Belize Coast Guard Gets 49 New Recruits

Forty-nine new recruits have officially joined the Belize Coast Guard after completing 13 weeks of intense military training at the organization’s headquarters in Belize City.

The graduation ceremony for Recruit Intake #12 marked a turning point for the young men and women who traded civilian life for discipline and national duty.

Rear Admiral Gregory Soberanis praised the recruits for enduring the demanding programme, saying, “Three months ago the men and women standing before you arrived at this institution as civilians, young people who made the most consequential decision to step forward. They came with potential, hope and a willingness to be tested. Today they leave as Coast Guard men and women of Belize. That transformation does not happen by accident, it is earned and you earned it.”

 

Meanwhile, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia described the ceremony as “a proud and significant milestone” for both the recruits and the nation.

“You have endured physical hardship, mental challenges, discipline, sacrifice and long days of preparation,” Balderamos-Garcia said.

The ceremony featured military drills and displays as the new graduates officially entered service.