Contract servicemen in RA Armed Forces to be eligible for additional  compensation

ArmInfo.Servicemen serving compulsory military service will be eligible for additional compensation upon transitioning to contract service in the Armenian  Armed Forces.  The RA government approved the compensation amounts at its meeting on May 27.

According to the rationale for the government decision, a serviceman  currently receives 1.5 million drams upon transfer from compulsory to  contract service with their first two-year contract, and 5 million  drams for a five-year contract. It is now proposed to extend this  provision to the second and each subsequent contract.

Furthermore, the transition period from compulsory to contract  service is being shortened. Currently, a conscript can become a  contract serviceman after six months of service. Now, this period has  been reduced to four months. This proposed measure is aimed at  further enhancing the attractiveness of service under the "Defender  of the Fatherland" program and the ability to retain contract service  members in the future.