THE Army in Romania

Elev Caporal Andrei PANTIȘ

The Romanian Armed Forces are made up of three

categories of weapons: the Land Forces , the Air
Force , the Naval Forces, under the command of the
Defense General Staff , directly subordinated to
the Ministry of National Defense . During the war,
the President of Romania is the supreme commander of the Army Forces

What do I need to do to become a soldier in the Ministry of National Defense?

Romanian citizens can become an officer, military foreman, non-commissioned officer or

professional soldier / graduate in the Ministry of National Defense by graduating from a military
education institution / unit or a vocational training program, provided they meet all recruitment
and selection criteria and there are places / functions available for classification.

Regardless of the category of personnel or the type of vocational training program / military
education institution or unit chosen, three steps must be taken:
1. Recruitment - preparation of the candidate file, verification of compliance with the
recruitment criteria and medical visit.
2. Aptitude selection - passing psychological, sports and evaluation interviews, and for
certain weapons / military specialties, taking additional medical and / or psychological
tests.
3. Admission - competition / examination based on general and / or specialized knowledge,
except for employment in the positions of soldier / professional graduate, in which case,
the entrance exam is replaced by the computerized distribution of candidates, in the
positions they opted for, on based on a score calculated according to certain professional
and administrative criteria, during the stages of recruitment and selection.
If you want to be :
 an officer you need to start by graduating from a military higher education institution
(military academies): maximum 30 years (24 years for aviation - navigators) turned in the
year of organizing the admission contest; high school graduate with a baccalaureate
degree;
 a military foreman you need to start by graduating from a post-secondary military
education institution: maximum 30 years old in the year of organizing the admission
contest; high school graduate with a baccalaureate degree;