Proposal to give all professional troops a permanent military job

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1. The bill would create a single professional regime: officers, non-commissioned officers, and troops and sailors would all have the same service relationship, regulated by Law 39/2007, and Law 8/2006 on Troops and Sailors would be repealed.
2. New soldiers and sailors would sign a three-year temporary commitment, renewable once up to a maximum of six years. With at least three years of service, a mid-level technician degree, and a fitness declaration, they could move to a permanent service relationship as career military personnel.
3. The career of troops and sailors would be organized in three stages of about 12 years each: first operational posts in units, then junior command or specialist roles, and from age 45, logistics and administrative duties. At 56 they would move to the reserve.
4. A share of civil service openings would be reserved for this personnel: between 10 and 30 percent in access to public employee positions (a mandatory minimum of 10 percent in the State Administration), at least 50 percent in Defense Ministry bodies, a minimum of 40 percent in the Guardia Civil, 10 percent in the National Police, and 20 percent in the Maritime Specialty of the Customs Surveillance Service.
5. Time served in the Armed Forces would count as merit in civil service exams, and job placement support measures would be kept, such as occupational training and self-employment programs.
6. Current personnel with a temporary commitment could extend it up to the six-year limit and, with at least three years of service, become career military personnel without the degree requirement during the first three years after the law takes effect. Complement officers under Law 17/1999 could also become career military personnel if they meet the requirements.

Who it affects

• Troops and sailors (military rank-and-file): They would be the main group affected: they could opt for a permanent military job instead of being forced out, with a three-stage career until the reserve at age 56.
• Complement officers: Those under the old Law 17/1999 could become career military personnel if they meet certain requirements.
• Foreign nationals with legal residence: They could keep joining the Armed Forces under temporary commitments, but could not renew them if they lose legal residence.
• People seeking public jobs: They would see shares of openings reserved in the Guardia Civil, National Police, Customs Surveillance Service, and other administrations for troops and sailors.

Words worth knowing

Militar de carrera (career military member)

A service member with a permanent service relationship with the Armed Forces, meaning a stable job until the reserve.

Militar de complemento (complement officer)

An officer with a temporary relationship, usually holding a university degree, who fills out the ranks.

Compromiso de larga duración (long-term commitment)

A temporary contract with the Armed Forces that can run up to age 45, typical of troops and sailors.

Reservista de especial disponibilidad (special availability reservist)

A service member who has finished their commitment but remains linked to the Armed Forces as a reserve, receiving an allowance.

Formación profesional dual (dual vocational training)

A training system that combines classroom teaching with hands-on practice in the actual job.

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