Decisions on the national guard’s contract soldiers were announced on Wednesday by President Nikos Christodoulides after a cabinet meeting, with measures aimed at strengthening the country’s deterrent capabilities.
Christodoulides said the cabinet had agreed to raise the retirement age for contract soldiers from 42 to 57 and to extend the recruitment eligibility from 27 to 35.
“Strengthening our country’s deterrent power is a top priority. This reinforcement begins primarily with
