In the name of
Allah, the most Merciful,
the most Compassionate My Lord, His Majesty the
Honorable Hashemite King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein, may Allah protect and
bless him The Supreme Commander
of the valiant Jordanian Armed Forces, Greetings, My Lord, I have received
your Majesty’s letter and lofty guidance, and I highly value and cherish your
outstanding leadership and enlightened thought that believes in the development
and modernization that is in line with the spirit of the era and the nature of
the phase, with its challenges and difficulties. We appreciate and value the
continued support and interest of Your Majesty in the Jordanian armed
forces/the Arab army, the shield of the homeland and its impenetrable fence,
its protector and defender, its largest and most prestigious institutions, the
bearer of the message of your fathers and grandfathers for the sake of the
nation’s unity, freedom and dignity. Your Majesty, the Supreme Commander, We
know for certain that the Jordanian Armed Forces have a special place in the
heart and conscience of Your Majesty, in recognition of their role in
preserving the security and stability of the homeland and protecting its
achievements and gains, the apple of the eye and the heartbeat, where Your
Majesty, provides them the care they deserve to be prepared, qualified and
armed. Your Majesty has adopted plans for its development and restructuring in
line with the requirements and challenges of the era, and during your
auspicious reign it achieved qualitative leaps that it had never witnessed
before, and entered the phase of distinguished professionalism, until it became
a unique model, recognized by everyone near and far, and held a prominent
position amongst the armies of the developed world. In continuation of
the plans to develop and modernize the armed forces in all aspects, in
particular those related to the development and improvement of manpower, as it
is the most important element, which is the goal and the means that constitute
the main axis around which the work of any institution revolves, Your lofty
guidance in your kind letter came to reconsider the track of the military
service and the qualification of officers in confirmation of those meanings and
in line with the progress and modernization process witnessed by the Arab Army
during the auspicious reign of Your Majesty, and in a manner that is actually
reflected on the good performance, efficiency and professionalism of its members. Your Majesty, the Supreme
Commander, I obey Your Majesty’s
orders, and the Headquarters of the Jordanian Armed Forces will proceed with
your guidance by launching the Fursan Al-Mustaqbil (Knights of the Future)
Program, which will provide a phased service track for applicants from
university students, to join the program as officers, for a period of five
years. After passing all the prescribed phases of selection and election, and
subjecting them to qualification and evaluation throughout this period, so that
the officer who successfully pass the first phase and has the desire to
continue will be granted the opportunity to qualify for service for an
additional service phase, and in accordance with the Law on the Service of
Officers and the regulations and instructions in force, in order to develop our
armed forces. The program, in
accordance with Your Majesty's aspirations, will also constitute an incubator
for the development of the expertise and competencies of the nation's youth who
have graduated, thus engaging in various sectors of labor and production fields
inside and outside Jordan, armed with the highest standards of discipline and
values of dedication and giving. Your armed forces, as
you have entrusted them, Your Majesty, will always remain faithful to the
protection, security, stability and invincibility of the homeland, and as a
school for those who serve in it and a source of support for the homeland and
its competencies. The brothers-in-arms will continue to draw determination, strength
and courage from you, defend the homeland, guard it with their minds, eyes, and
hearts, and following your wise leadership, praying for your success and
rightness in your endeavors and visions. Peace, Allah’s mercy,
and blessings be upon you My Honorable Lord Staff-General:His Majesty’s Advisor
for Military Affairs Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff Mashal Mohamad Al-Zaben 15 Sha'ban 1436 Hijri June 2, 2015 AD