Azerbaijani Defense Ministry plans to increase the number of contracted staff in its system in 2014, APA reports quoting military sources.
The contracted staff will be charged with management of military equipment and precision weapons, tasks of unit and detachment commanders in the Armed Forces.
The Armed Forces consider that it will increase the quality of military service and minimize negative situations.
Defense Ministry’s press service told APA that citizens who want to serve as contracted warrant officers and extended servicemen at the Armed Forces have been appealing from December 2013. The number of the appeals hasn’t been revealed, but it is reportedly high. The number of contracted staff will be gradually increased.
The Ministry recalled that Azerbaijani citizens who want to serve as contracted warrant officers and extended servicemen at the Armed Forces can appeal to military commands in Baku, Barda, Beylagan, Shamkir and Nakhchivan.
Similar experience has been applied in Border Troops and Internal Troops for several years.
Apa.az