before being assigned to a base across the country, earning a monthly stipend of about $80.00. yet annie alvarez says she entered the program to help her mother and siblings and understands the dangers of serving in a country. still plagued by rebel groups and drug mafias. think there isn't as those better was the risks are high, but that's why we have a chain of command and we are being trained for whatever we will have to face in the future. women make up just one percent of the country's $240000.00 soldiers and columbia still relies on drafting $50000.00 men every year in 2 compulsory military service. the overwhelming majority of them come from poor families, while wealthier colombians pay to avoid it. something the government is planning to change. this is gustavo beth, was trying to eliminate compulsory military service, allowing young recruits to choose social services instead, while increasing the number of both professional and volunteers, including women, legally for a law where it is increasing the number of women in the army changes the culture of the institution and the idea is to r