The Ministry of Defense will eliminate, in general, the height limits for access to all Corps and Scales of the Armed Forces.
As reported by the department led by Margarita Robles through a press release, the regulatory modification of Order PCI/6/2019, of January 11, has been initiated, which approved the medical list of exclusions required for admission in military educational training centers.
However, to occupy posts in certain units, height limits will be maintained for men and women when it constitutes an essential and determining requirement. Likewise, this modification will be applicable for access to the Scale of Officers of the Civil Guard Corps.
With this, says Defense, “it is intended to continue advancing in equal opportunities and facilitate the attraction and recruitment of talent in the Armed Forces.” The modification is expected to be applicable in the next calls and selection processes in 2023.
This change is in line with the one that has already been applied to access the National Police, which was approved on October 11. That day, the Council of Ministers gave the green light to the new regulations for selection processes and training of the National Police.
Before, to access the body it was essential to have a height of at least 165 centimeters in the case of male applicants and 160 for future agents. The modification was carried out to break “one of the glass ceilings” that prevented the woman’s access to the body, according to the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska. In the case of the requirements that the Armed Forces demanded until now, it set the limit for women at 155 centimeters, while for men it was 160.
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