Interfax, Russia
Oct 26 2012
Strength of Russian military base in Armenia won’t change after
rotation – military
MOSCOW. Oct 26
About 3,000 servicemen will be replaced in a scheduled rotation at the
Russian military base in Armenia.
“The first group of about 150 conscript servicemen, among them
soldiers and sergeants who have undergone training as snipers,
mechanics, sight gunners, grenade throwers and reconnaissance
officers, have arrived in Yerevan today to replace servicemen sent to
the reserve. In all, about 3,000 men will be replaced,” the Southern
Military District said in a statement received by Interfax-AVN on
Friday.
The rotation will last until the end of November when the regular
training period begins. “The military base’s numerical strength will
remain the same,” the statement says.
“The replenishments will spend the first 15 days getting adjusted to
the high-altitude conditions and will be freed from service. When
candidates were being selected, preference was given to those who had
volunteered to serve abroad in mountainous conditions. Their physical
fitness was taken into account, the statement says.
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