It is the day that Leonor begins her training in the Armed Forces: August 17. She will be at the General Military Academy of Zaragoza. The Undersecretary of Defense, Adoración Mateos, has approved the resolution that sets the admission calendar for new students in the officer training academies for the next academic year 2023/2024. Also, the details that the new cadets must comply with. Among them, the eldest daughter of the kings Philip VI y Joy. It is collected by the BOE (Official State Gazette) dated this Tuesday, May 9.
The circumstance occurs that the income of Leonor at the academy is going to take place just a few days before Sofia fly to Wales: August 29. A coincidence that will allow the two sisters to be together for a day, that of 17, so marked for the eldest daughter.
Leonor, not having military status, “must sign a document of incorporation into the Armed Forces.” She will be named “lady cadet” by the director of the military teaching center. In this way, the heiress is enrolled “as a student at the affiliated university”, as the resolution states. For this first day of admission, the Princess of Asturias could be accompanied by her family, as stated in the statements of this course: “New students may be accompanied by up to a maximum of four relatives or relatives.” And she expressly cites, “if the sanitary circumstances allow it. In addition,” a tour of the Academy facilities lasting approximately two hours “.
The flag pledge
It is one of the most symbolic acts that we will see the eldest daughter of Felipe VI and Letizia perform this course. In this ceremony, Leonor will kiss the flag and take the oath to defend Spain. All cadets, gentlemen and ladies, will utter “Yes, we swear.” The event will conclude with a tribute to those who gave their lives for Spain.
After the Jura de Bandera in Zaragoza, at the end of the course, Leonor will be appointed Lieutenant Alumna. In Marin, after completing her academic year, she will be a Second Midshipman. And in San Javier, she will receive the job of Alférez de Fragata Alumna at the end of her stay. These jobs will be granted by royal decree. Just like promotions, which will be agreed upon by the Council of Ministers. As stated in the March decree, she will be promoted taking into account the demands of “her high representation of her” of her and the circumstances that occur in her person “of her as heir to the Crown of Spain”. Leonor’s military training will conclude in 2026.