 Recruitment is arranged by a special agreement between the Holy See and Switzerland.All recruits must be Catholic, unmarried males with Swiss citizenship who have completed their basic training with the Swiss Armed Forces with certificates of good conduct, be between the ages of 19 and 30, and be at least 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) in height.Members are armed with small arms and the traditional halberd (also called the Swiss voulge), and trained in bodyguarding tactics.