ArmInfo.The postponement of the army is given to students of higher educational institutions selectively, which is impossible under the current circumstances, Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said on October 11 from the rostrum of the National Assembly.
The Minister stressed that this approach, of course, contains corruption risks. "And it is completely unclear why a student who misses 1 or 2 points in examinations should interrupt his studies for 2 years, while another student who passes the exams is not much better, he can continue studying," he said. The minister stressed that less than 16% of the students who received the first academic postponement are then called on. "Thus, it seems that study becomes for them an occasion to not serve," Sargsyan added, stressing that this is possible if the number of seats in full-time free magistracy is significantly less than the number of places in the bachelor's program.
"However, since 2018, no one will receive a postponement," Vigen Sargsyan said. He noted that directly from July 2018 academic delays would no longer be at all. "This is the basis of the changes," he stressed. According to the minister, the concept of "postponement of military service" will, however, will be replaced by substantial benefits.