Azerbaijan extends active military service duration for warrant officers and midshipmen

The duration of active military service for warrant officers and midshipmen has been increased, The Daily Baku reports.

This is reflected in the laws approved by President Ilham Aliyev on the approval of the Regulations “On Military Service” and on amendments to the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Military Duty and Military Service.”

Under the currently effective provisions of the Regulations “On Military Service” and the Law “On Military Duty and Military Service,” specifically Article 12, clause “q,” and Article 38.1.4 respectively, the duration of active military service in peacetime for all warrant officers and midshipmen is set at 5 years.

According to the amendment, taking into account that servicemen who have graduated from special-purpose secondary vocational education institutions training military personnel, as well as from similar foreign secondary vocational education institutions, are specialized professional personnel, and in order to make longer use of their knowledge and skills in the defense of the country, the draft law provides that the duration of active military service in peacetime for warrant officers and midshipmen who have graduated from such institutions will be 10 years.

Under the currently effective provisions of Article 26, clause “v,” and Article 36.1.3 of the aforementioned laws, the list of persons eligible for enlistment into active military service as warrant officers and midshipmen includes military servicemen (excluding officers) up to the age of 40.