From 22 to 27 June, Minsk hosted the 13th gathering of engineering units of the Armed Forces of the CIS countries. Groups from Russia, Belarus and Armenia were engaged. In three competitions Armenian military took second place, and as a general offset – the third place.

Activities of the sergeants’ contract system in the Armed Forces of RA is regulated by the order approved by the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia “Regulations of contractual sergeant’s military service in the RA Armed Forces.” Collection of candidates is carried out in the territorial military enlistment offices and military associations throughout the year, and their election – by a respective commission twice a year – in June and December.

RA Government approved the draft law on Making Addenda to the RA Law “On State Pensions”, according to which is provided to calculate the equivalent to twice the period of combat duty on the front line at the end of the calendar time for a military pension. After 20 years of service the coming period is added to the service-period in doubling the size and double service-period is an additional amount.

On June 12 in Baku the first European games opened, where our athletes are participating in six sports: boxing, sambo, judo, shooting, taekwondo, and Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling.
At international representation championships, thanks to the excellent performances of military athletes of the Ministry of Defense, the Armenian flag was repeatedly raised and our national anthem sounded.

On May 9, Armenian servicemen took part in the parade on the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. 72 soldiers and officers marched through Red Square, reminding the world about the role of the Armenian nation to victory, providing the level of preparedness of the armed forces of the current Armenian state.

At the training grounds of RA MOD “Baghramyan” tactical exercises with combat fire are conducted involving soldiers of the military unit of north-east direction, and students of one-month officers’ courses of the Military Aviation Institute after A.Khanferyants.
We talk with some of the top military personnel.

Today, the performing combat duty personnel, we have provided with mobile field baths on the basis of ZIL-131. Now the soldiers carrying out combat duty can bathe once a week. This I believe notable progress since 23 years alerting soldiers had been deprived of such possibilities.