At yesterday’s meeting of the Executive Committee of VMRO – DPMNE was adopted decision, which gives the direction to the parliamentary group of the ruling party in Parliament for the process of parliamentary procedure, to adopt decision for amendment of the Law on Military Service.
This decision provides professional soldiers in the service of the Army of Republic of Macedonia after reaching the age of 45 as the maximum age to be employed in state institutions to expand the scope of professional soldiers and the measure applies retroactively to those whose military service was terminated on the basis of fulfilling the maximum age limit.
- This measure will apply to former professional soldiers as of 31.12.2013 are registered at the Employment Agency of the Republic of Macedonia as unemployed. The purpose of this measure is to help people who have not resolved their employment status, i.e. are unemployed and to help them, as it is the most important thing for them and their families. During the mandate of the governing VMRO – DPMNE in the Army happened two increases of the age limit of professional soldiers, in 2007 from 35 to 38 and in 2012 from 38 to 45. Now we solve the existential status of soldiers after 45 years with retrospective effect. For the first time Army was dressed in Macedonian uniform, grew salaries of the employees, was invested in the barracks and boot camps, was opened Military Academy, which was previously closed, modern school for pilots were opened and other positive activities that strengthen the image and the capacity of the Army as a synonym for statehood, said Emil Dimitirev, General Secretary of VMRO – DPMNE and Deputy Minister of defense.