By Emre Peker and Ali Berat Meric – May 9, 2012 9:48 AM GMT+0200
Turkey is revising military recruitment regulations, paving the way for civilians to become officers and easing rules for mandatory service.
The proposed changes would allow men and women with university degrees to apply and become commissioned officers, a status currently reserved solely for military academy graduates, according to a draft law summary by the state-run Anatolia news agency. The officer candidates would be subject to military training and a one-year trial period.
Turkey will also defer the military service of people in higher education until age 29 as long as they are enrolled in an institution, domestically or abroad. Citizens will have the option of delaying enrollment in the military for as long as two years if they complete university. The enlistment age is 18.
The parliament in Ankara is also proposing that the state- run network of family doctors across the country conduct the health examination of draftees and reserves. Currently military doctors and select state hospitals are allowed to carry out medical reviews.
via Turkey to Open Military Officer Careers to University Graduates – Bloomberg.
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