Constitución en Inglés

149 Corte Constitucional de Colombia Chapter VII Public Force T he public force shall consist exclusively of the Armed Forces and the National Police. All Colombian citizens are obliged to take up arms when the public need requires in order to defend national independence and public institutions. The law shall determine conditions that at all times exempt an individual from military service and its concomitant benefits. The nation shall maintain for its defense the permanent Armed Forces made up of the army, navy, and air force. The Armed Forces shall have as their primary purpose the defense of sovereignty, independence, the integrity of the national territory, and the constitutional order. The law shall determine the system of replacements in the Armed Forces as well as the promotions, rights, and obligations of their members and the special career, benefits, and disciplinary regime that pertain to them. ARTICLE 216 ARTICLE 217