TITLE XV. OF THE FORCES OF DEFENSE AND OF SECURITY
Article 141
The forces of defense and of security are republican. They are at the service of the Nation. They are apolitical and submitted to the civil authority.
No one may divert [détourner] them from their proper objectives [fins]
Article 142
The Forces of Defense are charged with the defense of the national territory.
The Forces of Security are charged with the civil protection, the public security, the security of persons and of their assets and the maintenance of the public order.
The Forces of Defense and of Security participate in the economic development of the Nation.
Article 143
No one may organize military formations, paramilitary or private militias, or sustain [entretenir] an armed group.
Article 144
The law establishes the organization and the functioning of the Forces of Defense and of Security.
Article 145
The State has the obligation to guarantee national service[,] civil or military[,] to the citizens aged eighteen (18) to thirty (30) years.
A law establishes the duration and the modalities of the service.
