Youths mobilized in Havana after news of Castro's illness
HAVANA, Cuba – August 1 (Juan Carlos Linares Balmaseda /
www.cubanet.org) – Starting at dawn August 1, Havana's equivalent of
U.S. draft boards, known locally as military committees, started
mobilizing young men registered to them following the news the previous
evening of Cuban President Fidel Castro's transferring power to his
brother to undergo surgery.
The military committees keep a registry of all Cuban men who have
finished their military service until age 45, after which they are
enrolled in the reserves. Registration is obligatory; any change of
address or employment must be endorsed by an official of the appropriate
military committee.
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