In accordance with the action plan of 2023 approved by the Minister of Defense, a training-methodical meeting was held with the troops of the Azerbaijan Army, the headquarters, the lawyers and investigators of the departments, as well as the officers of the Legal Department.

Sonxeber.az reports with reference to the Ministry of Defense that first, the memory of the National Leader of our people Heydar Aliyev and our compatriots who were martyred for the independence and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan was commemorated with a minute of silence.

Speaking at the meeting, the head of the department, Colonel Elchin Aliyev, opened a wide discussion about the work done during the year and informed the participants of the meeting about the new draft laws, which envisage changes in a number of laws related to military personnel and are currently being discussed by the parliament.

It was stated that the new reforms prepared for the further strengthening of the defense capability of our country and our army serve to use the potential of military personnel for a longer period of time and efficiently. Targeted work is carried out for the professional development of military personnel, and it is ensured that they receive education in accordance with their qualifications in our country and abroad. Since in the current legislation, military servicemen have the right to study only in part-time departments of civilian educational institutions, the new legal drafts propose further expansion of educational opportunities in order to improve their professional development, knowledge and skills, taking into account the interests of their service activity and military service.

At the same time, it was proposed that the period of education should not be included in the period of their voluntary retirement, thus it is planned to create conditions for those military personnel who have spent time and resources on their education by the state to continue to contribute to the development of our army with their knowledge and skills by receiving additional education. .

The draft law also includes a proposal to increase the age limit for servicemen from 45 to 48 for ensigns, midshipmen and active-duty military personnel. As part of the new reform, it is also planned to increase the minimum service requirement for military personnel to retire from 20 calendar years to 25 calendar years.
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Currently, military personnel with 25 calendar years of military service receive 60 percent of the security costs as a pension, but if new projects are accepted, they will receive 65 percent of this cost with an increase of 5 percent, thus there will be no reduction in pension security.

In addition, the draft also provides for the additional calculation of 1 percent for each year of that period for military personnel with seniority related to civil affairs.

In addition to the above, in the event that a military serviceman who has served at least 17 calendar years is discharged from service before completing 25 calendar years, he will receive pension rights as a military serviceman for serving 20 calendar years in accordance with the previous norms, that is, after the adoption of new changes to the pension rights earned in the previous period. is also planned to be provided.

The head of the department said that, as a special concern for the servicemen, successive steps are being taken to strengthen their social protection, increase the cost of security and improve the financial well-being of the servicemen. According to the Decree of the President Muzaffar Supreme Commander-in-Chief Mr. Ilham Aliyev, the monthly salaries of military personnel will be increased by an average of 20 percent from January 1, 2024. Extending the length of service for military personnel allows them to continue to receive ever-increasing benefits, while at the same time allowing them to receive more pensions in the end.

At the training-methodical meeting, reports on more efficient organization of legal training in military units, legal education of military personnel and other topics, reports on the work done by lawyers and investigators in the legal service during the current year were heard, and tasks ahead for the next year were discussed.

Questions of interest to the participants were answered at the training-methodical meeting held for the purpose of improving the knowledge and skills of the meeting participants on the organization of legal training, studying the requirements of legislation and guiding documents.