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Armenian Defense Ministry implements professional component expansion
steps in the armed forces
18:58, 14 August, 2012
Yerevan, August 14, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian armed forces recruitment
mixed principle continues to be the main. As `Armenpress' reports the
Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan noted about this during
the meeting with the hawk participants on August 14.
To his word although all the states are rapidly moving towards the
formation of professional armies, `however, because of our
geographical conditions, we still take steps to expand the
professional component and try to gradually increase the contractual
service'.
`Officers, warrant officers, as well as professional sergeants and
contract divisions are accounted in the professional staff', the
minister noted.
Touching upon the information about closing the Chambarak military
unit, Seyran Ohanyan stressed that no unit is going to be closed. `We
are just switching from the principle of mandatory term service into a
principle of contractual recruitment services. It is particularly used
in the border areas also solving social problems', the minister
briefed adding that such a system stopped a great number of people to
leave their areas. `People have started to not only protect the
border, their village, but also started to get engaged in
agriculture', Ohanyan mentioned.
As the Minister of Defense informed other structural changes are also
being implemented in the system.
steps in the armed forces
18:58, 14 August, 2012
Yerevan, August 14, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian armed forces recruitment
mixed principle continues to be the main. As `Armenpress' reports the
Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan noted about this during
the meeting with the hawk participants on August 14.
To his word although all the states are rapidly moving towards the
formation of professional armies, `however, because of our
geographical conditions, we still take steps to expand the
professional component and try to gradually increase the contractual
service'.
`Officers, warrant officers, as well as professional sergeants and
contract divisions are accounted in the professional staff', the
minister noted.
Touching upon the information about closing the Chambarak military
unit, Seyran Ohanyan stressed that no unit is going to be closed. `We
are just switching from the principle of mandatory term service into a
principle of contractual recruitment services. It is particularly used
in the border areas also solving social problems', the minister
briefed adding that such a system stopped a great number of people to
leave their areas. `People have started to not only protect the
border, their village, but also started to get engaged in
agriculture', Ohanyan mentioned.
As the Minister of Defense informed other structural changes are also
being implemented in the system.