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SEVEN SYRIANS HAVE JOINED CONTRACT-BASED MILITARY SERVICE
December 19 2013
Margarita Khachatryan, Chairman of "Soldier" NGO Coordination Council,
answering the question of Aravot.am that the number of soldiers is
gradually decreasing, and the bright evidence of it is the number of
parents of soldiers gathered near the Republican military gathering
station, which was quite many in the past, and it was not possible
to pass through, now a limited number of parents are standing
there on the days of gathering, said, "The number of soldiers is not
reduced, simply the government amended the Article on draft deferment,
according to which, now, people in deferment are conscripted, moreover,
if there is a need for it, then, the new army is supplemented with
contract-based servicemen, if needed." Margarita Khachatryan assures
that we are not short of a soldier in the army. To our next question
of what she thinks about the paid service, and bringing of soldiers
from outside, she replied, "The paid services project is underway. To
have a professional army, we need to have soldiers on contract-base,
mainly supplementing the front lines. In addition, this may result in
many jobs openings." To our observation whether the contract-based
servicemen would be from outside or Armenian, she said, "It is not
ruled out that they might be from outside. If we only get to increase
the salary of contract-based servicemen, their conditions would be
more improved, then we would work towards supplementing our army with
contract-based servicemen.
And, if it turns out that the number of conscript is few, the public
institutions would not have much to do, because the contract-based
servicemen are adult people. To the point, I have already accommodated
seven persons from Syria to contract-based service." Margarita
Khachatryan added that the salary of contract-based servicemen is 100
000 drams, they are provided with food, and if they have families,
appropriate conditions are created for them, too. With respect to
the terms of contract-based service, the minimum is three years.
Eva HAKOBYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/12/19/163095/
December 19 2013
Margarita Khachatryan, Chairman of "Soldier" NGO Coordination Council,
answering the question of Aravot.am that the number of soldiers is
gradually decreasing, and the bright evidence of it is the number of
parents of soldiers gathered near the Republican military gathering
station, which was quite many in the past, and it was not possible
to pass through, now a limited number of parents are standing
there on the days of gathering, said, "The number of soldiers is not
reduced, simply the government amended the Article on draft deferment,
according to which, now, people in deferment are conscripted, moreover,
if there is a need for it, then, the new army is supplemented with
contract-based servicemen, if needed." Margarita Khachatryan assures
that we are not short of a soldier in the army. To our next question
of what she thinks about the paid service, and bringing of soldiers
from outside, she replied, "The paid services project is underway. To
have a professional army, we need to have soldiers on contract-base,
mainly supplementing the front lines. In addition, this may result in
many jobs openings." To our observation whether the contract-based
servicemen would be from outside or Armenian, she said, "It is not
ruled out that they might be from outside. If we only get to increase
the salary of contract-based servicemen, their conditions would be
more improved, then we would work towards supplementing our army with
contract-based servicemen.
And, if it turns out that the number of conscript is few, the public
institutions would not have much to do, because the contract-based
servicemen are adult people. To the point, I have already accommodated
seven persons from Syria to contract-based service." Margarita
Khachatryan added that the salary of contract-based servicemen is 100
000 drams, they are provided with food, and if they have families,
appropriate conditions are created for them, too. With respect to
the terms of contract-based service, the minimum is three years.
Eva HAKOBYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/12/19/163095/