Spain’s Guardia Civil Welcomes Diverse Recruits, Including Moroccan Nationals

A total of 2,494 students are entering the Baeza academy, where future Guardia Civil officers are trained. In this new class, which nurtures the desire to serve and protect Spanish citizens, there are 84 students of foreign origin, including eleven Moroccans, one Malian, one Libyan, one Cameroonian, two Russians, and six Romanians. A considerable number, 33 students, are from Latin America, notably from Argentina (12), Colombia (11), Venezuela (4), and Cuba (1), according to La Razon.

Among the group, there are also nationals from European Union countries, namely one German, 3 Belgians, two French, one Italian, and one Portuguese. This diversity is proof that the Armed Institute is adapting to its time and to an increasingly multicultural society, and furthermore strengthens the Guardia Civil’s ability to understand and serve all communities more effectively. The majority of new recruits (2,410 out of 2,494) were born in Spain. But all these students, without exception, have Spanish nationality, an essential condition for joining the Guardia Civil.