Army and Society
Response of psychologist, reserve officer Tigran Khazaryan to the article “We’ll win with minimal losses” (“Hay Zinvor”, no. 28), which provides a conversation with chief of RA AF GS operative department Major General Artak Davtyan.
Recently our photographer Areg Vardanyan was sent to one of the south-western regiments. Face of one of the soldiers seemed him familiar. It was soldier Rustam Greyan, whose picture Areg took six months ago in the assembly point. Now he’s grown up, he held machine in his hands confidently.
On the initiative of “Depi Hayq” (to Armenia) foundation every year many young Armenians come to Armenia from USA, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, etc. In cooperation with the Ministry of Defense, more than 430 young people over three years visited military units of the RA AF, military museum “Mother Armenia” and military pantheon “Yerabloor” (Three Hills).
Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, his 1st Deputy Davit Tonoyan, other high-ranking officers look at the newly renovated and modernized military grounds which is equipped with modern buildings designed for training in fire and tactical training.
After cutting the red tape, the Minister congratulated participants and emphasized that it is just during the learning process are the main qualities formed that are needed today for defenders of Fatherland.
Ultimately, the main aim of all those programs – preservation and rehabilitation of our servicemen’s health. I also attach a great importance to information and propaganda activity. The people must know military doctors standing shoulder to shoulder with soldiers in the front line, doctors who are soldiers at the same time. Those doctors who saved thousands of soldiers in the Karabakh war, who performed uniques surgery in the open air, today with the same dedication do their sacred duty. It is imperative to give their due, to inspire them.
Our graduates get qualification of a teacher of basic military training and physical training of secondary, post-secondary educational institutions, and those who passed the state examination in subjects “Tactics” and “Firing practice” get also qualification of a motorized infantry platoon commander and they are given the title of “lieutenant in the reserve”. By the way this title is given only to those who served in the army.
A few days ago RA President Serge Sargsyan replying to the question of a journalist about the Football Championship, said: “The word “rooting” I can use only when it comes to the Armenian team. In short, I root for the Armenian team”.
To love, it does not mean to view from the side. For S. Sargsyan it means immediate and direct participation, concernment and action followed after that. He can not be just an observer. He is in direct action, both in the battlefield and in state construction.
He speaks, criticizes, directs with surprising calm, and sometimes it seems as lack of determination.