Law 4.301 (the Ricchieri Act) of 1901, which mandated compulsory military service for a minimum of one year for able-bodied Argentine men at age 18; conscription (colloquially known in Argentina as la colimba) would remain in force until 1995. Riccheri supported proposed military action against neighboring Chile over ongoing border disputes. War, however, was averted by the May Pacts and the Treaty of Arbitration, both signed in 1902. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in 1904 and retired from his post as War Minister upon the end of President Roca's term in October. He served briefly as Director of the National War College between October 1904 and January 1905. He again served as Army Chief of Staff and was promoted to the rank of major general in 1910. Riccheri believed the military should remain a disinterested party in Argentine politics. He nevertheless lent his support in 1909 to UCR leader Hipólito Yrigoyen's call for universal male suffrage and the secret ballot (reforms opposed by the ruling National Autonomist Party). These reforms were ultimately enacted with the Sáenz Peña Law of 1912. Riccheri and explorer Francisco Moreno co-founded the Argentine Boy Scouts Association on July 4, 1912; he served as its first secretary, during Moreno's tenure as President of Scouts de Argentina, and succeeded Moreno as its president upon the latter's death in 1919. Ricchieri was commissioned in 1916 to prepare a situational appraisal of World War I for the Argentine Government, which at that point considered enlisting troops to the aid of the Triple Entente allies. He retired in 1922 as a lieutenant general. Twelve years later, in recognition of his distinguished military service, he was promoted to Army General by President Agustín Justo. Riccheri was also honored abroad, receiving the Order of the Red Eagle (Germany), merit badges from Chile and France, and an appointment as Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown. He died in Buenos Aires in 1936 and was buried with the highest military honors in La Recoleta Cemetery. National Route A002, which links Buenos Aires to the Ministro Pistarini International Airport, was named in his honor in 1952. References External links Museo del tiro federal Argentino: “Copa Argentina”. En la fecunda imaginación del entonces Coronel Pablo Riccheri, (Ministro de Guerra), surge la idea para instituir una copa challenge que se diputaría en los países, donde el Campeonato Mundial se llevase a