Defense Ministry Plans Reserve Training Gatherings from September 15 to December 15

The Ministry of Defense has announced plans to hold training gatherings for reserve servicemen from September 15 to December 15, 2021. The relevant draft decision has been presented on the unified website for the publication of legal acts, as reported by Hetq.am.

The military department intends to organize training gatherings for reserve soldiers in the first group of the first category, including privates, non-commissioned officers, and officers.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the aim is to enhance the military capabilities of citizens, improve professional training, and provide retraining as well as prepare reservist officers from the non-commissioned corps who hold higher education degrees.

The Ministry plans to involve up to 869 citizens in the training gatherings, including 576 from the private ranks, 107 from the non-commissioned ranks, and 186 from the officers' reserve, for retraining in 10 military specialties: motorized infantry, artillery, air defense, communications, intelligence, electronic warfare, engineering, technical, logistical, and topographic.

The draft decision indicates, "The adoption of the decision will ensure the conduct of training gatherings for reservists and increase the number of combat-ready units for task execution."

It should be noted that this initiative is currently in draft decision status and can only come into effect after receiving government approval.

Recall that in recent days, the situation has been periodically escalating in various sections of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. This morning, Azerbaijani armed forces shelled border villages and positions in the Gegharkunik region, resulting in the deaths of three Armenian servicemen during the exchange of fire.