Democracy in Peru has suffered a series of interruptions mainly due to the involvement of the armed forces in politics through military coups. In conflicts, the military assumed leading roles not only in the military field but also in the political. The military involvement in politics is the main reason why civil-military relations in Peru have had many fluctuations.
The Peruvian Armed Forces have been included in the process of transformation that society requires to become professional. Army professionalism in Peru began with the arrival of the French mission in 1898. However, it has been more than a century since the advent of the French that the military still does not perceive its professionalism. This paper analyzes the evolution of military professionalism, the variables that have influenced positively and negatively by their developmental, likewise, its problems and challenges.
Samuel Huntington in "The Soldier and the State" argues that an autonomous character of society nourishes which causes military professionalism and the subordination of the armed forces to civil authority. Otherwise, the values and the military spirit are lost and thereby to be efficient.
Military professionalism is not only a product of training and development, but also of different codes, rituals, recreations, and symbols that the…show more content… French officers were coming to perform services in their colonies, so they taught their Peruvian counterparts that the army should have a role in building a modern nation. This resulted in the Army assuming a 'civilizing mission" that was not only to participate in the national defense, but also the colonization of the border, the civilization of the indigenous population, and the construction of roads. These factors contributed to the military officers' intervention in
