Coefficients to take effect in wages of army sergeants 

ArmInfo. Special coefficients will be applied when calculating the salaries of contract sergeants  of the Armenian Armed Forces. At its session on April 14, the RA National Assembly Committee on Defense and Security gave a positive opinion on the amendments to the law "On the remuneration of persons holding state positions and civil service positions" submitted by the  government in the first reading.

As Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Arman  Sargsyan noted in his speech, according to the document, it is  envisaged to establish a coefficient of group 9/9 for army (general  staff) sergeants, group 9/8 for corps sergeants, and group 7/4 for  senior sergeants. The adoption of the bill, as noted by the Deputy  Minister, is aimed at the full implementation of professional  contract military service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of  Armenia. Sargsyan emphasized that in the process of implementing  reforms in the RA Armed Forces, the development of the sergeant  system as a key condition for the creation of professional armed  forces is of primary importance. To this end, the government's  program policy includes promoting the development of the sergeant  staff in the Armed Forces. As a result of the changes, salary  coefficients will also be established for the positions of regiment  (brigade) sergeant and battalion (division) sergeant. The study of  the sergeant system of the armies of Western countries, as well as  Eastern Europe, showed that the sergeant system above the regimental  level includes the presence of sergeants of the general staff and  army directions, who manage the activities of lower-level sergeants  and ensure the command vertical of the sergeant system. The full  implementation of the professional sergeant system in the armed  forces of the RA and the proper provision of their life activities  also presupposes the creation of the positions of army (general  staff), corps sergeant and senior sergeant in the armed forces of the  Republic of Armenia, for which it became necessary to establish  salary coefficients for these positions.