Rabat – Morocco’s Interior Ministry announced that the selection and integration of conscripts eligible for mandatory military service will start on May 16, 2022.
In a statement, the Minister of the Interior Abdelouafi Laftit called on individuals who have received conscription orders for compulsory military service to undergo the eligibility test. They can do so by visiting designated selection and integration centers on the date specified in their conscription orders.
Laftit said that the candidates can commute to the selection and integration centers free of charge using Moroccan National Railways Office (ONCF) lines and intercity bus services.
Candidates can obtain information on the availability of means of transportation via the Mandatory Military Service website, or by contacting local administrative authorities.
Candidates are asked to bring with them their conscription order, national electronic identification card, a copy of their birth certificate, a copy of obtained diplomas, as well as their personal belongings.
After undergoing the eligibility tests at the selection and integration centers, male and female soldiers qualified for military service will be immediately directed to training centers.
After more than a decade without a military draft, Morocco adopted law 44-18 In January 2019, reintroducing mandatory military service. The service lasts for 12 months and targets young people between the ages of 19 to 25 across the country.
Conscripts undertake general and military training before moving to more advanced training at the Royal Armed Forces training institutions.
Around 178,166 Moroccans completed the census procedure for the 2022 mandatory military service between December 13, 2021, and February 10, 2022. Individuals wishing to volunteer for military service were asked to submit a request before February 10 to the local administrative authorities.
The reintroduction of mandatory military service has divided Moroccan public opinion between some who consider it has advantages for both the country and conscripts, and others criticizing the draft as unnecessary.
