Definition of Pre-Military Instruction

The military profession is associated with a discipline, some values ​​and a culture in general. In order to make the transition from civilian to military life satisfactory for future soldiers, in some countries a subject, pre-military instruction, has been incorporated. As its name suggests, it is a teaching process- learning (hence the term training) through which future members of the army become familiar with the tasks of the armed forces.

The pre-military training integrated into the education system has a double objective: to learn basic knowledge about the armed forces and, in parallel, to raise awareness in society about the importance of defending a territory against any threat internal or external.

Essential knowledge

A pre-military training program includes military aspects, but also social values, cultural training and physical education. Some of the knowledge that is transmitted are the following:

- Legislation, norms and ordinances related to the armed forces.

- Values ​​and attitudes, such as discipline, loyalty, companionship, respect or love for the country.

- From the point of view of education Physical training, future soldiers exercise to achieve good physical preparation and healthy habits.

- Learning military tasks is, logically, a fundamental issue in instruction and related content is learned with the hierarchical organization, marches, songs and hymns, types of formation, command orders and, ultimately, the daily life of a soldier.

The controversy over pre-military instruction

This type of program does not exist in the majority of nations, only in a small number, such as Venezuela, Cuba or Israel (in Israel, school-age children carry out training activities on bases military). Each of these nations has reasons for implementing a pre-military training model.

On paper, the arguments justifying these programs may seem legitimate and reasonable. However, some consider that the pre-military instruction linked to the educational system is, in reality, a mechanism of indoctrination of the population civil. The detractors of pre-military instruction in schools consider that military education and civil education should be totally separated in the educational system of a nation.

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