National Guard conscription week kicks off
The first batch of conscripts arrived at National Guard enlistment centres on Monday, the start day of conscription, which will be completed on Friday. Conscripts...
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Army selection process for new recruits sees 70% assigned to units of first choice
The selection process for this year’s army recruits and their allocation in various units of the national guard has been decided with meritocracy, Defence Minister...
Alleged members of army exemption ring under police investigation
A second person, a retired military doctor, has been arrested in connection with a ring offering families a way to pay their son’s way out...
Defence ministry denies that suspect ‘offering army exemptions for cash’ ever worked there
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides on Friday denied that a suspect currently on remand by the courts for allegedly offering families army exemptions for their sons...
Defence minister denies link to man arranging army exemptions for cash
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Friday a man on remand for allegedly taking payment to secure boys did not have to do the army...
Female soldier who died in accident buried
The funeral of Corporal Natalie Neophytou took place on Saturday, held at public expense, with Neophytou buried with full military honours. The funeral, which took...
Army captain remanded for leaking video on container with expired explosives
A 36-year-old army captain was remanded in court for four days on Sunday in connection with publishing military information, after he released a video flagging...
30 new recruits get food poisoning from first army meal
Defence ministry spokesman Christos Pieris on Monday confirmed that 30 new army recruits suffered food poisoning after a meal at the Larnaca camp where they...
Inquest into death of soldier adjourned pending further investigation
An inquest into the 2005 suspicious death of a soldier was adjourned on Friday pending further investigation and decisions by the state on the handling...
British soldiers try out new equipment
The 2nd Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, based in Episkopi, tested out its new equipment on Tuesday morning and pledged closer cooperation with the Cyprus...
