Venezuela: Information on current recruitment practices, on the situation of deserters and on the current draft penalties for draft evasion
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | VEN22866.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Venezuela: Information on current recruitment practices, on the situation of deserters and on the current draft penalties for draft evasion, 1 February 1996, VEN22866.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaf914.html [accessed 27 May 2023] |
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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.
