In December 2012 RA AF will conduct conscription of the first group of reserve doctors – 94 doctors-officers till the age of 35. As Defense Minister S.Ohanyan mentioned, officers of the first group who have completed Ph.D. course or have scientific degrees are conscripted according to their specializations.

On December 10th in the RA MoD museum “Mayr Hayastan” (Mother Armenia) a function was held dedicated to the 21-st anniversary of death of liberation soldier Hamlet Minasyan. On the function dignitaries were present: Artsakh Hero Major Ggeneral A.Ter-Tadevosyan (Komandos), former Head of Intelligence Department Colonel I.Ghukasov, “Goyamart” NGO Chairman S.Ghazaryan, “Small Mher” Educational Complex Head Colonel A.Mouradyan, Colonel R.Bakhshyan.

On December 5th during the opening ceremony of newly-erected buildings of one of the divisions of AAD regiment under the command of Colonel S.Grigoryan, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan mentioned that AAD troops are exemplary subunits of the national army. The next day final exams of a division (which is recognized as the best in that regiment) under the command of Lt.Colonel V.Hakobyan were conducted, and we were convinced once more that the Minister’s evaluation is fully well-grounded. Examination commission was headed by Deputy Commander Lt.Colonel M.Vardanyan.

Under this slogan the festival of martial arts started in “Dinamo” sports hall which was organized under the patronage of Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan. 14 martial arts federations participated in the festival.
The year of 2012 was remarkable for these federations – they signed a memorandum of cooperation which was the initiative of “Dinamo” Sports Union Council’s 1st Deputy Head Garnik Hayrapetyan. According to one of the articles of the Memorandum, the 14 federations are undertaking to inculcate patriotic spirit in the sportsmen of pre-recruit age, prepare them physically and mentally to the service in the Armenian army with honour and responsibility.

RA armed forces Military-Topographic service was created in September, 1992, its first head was Colonel A.Azizyan. On November 28th the first map was published. In the first years the structure’s aim was to support with topographic maps our troops in war. The first stage of its activity (1992-96) I would describe as formation period. That time we used also the potential of the Institute of Geodesy & Cartography. Owing to brilliant specialists (Captains Youra Varyan, Smbat Davtyan, ensign Lydia Grechukha) and proper organization, the structure was able to fulfill the tasks put by – to support army with topography maps, to investigate localities, renew maps, make locality models.

RA President Serge Sargsyan addressed the participants of the annual international forum “Dynamics of Regional Security in South Caucasus”:

Final exams, which started in the end of November in the regiments, continue. In some places the process has already completed and additional trainings are being conducted to remove imperfections on the order of military unit commander Major General Kamo Qochunts.