The sovereign underlined in a speech on this occasion that he has decided to name this year's group of graduates after General De Gaulle "who, with the hero of Morocco's independence, my revered Grandfather, His Majesty King Mohammed V - may God bless his soul - shared an exemplary commitment to the values and ideals of bravery and of dedication to the safeguard of national sovereignty and territorial integrity."
"That commitment was clearly demonstrated by the historic appeal they both issued for the liberation of France, and by General De Gaulle's decision to make my venerable Grandfather a Companion of the Liberation, a prestigious distinction that was also awarded to the US President Franklin Roosevelt and to the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill," HM the King added.
Coming from the hero of the liberation of France, the sovereign went on to say, this distinction was a recognition of the stance - both historic and unforgettable - that my revered Grandfather took in support of France and of the free world, against Nazism and fascism. Thanks to this position, and following the Anfa Conference, Morocco earned international support and backing for the recovery of its liberty and sovereignty.
The monarch stressed that "when laying the foundations of the independent state, my venerable Grandfather was particularly keen to make the Royal Armed Forces one of the pillars of the new national state system. His comrade-in-arms, my revered Father, His Majesty King Hassan II - may he rest in peace - later gave the members of the Resistance and of the Liberation Army a prominent position in the Royal Armed Forces."
The 1523-strong group, including 197 women, graduated from the royal military academy, the royal navy school, the royal air school and the royal school for military health services.
Officers from the Royal Armed Forces, the Gendarmerie Royale and the Royal Guard also took the oath.
HM the King promoted chief officers to the ranks of Major general, Brigadier general and Colonel-major.