Conscripts will fill out psychological evaluation questionnaires before beginning service

22 July, 2016 17:42
As part of the collaboration between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, the "Support and Rights" NGO, and the OSCE Yerevan office, conscripts from the Yerevan Central Military Commission will fill out psychological evaluation questionnaires entitled "Personal Questionnaire" before beginning service. This innovation is the result of collaboration between the Armed Forces of of the Republic of Armenia and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Austria. The questionnaire will be filled out by conscripts from all military commissions.

The questionnaire forms an understanding of the psychological status of the conscript, which allows the commanding staff of his base to better assess the soldier's resilience, ability to handle stress and ability to carry out a variety of assignments. In case of servicemen with mental issues, the commanding staff of the base will know to pay particular attention.

The objective of the psychological evaluation is the minimization of deaths and injuries in peaceful conditions, as well as the assistance of commanding officers in building relations with servicemen.

In case of successful completion of the program, a computerized program will be designed to summarize the results of the evaluation and present a psychological stability and adaptability mark.