Ministry of
Defence of Georgia
has a new concept. The Action Document of the Defence Ministry is based on so
called 3T principles and includes Total Care, Total Training and Total Defence.
Defence
Minister Dimitri Shashkini has introduced a new Concept of the Ministry to the
media representatives today. One of the most important components of the
Concept is Total Care which comes into force gradually until 2013.
Total care
includes the following components: Healthcare; Education; Benefits on transport
fare; Bank privileges; Financial benefits and employment; Provision of
residential accommodation; Leisure.Considering the above-mentioned components,
the insurance package for military servicemen and their families is
significantly improving. Referral Fund will be created as well, which is aimed
to provide medical assistance to the soldiers and their families in case of
necessity.
Besides the
complete healthcare package, Ministry of Defence starts to care the
availability of education for each soldier and their families. Education sphere
will also become one of the motivators for serving in Georgian Army.
In particular, from 2013 Defence Ministry will finance 4 year Bachelor’s
educational program for every military serviceman who enters Higher Educational
Institution but can not manage to gain governmental grant and can not pay
tuition fee. Ministry of Defence offers such people one year service in the
Army, after which his tuition will be financed.
In case a person continues conscript service in the Army for the second term,
Defence Ministry will finance his/her tuition for Master’s Degree. Georgian
soldiers will receive free vouchers for computers and English learning.
Soldiers from ethnic minorities will also receive vouchers for learning Georgian
language, as well for professional education.
Ministry of Defence also plans to create Special Fund for Georgian military
servicemen, which is aimed to cover all educational costs abroad.
The educational family package will also start functioning. This package
includes the following: Discount in the state pre-primary institutions; Free
school books for first grade children of officers, corporals and sergeants; In
case of 16 year military conscript service, soldiers’ children will be financed
in BA educational program in the amount of state grant; Professional
educational voucher for soldiers’ spouses.
Georgian soldiers will use special privileges in public transport; they also
receive benefits in banks, financial incentives and discount in resort houses.
Total care also aims to provide families of Georgian military servicemen fallen
for Georgian territorial integrity and in Peacekeeping Mission with residential
accommodation.
The other two principles of 3T Concept is based on Total Training and Total Defence.To
this end, preparation of troops as well as international trainings and
exercises will be further intensified.
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