Exclusion from military graduation ‘based on security concerns’

The Kuwait Ministry of Interior said that the exclusion of some military personnel from graduating from the Non-Commissioned Officers Course for those who have a university degree and the First Deputy Officer Course for those who have a high school diploma was “based on many legal, security, or procedural considerations, the omission of which would expose the country to harm.”

This came in a statement issued by the Department of Relations and Security Media, in which the Ministry of Interior expressed its thanks and appreciation to the citizens who were investigating the facts to find out the circumstances of the measures that finally led to the exclusion of some military personnel from graduation.

The statement explained that among these are “those whose data imply inconsistencies in the conditions of admission to the courses mentioned, as well as security notes in the data of their files. Some joined the session with extraordinary decisions contrary to the law, which necessitated returning things to their proper legal and proper status.”

As for what was raised about the non-disbursement of financial remuneration to students affiliated with Saad Al-Abdullah Academy for Security Sciences, the statement said that this was “due to parliamentary pressures that led to the acceptance of the reserve number of those who passed the entry requirements, which was not within the budget plan, as the budget is determined according to the capacity that was supposed to enroll in the academy.”

“The budget was allocated for 900 officer students, and 390 students were added outside the budget. This was the reason for not paying their dues. The Ministry of Interior stressed that its approach in all its decisions is always to abide by the constitution, laws, and security considerations to protect the interest of the country,” the statement added.