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[Sotos]

Mikros, I think army has some openings for permanent lieutenants (molohes). Maybe you should apply

they'll stick your head under water bash you with wog bashers they make you do extra everything.

Agios, stop scaring people!!

[andri_cy]

[quote="Sotos"]Mikros, I think army has some openings for permanent lieutenants (molohes). Maybe you should apply [quote]

Soldiers dont have it nearly as bad as they used to nowadays. Stop scaring the newbies(psaria)

[Mikros]

True.... I remember the good-old-days when army was army.... had to stay in for a month to see any females.... including cats! Nowadays, they usually have all the luxuries... Soto, I applied when I was graduating for the British Army, but eventually I prefered to come to cy...

[NeverSayGoodbye]

No he doesnt have to do the army cause his father is not Cypriot.

[littlemiss]

I have friends here father is english and mother is cypriot and neither of their sons has to do national service im sure it is only if your father is cypriot. I found a list of 'rules' on the cyprus embassy website, tells you what would make you exempt and what would mean you would have to do it.

[Sotos]

Soto, I applied when I was graduating for the British Army

Why the British Army? Are you British?

[TinMan]

According to the Cyprus government website, military service passes down the paternal line only, therefore if your mother is Cypriot but your father a foreign national, there is no requirement to do military service because you are not considered to be 'Greek Cypriot'. The logic of this is that Armenian Cypriots are also not required to do military service because it is the 'Greek Cypriot National Guard'. However, as with everything Cypriot-officialdom, it's best to pay a visit to the Cyprus High Commission in London and ask in person, getting written confirmation of what they've told you as well so it can't be questioned later.

[Leon]

Actually, since her boyfriend's MOTHER is Cypriot, he won't have to do the service at all.

[Agios Amvrosios]

Soldiers dont have it nearly as bad as they used to nowadays. Stop scaring the newbies(psaria)

depends who mumsies and dadsies or dada )god father is

[Svetlana]

Defence Ministry scraps exit permits for over-21s
By Constantine Markides

CYPRIOTS over the age of 21 no longer need to show an exit permit at passport control when leaving the country.

The exit permit is a slip granted by the Defence Ministry that one hands over at passport control for permission to exit the country. The exit permit – formerly required of anyone between the ages of 16 and 50 who had not completed his requisite military service – was used to ensure that Greek Cypriots fulfilled their National Guard obligations.

Defence Ministry Spokesman Yiannis Patsalides told the Cyprus Mail yesterday that the decision – implemented on February 3, 2006 – to require exit permits only of young men aged 16 to 21 was taken by the Defence Ministry “primarily to make life easier for the public but also due to EU requirements”.

In its February 3 announcement, the Defence Ministry said it had decided to amend legislation on the exit permits to “simplify procedures, minimise bureaucracy… and better serve the citizen”.

The announcement went on to say that the decision had also been taken because there was co-ordination between Military Offices with the Social Security Department.
“This gives the strength to military services of the Cyprus Republic to ascertain if those who are registered in the Social Security Department have fulfilled their military obligations,” the announcement said.

Patsalides also said that the military would still be able to keep track of those who had not yet completed their military services because airport computers were linked to the Immigration Department system.

National Guard law demands compulsory 25-month military service for all male citizens of the Cyprus Republic including people with Cypriot fathers. Military obligations begin at a person’s 18th birthday and continue to his 50th birthday.

Members of some recognised religious groups like Armenians, Roman Catholics and Maronites do not face compulsory conscription; Turkish Cypriots are not conscripted into the National Guard.

What about overseas Cypriots or repatriates?
OVERSEAS Cypriots may visit Cyprus for up to three months per year without having to serve in the military. Those overseas Cypriots who repatriate to Cyprus do face conscription, but if they have had a permanent family home abroad for at least 10 years then they are entitled to a reduced service period according to their age when they settled in Cyprus.

Those who settled in Cyprus between the ages of 10 and 13 face 18 months’ service; between 13 and 18, 12 months’ service; between 18 and 26, six months, and from 26-50, three months. Those over 50 are exempted from military service.
Upon repatriation, Cypriots must enlist in one of the next four dates of enlistment. Enlistment dates are in early January and early July of each year.
Those who fail to enlist within that two-year time frame will be penalised by having to serve an additional three months.

Overseas Cypriots who have performed compulsory military service for at least 11 months in another country where they are nationals, are obliged to serve only three months after repatriation in Cyprus.

A Defence Ministry official told the Cyprus Mail yesterday that with Cyprus’ accession to the EU, it was in many cases no longer possible to see by glancing at the passport when one first came to Cyprus because passports were not stamped for travel between EU member states.

“So now we need assurances from other places, like from embassies or from the Social Security Department, which records when one started working in Cyprus,” the official said.

The official said it was the responsibility of the repatriates to contact the National Guard before the two years pass, adding that those found to have overstayed their two-year grace period in Cyprus would be placed on a stop list.

Defence Ministry Spokesman Yiannis Patsalides could not confirm that procedures were in place to put conscription delinquents on stop lists.



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