1995: Begins the abolition of leadership.
pressures exerted From there the four forces and thus received some general effective response extremely obedient. In the case of the National Guard, were notorious generals Julio Cesar Peña Sánchez, Luis Rincon Euro Vitoria, Freddy Alcazar Weir, Francisco Belisario Landis, and Ramon Antonio Rodriguez Mayol. Each of them must triumph over an officer uncomfortable or less compliant and were all used as executioners of their comrades.
Following the electoral victory of the coalition around the party Convergence was removed from his post as commanding general, with only six months in office (in the case as unusual as untimely change of the Minister of Defence) Major General Pedro Romero Farias, while his natural successor, Major General Rafael Caballero Jesus was left outside the institutional chain of command, so it assumes command of the National Guard Brigadier General Julio César Sánchez Peña.
For his part, General Euro Rincon Viloria, protected from Rivas Ostos General Major General reached to move to the extraordinary ability and professional qualifications of Brigadier General Felix Rodriguez Sequera. For the General Freddy Alcazar Weir, Francisco Belisario Landis, and Ramon Antonio Rodriguez Mayol they would eventually "win" then, to the extent that their promotions will progress.
In July 1995, my professional picture looked dark. He saw in the corner office of my institution capable of truncating general of noble aspirations and devoted subordinates to satisfy the whims of politicians (as they had seen and criticized earlier) and now the son of the President, his former aide and head of the political police and those from below pressured subordinates to exercise the power attributed to them by their friends in the Military or DISIP, such was the general case of Weir and Rodríguez Alcázar Mayol.
At the time of promotion, had some elements against me: First of a confidential report of the DISIP for the alleged use of stolen cars abroad. In this regard had already detected the origin and motive, so it was relatively easy to provide a strong defense to the Board of Assessment for promotion. Secondly, during my term in Maracaibo, I had earned the dislike of a city nicknamed "Chichilo" wealthy businessman accustomed to use his influence with the National Guard on the border to increase their personal wealth and trade, a fact that bothered greatly to the general Peña Rodríguez Sánchez and Mayo, personal friends of this individual, who among his possessions, had a typical ensemble of "bagpipes Zulia" in their recordings melodic style maracucho to devote their tracks to these two general and others.
the decisive moment arrived for my promotion to colonel, the Board of Governors of the Armed Forces, confirmed the first place according to the corresponding assessments and ordered me to make the appropriate changes, thanks to the institutional positions presented, with the exception of General Sanchez and General Peña Rojas Perez, the other distinguished officers general members of the military high command, particularly the Minister of Defence of then Maj. Gen. Moises Orozco Graterol and the General Commander of the Air Force, Major General Jose Luis Paredes Child. In terms of promotion to brigadier general were promoted Colonels Francisco Belisario Landis, Nakata José Guerra, Rafael Damiani Bustillos and Edgar Chirinos Navas. In this process, the officer with the best prospects was General Rafael Damiani Bustillos, however it was relegated to third place.
As a result of having ascended into the top of my class "Taking Callao, by my proper institutional tradition hold office Commander of the Corps of Cadets, as well as by internal directive of the General Command in July next I would correspond to the course of higher education in the Inter-American Defense College in Washington. It was also tradition that the return of the course, the officer Colonel was appointed Chief of Staff of the Regional Command No. 5. The reality again left to correspond with expectations. Although in July 1995, as expected, was appointed Commander of the Cadet Corps in 1996 was not sent to conduct the course of High Studies for National Defense in the Inter-American Defense College, while my place were sent Officer No. 2 aide to my promotion and President Caldera and the other a year old and had a year of delay in their promotions enabled who served as the Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Julio César Sánchez Peña. That year, I was appointed Chief of the Division of Assessment Officers Permanent Evaluation Board of the General Command, but not before receiving the Inspector General at the time, Major General Luis Rincon Euro Vitoria, the promise that next year when was the commanding general to do justice in my case.
The following year, they were sent, as was for the Official Gazette No. 1 promotion "August 4" who was the aide to President Caldera and Official No. 15 in my class, who served as Assistant Chief of the Military Division General Ruben Rojas Perez. That year, as the only alternative, I was sent along with 13 more officers to make the course of High Studies for National Defense in IAED. Upon completion of this course, I was assigned as chief of staff of the Regional Command No. 6 in San Fernando de Apure, while Officer No. 15 in my class on his return from Washington he was appointed head of the Regional Command No. 5, which as mentioned earlier , was a position traditionally occupied by merit.
During the year I turned duties as commander of the Corps of Cadets (August 1995-July 1996), was appointed head of a Board of Assessment for promotion to career professional NCOs (SOPC). In my job of analyzing the initial information provided by the Permanent Evaluation Board found a general error in the calculation of the ratings that comprise the Initial Order of Precedence (IPO) of all officers and SOPC and so I informed the General Brigade Chief of the Permanent Board of Assessment, General Francisco Belisario Landis, who put into consideration of its impact on the orders of merit promotions are subject to the assessment.
