Proposed Addenda to the Program of Study for Mandatory Military Service of Female Servicepersons on a Voluntary Basis in the RA Armed Forces by HCAV

March 12, 2025

The currently applicable program of study for the 6-month mandatory military service of female servicepersons on a voluntary basis includes the “Socio-State Readiness” component, within the framework of which the following educational objectives are cited:

“to equip them with a solid knowledge of Armenian history, the best traditions of the Armenian national liberation struggle, current issues of state and military building, legal norms, and the basics of service relations.”

Although the mentioned educational subcomponent includes “equipping with knowledge” about “legal norms,” the program of study does not specify what kind of knowledge about human rights will be transferred to female servicepersons within the framework of training in these norms and to what extent.

Hereby, HCA Vanadzor presents recommendations on making addenda to the 6-month mandatory military service program of study for women in the armed forces, which aims to promote the effective fulfillment of military service obligations by female servicepersons based on human rights education.

The recommendations: https://hcav.am/suggestions-12-03-2025/