THEY CUT VEINS TO AVOID CALL-UP

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[01:28 pm] 24 November, 2008

The Central Draft Board continues testing army recruits to find out
whether they are fit for military service.

Young people from Shirak and Lori visit the military registration and
enlistment office of Gyumri. People found fit for military service
will soon enlist in the army and those who have health problems get
draft deferment.

Some undergo medical examination for the first time. They are diagnosed
with different deseases strating from dystrophy to mental disorder.

There are still some who deliberatly harm themselves to avoid
call-up. In such cases the youth are given a chance to undergo
medical treatment but in most cases they don’t want to. To avoid
further complications the board threatens to sue them.

Recently young people began cutting their veins. One of them even
tried to cut his throat to prove his nervous breakdown.