In front of the government building, the parents of the servicemen whose sons were conscripted before the legislative changes staged a protest again today. Let’s remind that from January 1, 2026, the mandatory military service period in Armenia was reduced from 2 years to one and a half years (18 months).

However, this change does not apply to soldiers who were already in service before the new law came into force. The parents demand to review this decision and apply the reduction of the term to their sons as well. According to them, unequal conditions have been created when one of the boys serving side by side in the same military unit and in the same positions has to return home 6 months earlier than the other.

“Our sons suffer the same hardships, do the same combat duty. Why do they have to serve 24 months, and the new arrivals – 18? This is unfair,” said the participants of the action.

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