Yerkrapah Volunteer Union head  does not see a threat to Armenia`s  security in a decision to reduce military service 

ArmInfo.  The head of the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union, Sasun Mikaelyan, does not see a threat to the country's security in the Armenian government's decision to  reduce military service from two years to a year and a half.

Speaking to journalists at the Yerablur military pantheon, where  Mikaelyan arrived to pay tribute to the five victims of the terrorist  attack on the Armenian parliament on October 27, 1999, he emphasized  that  having a professional army is more suitable today. He stressed  that the quality of servicemen, rather than the quantity is  important, and urged against prematurely judging the government's  decision. "The Yerkrapah Volunteer Union, for its part, will always  be at the border, supporting our army and the Armenian military.  I  can't say for sure what's right and what's wrong. Today, there are  people who support this decision and others oppose it. Meanwhile, our  main challenge is to maintain the unity of the people, to remain  strong, and to stand alongside the army," the Union's head stated.

Regarding rumors that the authorities are also abolishing the  volunteer union, Mikaelyan recalled that Yerkrapah has been guarding  the state border since 2020. It is also a public organization that   prepares Armenian young men for conscription. "Everyone who was  drafted into the army after Yerkrapah was already a ready-made  soldier. We are doing this, and we will continue our work in this  direction," the head of the Volunteer Union concluded.