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Papal Swiss Guards / The Vatican
They’re Swiss, they wear pretty uniforms and they’re supposed to never smile (according to Lonely Planet), but please also see post in comment field. I think I see a smile??
What's required to become a Pontifical Swiss Guard, meaning to serve as the de facto military of Vatican City (according to Wikipedia
): Recruits to the guards must be Catholic, single males with Swiss citizenship who have completed basic training with the Swiss military and can obtain certificates of good conduct. Recruits must have a professional degree or high school diploma and must be between 19 and 30 years of age and at least 174 cm (5 ft, 8.5 in) tall. In 2009, the Swiss Guard commandant suggested that the Guard might someday be open to recruiting women, but he added that the admission of female recruits remained far in the future.
Papal Swiss Guards / The Vatican
They’re Swiss, they wear pretty uniforms and they’re supposed to never smile (according to Lonely Planet), but please also see post in comment field. I think I see a smile??
What's required to become a Pontifical Swiss Guard, meaning to serve as the de facto military of Vatican City (according to Wikipedia
): Recruits to the guards must be Catholic, single males with Swiss citizenship who have completed basic training with the Swiss military and can obtain certificates of good conduct. Recruits must have a professional degree or high school diploma and must be between 19 and 30 years of age and at least 174 cm (5 ft, 8.5 in) tall. In 2009, the Swiss Guard commandant suggested that the Guard might someday be open to recruiting women, but he added that the admission of female recruits remained far in the future.