Dear compatriots, your sons are my soldiers, my sons! I assure you that they are in safe hands. We do everything that they always be healthy, study well and become high-level specialists. Admitting each group of recruits I personally have a talk with them, observe their medical card and Identification Card. Afterwards we send them to the medical point where our doctors investigate them once more. After that they get military equipment, and acquaintance with the regiment starts. Other commanders also talk to the newcomers. We try to know more about their families. Our officers, sergeants are experienced, attentive and careful.

In the Military Institute after V.Sargsyan 3-month qualification courses for 62 officers of RA AF concluded. On December 15th Defense Minister S.Ohanyan met with them. He welcomed the idea of the organization of such courses and emphasized their importance in raising the level of the armed forces officers’ staff. He added that such courses would have permanent basis.

On December 17th the discussion of the book “Strengthening of good behaviour and lessening of corruption in the defense sphere” was held. The book was translated into Armenian with the support of the OSCE Yerevan office. It was introduced by Dr. Philip Flourie, Deputy Director of Armed Forces Democratic Control Centre in Geneva who was in Armenia on a working visit.

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.