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Wednesday 14 March 2018

Women of Aruba to Join the Military

By Luis Villegas rines in Aruba, explained Social Reformation
SAVANETA-“The simple that there are more militar- Arumil also offers an oppor-
fact that I am in this posi- ies to be inaugurated in a tunity to young people with
tion where I am right now, couple of months. From social problems. “We of-
illustrates that women can the moment a military is fer a special program that
do everything that men inaugurated and offers his gives them the opportu-
can”, said Prime-Minister commitment to Aruba, the nity to educate themselves
Evelyn Wever-Croes (MEP) Dutch Marine Base will be and have a military ca-
to Aruba Today during an available with their services reer”, says the Command-
inauguration ceremony of for any task, at any mo- er in Chief. The program is
Arumil, the Aruban military, ment. rather intense because in
recently. The ceremony A good example of this nine months the boys will
was also related to the in- happened a couple of be trained and the physical
tention to accept women months ago when this part of this training is very
into the military. ceremony was actually good, but challenging.
planned. However, due to “The social formation does
A total of 13 Aruban militar- the crisis that happened at not require a knowledge of
ies achieved the honor to that time on the island with Dutch and after the edu-
serve their country as a mili- a missing baby boy, Arumil cation there is the option
tary after finalizing the Aru- postponed their ceremony to enter into the military out, but it is up to each to join the military and Aru-
mil military school. Timon and got to work to find the of Arumil to take it a level one’s character to persist ba should follow this exam-
van Dishoeck, Command- boy. further.” Of course there to achieve or go back to ple, states the Prime-Min-
er in Chief of the Dutch Ma- are young people who fall their former life. The Prime ister. “We can do exactly
Minister informs that the the same as men.” The fact
militaries that finished their that she herself is the Prime-
four years education at Minister empowers this fact.
Arumil are most welcome The Minister of Defense of
to work in government de- The Netherlands is also a
partments. “We need more woman: Ank Bijleveld. Both
people to help us in the women are responsible for
field of security and at the the Dutch Marine Base in
same time we would keep Aruba. “Everything is ready
you here where we need yet, there is no reason not to
you and not wandering off allow women into the mili-
to do jobs in other fields. We tary”, says the Prime- Min-
need all hands we can get ister. From the part of the
in our fight against criminal- Commander in Chief there
ity.” is no problem either: “We
will need female instructors
Women in the Military and a separate dorm for
The Netherlands already women, but furthermore I
made it possible for women see no problems.”q