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| Iran Extends Military Service as Birthrate Slows | |
| 2014-10-01 | |
| [AnNahar] Iran is to extend compulsory military service to two years because of a shortage of conscripts in the Islamic republic, the army said Tuesday. The decision to extend the term by three months from March results from a fall in the number of men aged 18, chief conscription officer General Moussa Kamali was quoted by state media as saying.
A three-month reduction could also apply for service in "operations and security zones", he said, apparently referring to border regions with Afghanistan, Pakistain and Iraqi Kurdistan. Women are exempted from military service in the country of 77 million, whose birthrate has been in decline, while young Iranian men living abroad can pay an exemption fee. Iran's armed services are estimated to number 700,000 men, according to foreign experts. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Also reduces the disaffected youth unemployment, keeping them right where they can be watched. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-10-01 10:51 |
| #1 also, a conscript in the army is paid less than a volunteer in the Iran Republican Guard of course if you are in the guard your first duty is to help oppress your fellow citizens - some like that, many do not |
| Posted by: lord garth 2014-10-01 09:46 |