The disinterest or complicity with the current situation poses a serious risk to national security and weakens the State's ability to face internal and external threats. The salary is evidence of abandonment, showing a dismantling pact of the Forces that is reflected in the lack of equipment, training, and investment, and also in the meager salaries received by members of the Armed and Security Forces compared to other workers.
14 months after the start of Javier Milei's government, questions about the future of the Security Forces and the Armed Forces persist. Salaries in the Armed Forces are considerably lower than those of private security employees, which shows a deliberate abandonment of state forces.
If the President truly values the importance of the Armed and Security Forces, he must break this systematic destruction pact. Although he has expressed his support for these institutions repeatedly, the reality shows underfunding, precariousness, and structural abandonment. It is essential to recognize that without security or defense, the State and its citizens are exposed to various threats.
Under Milei's administration, a power structure regarding Security and Defense is evident that remains controlled by actors of the old politics who have pushed this agenda of institutional weakening. The salary comparisons between private security workers and state forces underscore the serious disparity and existing imbalance.
The deterioration of the Security Forces and the Armed Forces is not a result of chance but of a political pact made in the 1980s to underfund and dismantle these institutions. The lack of budget, insufficient salaries, and scarcity of resources continue to negatively impact the operability of the forces, while a slew of appointments of unsuitable personnel threatens their functioning.
The call to action is clear: an urgent change in the approach to this issue is necessary to guarantee national security and the well-being of citizens. The question that arises is whether the authorities are aware of the situation and willing to reverse it for the benefit of all.
