Defense ministry announces application submission for I Have The Honor program with deferment for students

Armenpress News Agency, Armenia
 Monday
Defense ministry announces application submission for I Have The Honor
program with deferment for students
YEREVAN, JUNE 12, ARMENPRESS. Within the framework of the I Have The
Honor program, the Armenian defense ministry proposes university
freshmen graduates – who are subject to compulsory military service –
to continue studies from the 2nd to 4th years with deferment permit.
The tuition fee will be paid by the state, the defense ministry told
ARMENPRESS.
Those enlisted in the program are bound to:
To undergo military training classes in the V. Sargsyan military
university every Saturday during the five semesters, get enlisted into
officer service in the Armenian Armed Forces after graduation with a
three year term, as platoon commander in military bases operating
combat shifts.
The defense ministry is bound to:
Appoint the enlistee to an officer position after graduation, in
accordance to the military specialization. Dropped out, as well as
those who will cancel their participation in the program (both during
studies and after graduation) will have their deferment right revoked
and will compensate the tuition fee which the ministry has paid under
the contract prior to the point of terminating the contract.
The application deadline is June 15, 2017, followed by a medical
examination of the applicants.
Those who are acknowledged to be fit for service, will pass a math and
physics test, upon which the enlistees will be selected. The
applications for being included in the program must be submitted to
the rector’s office of the given university.
For additional information, please dial 010 294584.