President Sargsyan signs decree on spring military draft and demobilization
President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on 2013 spring military draft and demobilization.
According to the decree, it was decided to draft in May-July 2013 for compulsory military service and alternative service those male citizens of the Republic of Armenia who will have turned 18 before June 30, who do not have or lost their deferral as well as those citizens who will have turned 18 on June 30 and who are included in the lists certified by the RA Ministry of Education and Science as applicants who participated in entrance exams to higher education institutions and who will not have presented deferral documents before July 15, 2013. It was also decided to conduct demobilization of the servicemen who have completed their term of military service in May-June, 2013.
The Government of the Republic of Armenia was instructed to adopt in a two-week period of time the pertinent decision for the implementation of the present decree, presidential press service reported.