House rejects budget that would allow conscripts to study in UK (Updated)
Parliament on Friday rejected a supplementary budget earmarked for the recruitment of contract soldiers that would have replaced conscripts who would have been given a...
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Parents complain to parliament over delays in decision on army deferral
Parents of conscripts wishing to defer their army service to begin studies in the UK this year sent a complaint to parliament on Wednesday, as...
As crunch army vote nears unclear which way vote will go
It remains unclear as to which way parliament will vote on Friday when they decide the fate of national guardsmen seeking to defer their service....
Conscripts’ UK studies in the balance awaiting House vote
A bill set to be voted on in parliament later on Friday would finally allow a group of national guardsmen to defer their service and...
Anastasiades pledges to personally intervene to help male students
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday he would personally intervene to try and help male students facing fee hikes at British universities after they finish...
Government has abandoned 522 boys over UK college fee hike say parents
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou was on the defensive on Thursday as parents of 522 soldiers attacked the government, a day after it was announced that...
First new recruits report to army (with pics)
National Guard conscripts started to report for duty on Monday with school graduates presenting at recruitment centres (KEN) in Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos. Due...
Coronavirus: army studying scenarios for 2020 summer conscription
Military authorities are studying various scenarios regarding the summer’s conscription, which will be affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The defence ministry and the army command...
Army plans to get conscripts out of the kitchen
National Guard conscripts serving their mandatory army time will be relieved of kitchen duties and diverted to operational needs early in 2017, according to defence...
Second sick soldier not suffering from heatstroke, says army
There has been no second heatstroke incident involving a new recruit, the defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday, in response to false press...
National Guard changes have boosted morale, reduced draft-dodging, says minister (Updated)
Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides said on Monday he was confident that the recent changes to the National Guard had boosted morale and reduced incidents of...
Army recruitment violates gender equality, says policy group
THE procedure to recruit 3,000 contract soldiers for the National Guard which began on Friday illegally excludes women, the Gender Equality Observatory said. In a...
Defence ministry plans to close ‘draft dodge’ loopholes with new bill
Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaides said on Sunday that a bill would be presented to the new parliament that would close any loopholes that allowed youngsters...
Our View: New plan to curb draft dodging is discriminatory and punitive
SUCCESSIVE governments, under public pressure, have tried to address the problem of draft dodging without ever coming up with a solution. Nobody knows the extent...
Longer alternative service for ‘mentally unfit’ conscripts
By Staff Reporter CONSCRIPTS deemed to be mentally unfit will no longer be able to secure a full discharge but will rather be required to...
New plan to prompt conscripts onto public transport
DEFENCE minister Christoforos Fokaides announced on Thursday a new plan to encourage National Guard conscripts to use public transportation. Starting February 1, those conscripts using...
Big changes ahead in National Guard
By Andria Kades The National Guard will undergo major developments this year, with regulations for gender equality submitted to parliament, and a bill which stipulates...
Cyprus marks remembrance day for road victims
Ninety two National Guardsmen have died on the island’s roads since 1996, according to road safety group REACTION. The NGO’s head Marios Stavrou said 1999...
Conscripts ‘graduate’ from boot camps islandwide
New army recruits, who checked into boot camps some three weeks ago, were sworn in on Friday in the presence of state officials and their...
Probe ordered into ‘souvlaki riot’ at Larnaca boot camp
By Evie Andreou A probe was ordered into an incident that occurred on Tuesday night at the Larnaca boot camp when reportedly a large number...
