The uniformed woman was selected, along with 16 other military personnel, and will begin the Comprehensive National Defense Course (CIDENAL) in January 2022.
Colombia News.
At the facilities of the General José María Córdova Cadet Military School, the advisory board of generals, chaired by the Minister of Defense, Diego Andrés Molano Aponte, selected the group of officers of the National Army that during the next year will integrate the Senior Course Military Studies (CAEM) and the Comprehensive National Defense Course (CIDENAL)
Among those chosen there is a woman, and she was born in the department of Valle del Cauca.
This is Colonel Luz Adriana Tabares Trujillo, an Industrial Engineer from the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente Cali with a double international Master’s degree in Project Management from the EAN University – Maitrise en Gestion du Projet Université du Québec Á Chicoutimi Canada.
She is also a Specialist in Comprehensive Project Management at the Nueva Granada Military University and known for being an outstanding officer with a career in the military institution for nearly 25 years.
She was Chief of Planning and Production Control of the Army Intendance Directorate, Chief of Plans of the Army Intendancy Directorate, Chief of the Intendancy operational and supplies area.
She was also part of the Army Quartermaster Directorate, Budget Planning Director and Delegate Officer in the United States Army Security and Assistance Command – USASAC, in the city of Hunstville Alabama, USA.
In her military career, she has been recognized with the Bicentennial medals of the liberation campaign, Antonio Nariño Military Merit Order, Faith in the Cause, Colonel Guillermo Fergusson Order of Merit, and the Ministry of Defense National Distinguished Service military medal, among others.
He was born in Cali and raised in Candelaria
Colonel Tabares Trujillo, was born in Cali and grew up in Candelaria, Valle del Cauca.
She is the mother of an 18-year-old medical student, the wife of a Lieutenant Colonel (ra) also in the Army.
She was the only woman chosen for the 2022 Comprehensive National Defense Course (CIDENAL), and could become the third woman to hold the rank of General of the National Army.
Selection based on the legal career parameters and the guidelines and procedures established by the institution.
He is a fan of Deportivo Cali, a lover of empanadas and Valle del Cauca’s mecca, say his relatives
In addition to considering their trajectory, performance and capabilities to meet the country’s requirements in defense and national security.
The challenge of the future General Tabares Trujillo is to continue with the legacy that Major Generals María Paulina Leguizamón and Clara Esperanza Galvis Díaz are marking.
They are the first women to hold the highest degree in the military career in an institution made up of about 230 thousand members.