Análise da experiência da incorporação de Jovens: um estudo a partir de um grupo de militares do Centro de Recrutamento e do Serviço Cívico da cidade de Maputo

Abstract

In the present work I analyze the experiences of a group of people incorporated in the Military Service mandatory in Mozambique. From the analyzed literature, I understood the history of military service and and the rules for its functioning. However, this literature loses sight day-to-day experiences of those in military service. From an ethnographic research I realized that the participants come from different provinces in the country. In these places they carried out various activities for their livelihood, such as commerce, work in security companies and domestic work. In carrying out these activities, everyone contributed to their own daily expenses and that of their families. Additionally, I realized that a group of participants before joining the Armed Forces of Defense of Mozambique (FADM), had no idea about what military service was, causing them to have an image of fear given the role of the military. Another however mentioned that it was always a dream to be part of the SM, influenced by family and friends. The data also allowed us to understand that the participants consider that there is a hierarchy between Compulsory Military Service and Civil Service with the former at the top as an activity valued in comparison to the latter. However, despite these differences, I realized that the participants considered the need to dedicate themselves to the causes of the country defending the interests of the country, maintaining defense and security in search of peace and development of our country. (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)