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...
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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...
Defence minister cornered on two cases of special army privileges
By Constantinos Psillides THE defence ministry found itself in hot water on Wednesday after it emerged that the son of a political party senior official...
Over 100 conscripts to benefit from study course
By Constantinos Psillides A TOTAL of 120 conscripts in the National Guard (NG) will attend distance learning courses as part of a pilot programme starting...
Long road ahead for army reform
By Constantinos Psillides SOLDIERS should not hold out unrealistic hopes that government plans to reduce military service to as little as 14 months will be...
Conscript allegedly beaten by senior officer
The National Guard and defence ministry have ordered an investigation after a conscript serving at the Andreas Papandreou air base in Paphos was allegedly beaten...
Supreme Court upholds conscript’s exemption
THE SUPREME Court has ruled that the defence ministry was wrong to try and recruit a 17-year-old who did not have Cypriot citizenship. The Court...