The response obtained from the General Francisco Belisario Landis was that the IPO had been sent to General Rojas Perez (who legally had no inherent connection, but in fact was the one who decided who should not promote or in which position should be promoted, regardless of what numerical values \u200b\u200bobjectives throw) and that it would no longer changes. It should be noted, that the document should never be sent to the Chief of the Military House because, as he said, he did not have any inherent therein. Such an act denoting a high degree of collusion in matters outside the norm that characterized the management of these officers and handling the orders of merit order to encourage their wards.
providence wanted in July 1996 was appointed to the post I pointed out earlier in the Permanent Board of Assessment and determine that the error I discovered the previous year was not such, but the calculations are deliberately manipulated to favor some officers , usually called wards, markedly affecting full promotion. Such is the case of the promotion of Major General Carlos Alfonzo Martinez Rafael, which were proposed for promotion only Colonels Mayol Ramón Rodríguez and Rubén Darío Silva Ruiz, 102% in their ratings, then a second instance, the Board of Governors of the Armed Forces included Colonel Carlos Rafael Alfonzo Martinez, who accounted for primarily by scores of service. Such manipulation left with no option to upgrade to the Colonels José Manuel Ruiz, Juan Marti Montes and Jesus Villegas Solarte. At that time, the head of the Permanent Board, Brigadier General Rubén Darío Silva Ruiz, listening to my statement on the case of 102% reported in detail to the Commanding General with the aim of the damages caused to many members of the Institution But General Luis Rincon Euro Viloria by constant fear that accompanied his gray management ordered the closure of any administrative action in this regard. While
how are you things happened in the National Guard, so did the other forces, in which general officers unconditional and submissive to the generals and Rivas Rojas Pérez Ostos, were squaring their chips regardless of the merits of other officers well-earned . Through their actions were eliminated natural leadership in the armed forces. National Guard, General Luis Rincon Viloria Euro succeeded by General Sanchez Peña, who often frightened by any decision that he was about to take, with the exception of actions directed against his subordinates, so for example, at the time that a cadet died EFOFAC caused by a shot in mysterious circumstances in the house of a Member of Congress, I ordered as Commander of the Cadet Corps signed a special party where deleting the word "alleged", without any investigation certifying that the cadet had committed suicide . The aim of the commanding general was to prevent the investigation of the case caused some discomfort to the Member or his family. Faced with my refusal, made Brigadier General Director of Officer Training School (EFOFAC) sign this part. Behind them
indecisive and submissive General General Rodriguez was Mayol, who was the conduit through which fell and caused havoc among the officers, the orders and wishes of the General Rojas Perez and Rivas Ostos. General Rincón Viloria, with characteristics very similar to the General Peña, Felix was succeeded by General Aquiles Gonzalez Loreto whose access to the General Command of the Force, despite the merit he possessed, was facilitated by his close friendship with General Rojas Perez, his former teammate Studies course in the IAED. Under his leadership, having failed in my two attempts to defend my right to take the course of higher education in the Inter-American Defense College and having no grounds whatsoever to be denied the right to take the course in the IAED, I joined the list of 14 designated official to do so in 1997 I started the course, which I finished in June 1998.
As time passed, institutional handlers, conspirators against the natural leader of the National Guard continued to work. For 1998, it was for the National Guard Command Major General Gerardo Rangel Parra, the only Major General in his class "II Battle of Valencia", later in 1999 would correspond to an Officer of the promotion "Battle of Ospino "which did not have any major general since since 1996, the year that his first choice was for him to rise, maneuvers to avoid the most distinguished and capable of such promotion upscale. Then, in 2000 was the turn of the promotion battle of Maturin, in which were General Gerardo Briceno Garcia with the first option Freddy institutional and General Alcazar Weir is supported by the guillotine of natural leadership clique of the Force.
Well, in the year 1998, election year, every officer involved unfairly that would be inconvenient to the interests of this group, with the presidential candidate Hugo Chavez. General and General Rangel Varela Parra Araque were left without charge and assumes command of the National Guard General Freddy Alcazar Weir, with plans to commandeer the institution for three years, since his retirement would occur in 2001. Thus, not only passed over two promotions, but over several senior officers in the Force.
immediately set off a wave of official retaliation against anyone who is perceived as not adept to the interests of these groups or in any way not to be identified as related to their political leanings.
Of course, I could not escape it. If my stay in the IAED was marked by discrimination and injustice when the results of certain evaluations, which for example led to my thesis was rated one of the worst in the course of "The Faculty", despite the jury during the defense of the same was awarded the highest rating, worse was the allocation of positions for new graduates, including those returning from the American College Defense. In the traditional Chiefs Elite Force, Regional Command No. 5 with headquarters in Caracas, as I mentioned earlier, was appointed Colonel No. 15 in my class making Callao, while the No. 1 promotion later who also came of that school, was sent to a minor unit. As far as I'm concerned, as punishment for actions "not identified and without foundation, "was sent to San Fernando de Apure Regional Command No. 6, a place where I was subjected on several occasions of reprimand for" conspirator, disloyalty, ingratitude, etc.. by the Commanding General of the National Guard, who insisted that the forces were conspiring to ignore the election result would be adverse to the candidate Chavez.
By December 1998, the most respected officers of the institution were delayed in their promotion, in their homes or holding do not conform to their abilities, while friends of Rojas Perez, Ostos Rivas, Rodriguez Mayol, spread terror between officers superiors and subordinates, the SOPC and the troops of the institution. Meanwhile, those former commanding generals who had opened the way for this state of affairs, began the descent into oblivion and anonymity. It is known that the institutional values \u200b\u200bthat are planted in our consciousness during the years of training does not completely abandon us and that from time to time, those who were buried with their actions, the surface to feel shame in front of others and against themselves.
This situation began to set in my mind a harsh reality. For several years my junior argued against the existence of two National Guard: A National Guard golden, full of virtues, honest and upright men and in contrast, a black National Guard, disgusting, full of vile and cowardly men, dishonest, full of vices and wickedness. The new scheme showed me that the pair of golden and black Guardia, an overlap of interests accommodating them together as a result of the lack of institutional vocation of those members who saw our Alma Mater, not a way to prepare to serve the country, but a vehicle to use it. These National Guard in any of the layers of command were found, they behave as employees and would be willing to accept leaders regardless of their moral quality. Just wanted to serve and serve no problems. Just send a uniform salary and supporting my family and meet their needs.