How Dominican Republic uses their military forces and what Haitian Authorities can copy if they really want to improve security in Haiti

The Dominicans use their military forces in a way that Haitian authorities can copy from if they really want to improve security in the country.

The New Haitian Army Corps of Engineers: Ministere de la Defense - Republique d'Haiti
The New Haitian Army Corps of Engineers: Ministere de la Defense - Republique d'Haiti

Yes, the Guardians of Haitian National sovereignty can learn a lot from our neighbors, the Dominicans, in the way they use their military personnel.

There is one way in particular that the Dominican Republic uses it's military that is worth noticing. I would like to share it with you today.

We all know the Dominican Republic is not building an army to start a war with anybody. I would say they'd start a war with Haiti maybe but we don't even have an army.

With close to 44,000 active-duty personnel in the Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic , how does the Dominican Republic use their military force to keep their country safe from domestic terrorism, a serious problem Haiti is facing these days?

We called them "bandits" and politicians called the bandits "militants".

To the Haitian people, domestic terrorists, that's what they are.

Some of these bandits are armed with weapons (gangs). Others are armed with tires that they are willing to burn in the streets of Haiti for a price (sponsored anti government protests).

All these people are domestic terrorists. We refuse to call them by their real names. All they do is spread terror in the Haiti.

The politicians and the corrupt oligarchy who make use of these brigands in order to keep Haiti in an enslaved and colonized state are even worse than domestic terrorists. perhaps you can help me pick a name for them.

Did you know? Approximately 60 percent of the active-duty personnel of the Dominican armed forces are used to provide security for non-military government-owned facilities like Banks, toll booth and other places in areas that the government needs to keep safe and secure.

Dominican Soldiers - the Armed Forces of Dominican Republic have about 44,000 active-duty personnel and they have work to do compared to Haiti

The Haitian government, if they wanted to, could have used the Haitian military to guard the National Banks in Haiti (BNC, BRH).

Outside these banks have become a source of insecurity in Haiti where people got held up right after they come out of the Bank. The presence off the Haitian military in these areas would deter would-be thieves from hanging around.

The Haitian government, if they wanted to, could have used the Haitian military to guard the National roads, government buildings like DGI, ONA, La Douanne, and more. Every time some ill witted politician wants to create problems in Haiti they send their goons to disrupt these government institutions. Use of the Haitain military would maintain order.

The Haitian government, if they wanted to, could have used the Haitian military to secure our borders like the CESFRONT of the Dominican Republic.

CESFRONT - Dominican Border Patrol, Elias Pina, Dominican Republic

Also read: Haiti-Dominican Border Patrol - Guess Who Came Up With CESFRONT...

The Dominicans use the military to guard major arteries on their roads. The military in the Dominican Republic is also used for various road checkpoints across the country in conjunction with customs agents, immigration officials and their drug enforcement agency (Dirección Nacional de Control de Drogas DNCD).

If you've been to the Dominican Republic at all crossing the border from Haiti to go the Dominican Capital, Santo Domingo, you will notice that every checkpoint you go through is a military checkpoint, not some abandoned police car with two policemen in it thatHaitians authorities call a "point fixte," (fixed points).

In the Dominican Republic, the military guard this fixed points in strategic locations. They become military posts where you have no choice but to stop at as you pass in front them and there is no other way around it.

Because it is guarded by the military, that limits confrontations custom agents would have to do their jobs. It also limits confrontations immigration officials what would have also to do their jobs. If you try to be a hero and prevent Customs agents in immigration from doing the job, the military will stop you.

In Haiti, in that case, you often have heavily-armed policeman doing the jobs of customs agents.

Copying the Dominicans in that case would free these police officers so they can go back to doing their jobs which is policing the people. Not the same as securing our borders and fighting illegal merchants trying to bring illegal merchsandises from across the border.

In Haiti, the police is spread thin doing the job of the military, border protection, customs and police work.

You can literally go from north to south in Haiti without going through a single checkpoint. This is why the bad guys, "bandits" as we called them, can do whatever they want because the law enforcement officials who are supposed to ensure that there is Law & Order in Haiti are really non-existent.

Just like the Haitian National Police Force in Haiti you will find La Policia Nacional in the Dominican Republic but they have not been tasked with the job of protecting the border and certainly not fighting crime along the main roads of the Dominican Republic.

Checkpoints outside the city limits is a military affair.

I am not an expert nor do I pretend to be but our country needs so many things fixed right now. It is time for us Haitians to start sharing ideas and to pick which country we going to copy, in what aspects and why, in order to get Haiti out of where it's at right now.

Because, where Haiti is right now, let's be honest, it sucks!

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