Question 15444 — overseas

Summary

Mr. Moerani Frébault draws the attention of the Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans to the situation of minor students from French Polynesia educated in military establishments located in mainland France, in particular at the Technical Education School of the Air and Space Force (EETAAE) in Saintes. In August 2025, seven young Polynesians aged around 16 joined this establishment in general first class or technological as part of a course of excellence and commitment to the service of the armed forces. However, these minor students are not authorized to stay in the establishment during school holidays. Families must therefore either finance their return to French Polynesia, or find temporary accommodation solutions in mainland France, which are particularly difficult for young people who do not have any family support on site. THE The cost of a round trip between the mainland and French Polynesia is estimated at around 300,000 CFP francs, or more than 2,500 euros, entirely borne by families. If the initial outward ticket is covered by the army, no specific system seems to exist today to support returns during school holiday periods. This situation creates a de facto break in equality for overseas students engaged in these military training courses, to the extent that they cannot benefit from the Mobility Passport, nor from territorial continuity schemes, nor from specific assistance from the Ministry of the Armed Forces, in particular because of their status as “pupils” and not “students”. The families thus denounce a real administrative gray zone penalizing minors more than 15,000 kilometers from their territory of origin. This problem raises several important issues: maintaining family ties for minors; equal opportunities in access to military schools; the adaptation of national systems to overseas realities. Consequently, he asks: if the Government is considering the creation of a specific mobility assistance system for minor overseas military students; if an adaptation of the Mobility Passport or territorial continuity devices could be studied for these particular situations; whether long-term accommodation measures are envisaged; and finally, if discussions are initiated with the airlines in order to establish agreed rates for the families concerned.

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