Milei praised the Armed Forces during the presentation of sabers at the Military College

President Javier Milei led the saber and medal award ceremony this Thursday for the 2025 graduating class at the National Military College, in an event with a strong institutional focus in which he vindicated the role of the Armed Forces, questioned their historic defunding and highlighted the unbreakable bond between Argentines and those who have the mission of defending the Homeland.

At the beginning of his speech, the head of state offered his condolences to the families of the soldiers who died in recent days. Milei emphasized that they served the Nation and all Argentines with vocation, and he stated that their sacrifice deserves the country's eternal gratitude. In that context, he affirmed that the State will support the families in this moment of deep grief.

During the ceremony, the President also thanked and greeted the new authorities of the Armed Forces, as well as the new Defense Minister, underscoring the importance of clear and professional leadership aimed at rebuilding long-postponed strategic capabilities.

"It is an honor to take part in this graduation ceremony," Milei stated as he addressed the new officers, whom he congratulated on the beginning of a new stage in their lives. In that regard, he stressed that military training is not limited to practice and the technical knowledge acquired, but also involves learning values and experiences that can't be found in books and that are essential for the exercise of command.

Subsequently, the President proceeded to administer the oath to the graduates and to present the sabers, historic symbols of military command. There he stated that order, courage and glory are essential pillars of the Nation that the new officers swore to defend.

In one of the most forceful passages of his message, Milei questioned the process of deterioration suffered by the Armed Forces in recent decades. He pointed out that for a long time there was an attempt to demonize and defund them, as part of an ideological vision that sought to strip their strategic role of substance. However, he maintained that those attempts never managed to break the unbreakable bond that unites Argentines with their Armed Forces.

In the final part of his speech, the head of state directly linked sovereignty with economic development and national defense. He stressed that a country can only be truly sovereign when it is capable of building wealth and, at the same time, of developing the capabilities needed to protect it, highlighting the central role of the Armed Forces in that objective.

The event concluded with strong institutional support for the new officers and with a clear message: national defense is once again taking a central place in the reconstruction of a sovereign, orderly Argentina with a future.