The government announced increases of up to 43% in teachers' salaries at institutes and high schools of the Ministry of Defense.

The Government of Javier Milei announced a salary increase of up to 43% for teachers working in institutes and lyceums under the authority of the Ministry of Defense, a measure aimed at addressing a long-standing demand and advancing the improvement and professionalization of teaching staff in the National Defense Education System.

The increase will reach more than 1,400 teachers and will be applied proportionally according to hours worked, benefiting 48% of the total who are part of the educational system under the Ministry's jurisdiction. The included institutions are Military Lyceums, the Dr. Dámasso Centeno Military Social Institute, and the Center for Training of Aeronauts and Aeronautical Technicians (INAC-CIATA).

According to the Ministry, the measure represents a decisive step in the improvement of the National Defense education system and aims to establish a fairer and more sustainable update scheme over time. The measure seeks to put an end to a long-standing problem that recurred year after year and that, as authorities emphasized, "no previous administration had seriously addressed until now."

During the 16 years of Kirchnerist governments, the National Defense teaching regime "never received a comprehensive response," which caused salaries to remain "tied to a scheme designed for civilian personnel of the Armed Forces and Security Forces, regulated by an obsolete and anachronistic index," in an economic context marked by "constant inflation."

The official assessment highlights that "the inherited situation was disastrous, with more than 500% accumulated inflation and with the Value Index 1 —the basis for salary calculation— not updated for years."

In this regard, the Ministry explained that this improvement process is part of a broader strategy of macroeconomic reorganization and institutional reconstruction, aimed at reversing the deterioration of the military training system.

Finally, the Government reaffirmed that the decision confirms its commitment to educational professionalization, system professionalization, and defense as a state policy.

With this measure, the libertarian administration seeks to repair years of salary lag and strengthen the role of teachers in the military education system, consolidating a policy that prioritizes quality, stability, and recognition of teaching work in institutions under the Ministry of Defense.