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NATO supports military-to-civilian career transition in Mauritania
18 November 2025
2 MIN READ
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Participants of the military-to-civilian career transition pilot scheme are welcomed at the CFTAN (National Army Technical Training Centre), located in Rosso, southern Mauritania, July 2025.
Mauritania is an essential NATO partner and a key security actor in the Sahel region. As part of the Defence and Related Security Capacity Building (DCB) Package for Mauritania, NATO is supporting the country to retrain retired military personnel and enable them to find new employment outside the Armed Forces, strengthening national and regional security. This type of support highlights the Alliance’s flexibility in responding to its partners’ specific security challenges.
The NATO-Mauritania partnership has deepened and strengthened since the country joined NATO’s Mediterranean Dialogue partnership forum in 1995. As part of the DCB Package for Mauritania, endorsed by Allied Heads of State and Government at the NATO Madrid Summit in 2022, NATO is supporting the country to develop and implement a sustainable, effective and integrated approach to facilitate military-to-civilian career transitions for retired military personnel.
While not only supporting the welfare of those leaving the military and strengthening the employer attractiveness of the Mauritanian Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces, this initiative also addresses a critical security concern as retired military personnel are vulnerable to being recruited by terrorist groups or criminal organisations due to their warfighting expertise.
In July 2025, a comprehensive pilot project was launched including 120 personnel from the Mauritanian Armed Forces, the coastguard, and local and national police. The project is supporting their transition to in-demand professions: 30 have begun training in the agricultural sector (agricultural agents, machine operators, maintenance technicians) and 90 have been enrolled in training programmes to become mechanics, electricians, plumbers or truck drivers.
As part of NATO’s continuing commitment to high-level dialogue and exchange with Mauritania, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations Tom Goffus discussed the project with the Mauritanian authorities during a visit to the country in September 2025. NATO-backed projects such as this one will continue in 2026 and 2027, providing Mauritania with stronger and more resilient defence capabilities and subsequently enhancing stability and security for both the Mauritanian people and the wider Sahel region.
Agricultural training takes place at the Technical and Vocational Training School in Boghé, southern Mauritania, near the Senegal river, July 2025.