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| Identifier: | 01HARARE2614 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 01HARARE2614 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Harare |
| Created: | 2001-09-05 13:51:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | ELAB PHUM ZI |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLASSIFIED PTQ9843
PAGE 01 HARARE 02614 051535Z
ACTION MEDE-00
INFO LOG-00 NP-00 AF-00 AMAD-00 USNW-00 WHA-00 EB-00
UTED-00 H-01 TEDE-00 LAB-01 L-00 OIG-03 OPIC-01
PER-01 IRM-00 SS-00 TEST-00 DRL-02 SAS-00 /009W
------------------1B0AED 051536Z /48
FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9644
INFO NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
USDOC WASHDC
DEPT OF LABOR WASHDC
UNCLAS HARARE 002614
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/S, AF/EPS, EB/IFD/ODF, EB/TPP/ODC
USDOC FOR 2037 ERIC HENDERSON
PASS USTR/RWHITTAKER
PASS OPIC FOR RNEHRA
ILAB FOR RSHEPHARD
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR JFRAZER
LONDON FOR CGURNEY
PARIS FOR BISA WILLIAMS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ELAB, PHUM, ZI
SUBJECT: ZIMBABWE'S ARMED FORCES RECRUITMENT AGES
REF: STATE 149572
1. PER REFTEL REQUEST, POST PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION ON THE RECRUITMENT PRACTICES AND AGE
RESTRICTIONS OF ZIMBABWE'S MILITARY FORCES.
-- THE MANDATORY MINIMUM, VOLUNTARY RECRUITMENT AGE FOR
MILITARY SERVICE IS 18. (ALL RECRUITMENT INTO THE MILITARY
IS VOLUNTARY AND THERE IS NO DRAFT OR CONSCRIPTION. GIVEN A
FORMAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE EXCEEDING 60 PERCENT, THERE IS NO
DEARTH OF CANDIDATES WHEN APPLICATIONS FOR INTAKE ARE
ACCEPTED, RATHER, VERY LONG QUEUES ARE THE NORM.)
-- AGE VERIFICATION OF RECRUITMENT CANDIDATES IS VIA BIRTH
CERTIFICATES AND THE NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD.
-- POST IS NOT AWARE OF ANY CREDIBLE REPORTS OF THE
EXISTENCE OF MINORS OR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 SERVING IN
THE MILITARY IN ZIMBABWE
-- VOLUNTEERS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 ARE NOT ACCEPTED INTO
MILITARY FORCES.
ROTH
UNCLASSIFIED
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