Being a policeman, a job to dignify the country

Spanish Version

Next to the Revolution Triumph in January 1959, the role of women began to change alongside the birth of Cuban society and in 1964 there was an expansion of the labor force, opened sectors and jobs that remained unattainable for the women who were long intended to work only in the domestic sector and other underemployed.

One of the achievements of the early years is precisely the massive incorporation of women into economic life, a premise for true equality, it allowed the development of their potentialities, which positively influences the family and society.

The Cuban Federation Women, established on August 23rd, 1960, embarked on a policy to raise the ideological, political, cultural and technical women in order to incorporate the process of building the new society.

An example of a woman as the continues work of Celia, Melba and Vilma is Noida Castro Caballero, small in stature but the size of Mariana Grajales whose tenacity, perseverance and solid principles achieve her dreams, join the military life.

Appears each morning with her co-workers-mostly men-with gaiety, this simple woman, stands by the sensitivity, soft-spoken, wearing the police uniform and ratifies the dress feel more feminine, more womanly.

Vilma, the architect of the unity of the Cuban praised that "we are protagonists of a revolution that has lifted us, that has made us worthy, who has made possible the realization of all our rights", Noida recognizes that to be police is like others, where women can dignify the country.

José Martí said: "Ideas, even good, or not imposed by force of arms, nor by force of genius. One hopes that have penetrated the crowds". Thus in the Interior Ministry headquarters and linked to the National Revolutionary Police (PNR) with 11 years in this job, Second Station Chief in San Antonio de los Baños, takes this Martí thought as premise and gains respect and authority of all, persuade while exercising authority when the moment requires.

Motivations of a spiral formation

Graduate in Pharmacy Technician always felt inclined to military life, from home, the father fed the motivations and despite not meeting the qualifications for the little carving supported that she would not quit at the commitment and to the call in 1999 at the open call for both sexes, entered the Police course graduated with Gold Title, first record, the graduation was held at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune on July 21st, 2001. Her father's death on July 7th of that year, the sadness that he couldn´t see her graduate or exercise is the incentive permanent in his life, every time she saw the uniform feels the force of example father who instilled the love and homeland defense and intends to be better in the daily performance.

So I continue to strive to beat Noida, in August 2001 as a law enforcement officer is trained and passed the course in February 2002. she graduated as an officer on duty folder, the following year was promoted to the post of Head of Research Process until August 2011 and then promoted as Station Chief which is her actual performance.

The family

Thanks to the family support is now considered an accomplished woman, happy, mother of two girls, her husband is military like her and share the hours of dedication to work, live together and complement the growing perception of daughters, he is always when it is in other functions that have as priority the welfare of the community is essential to successful communication with the daughters and husband.

Women and performance work

Noida is convinced that for women there is nothing impossible, share the leadership with men and women and has consistently demanded fitness now 42 years still learn every day with the premise of to change difficult to easily puts the female seal total surrender to any imposed by the dose of love, and perseverance in her projects because it looked at the forefront of this responsibility further away.

In the daily exercise of duty, guided by the spirit of his father to not ever disappoint and is inspired by José Martí thought: "Respect the people who loves us and expects from us the greatest greatness" and faces the challenge of ensuring public peace with the premise of preserving the gains of the society.