,300 young people graduate from the Values Training Program of the Voluntary Military Service of the MIDE

Santo Domingo. – The Ministry of Defense (MIDE) held the simultaneous graduation ceremony of the Thirty-Eighth Promotion of the Values Training Program of the Voluntary Military Service, in which 8,304 young students from 23 provinces of the country were invested. The keynote speech was delivered by Brigadier General Pilot Rafael Candelario Acosta Sena, FARD., Director General of the Voluntary Military Service, who highlighted that this program has been consolidated as one of the main tools of the Armed Forces to contribute to the social development of the country, training young people with values, discipline, civics and a sense of responsibility. Acosta Sena emphasized that the Voluntary Military Service not only strengthens patriotic identity, but also positively impacts the personal and social behavior of participants, fostering respect for rules, youth leadership, and community integration as pillars for democratic coexistence.

Graduations were held simultaneously in four regions of the country: Metropolitan Region, with 3,770 young people; North Region, with 2,186; South Region, with 1,267; and East Region, with 1,081 graduates; for a national total of 8,304 students, distributed in 129 educational centers from 23 provinces, of which 61% corresponds to the female sex, reflecting the growing prominence of Dominican women in the processes of training and personal improvement.

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Since its creation in 2001, the Voluntary Military Service has trained 96,973 young people, directly impacting their academic, social and labor performance, by providing them with ethical tools, personal discipline and a solid civic education.

The program is developed in coordination with the Ministry of Education and is part of public policies aimed at social prevention, values education, and the construction of a culture of peace, coexistence, and respect for the law. With this new promotion, the Ministry of Defense strengthens its role as an institution committed to national development, transcending its constitutional defense mission to become a key player in social transformation and the formation of the young human capital of the Dominican Republic.