On Wednesday evening, thirteen young people, 18 to 25 years old, were honored during a ceremony held at the prefecture in order to to commend their journey and their commitmentThey will all leave in the coming months to begin their professional training within the Adapted Military Service Regiment (RSMA) of Guadeloupe.
Marie-Lucia Phibel, who graduated this year with a CAP in cooking, has hired in August and will leave in early February 2027 for train as an administrative agent at the RSMA from Guadeloupe. “That’s all I’m waiting for,” explains the young woman, who wishes to join the army at the end of his training, but who is still waiting to “see how it goes”.
Present at the ceremony alongside the Prefect Cyrille Le Vély and Colonel Nicolas Terrenoir, commanding officer of the RSMA of Guadeloupe, the First Vice-President Alain Richardson He recalled how much this training facilitated professional integration, describing himself as a “pure product of the RSMA”.
80% of young people would find a job after their transition to the adapted military service, which offers its volunteers training in more than 50 different professionsranging from construction to service sector (services), including personal services, logistics or mechanics.
“At the end of your training and your commitment, come back to the country; we need you as professionals, as citizens,” the vice-president urged them. Since the establishment of the house of the adapted military service (SMA) in Marigot in 2025, the The recruitment of young people from Saint-Martin has reportedly doubled. Colonel Terrenoir confirmed this.
Two other young women from Saint-Martin already involved with the RSMA were also honored by receiving the SMA patent : the master corporal Phillanni Toussaint et Manisha Stanford, recently promoted to the rank of corporal, who also received the National Defence Medalbronze level. _DR
Information about the SMA house: https://urls.fr/NHqzrx
