Editing Armed Forces of Armenia (section)

=== Conscription ===
Military service in Armenia is mandatory.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Legislation: National Assembly of RA|url=http://www.parliament.am/legislation.php?sel=show&ID=1658&lang=rus|access-date=2021-04-02|website=parliament.am}}</ref> Citizens aged 27 to 50 are registered in the reserve and may be drafted if a national mobilization was declared. The enlistment process is handled by the military commissariats in January and May. Dual citizens are not be exempt from the draft.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Military Service in Armenia—ILex Law Firm Armenia|url=https://www.ilex.am/en/2-ilex/244-military-service-in-armenia.html|access-date=2021-04-02|website=ilex.am}}</ref> If one fails to follow through with their obligations, a criminal case is then instituted, which could lead to 3 years in jail.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Diaspora—Military Registration and Service|url=http://diaspora.gov.am/en/pages/101/military|access-date=2021-04-02|website=diaspora.gov.am|language=en}}</ref>

The following military commissariats operate in Armenia:<ref>{{Cite web|title=MD RA—Military Enlistment office|url=https://www.mil.am/en/military-enlistment|access-date=2021-04-02|website=mil.am|language=en}}</ref>

* [[Yerevan]]
** Conscription and Mobilization Service
** No.1 territorial subdivision
** No.2 Territorial Subdivision
** No.3 Territorial Subdivision
** No.4 Territorial Subdivision
* [[Ashtarak]]
** Aragatsotn Regional Subdivision
* [[Artashat, Armenia|Artashat]]
** Ararat Regional Subdivision
* [[Armavir Province|Armavir]]
** Armavir Regional Subdivision
* [[Martuni, Armenia|Martuni]]
** [[Gegharkunik Province|Gegharkunik]] Regional Subdivision
* [[Abovyan]]
** [[Kotayk Province|Kotayk]] Regional Subdivision
* [[Vanadzor]]
** [[Lori Province|Lori]] Regional Subdivision
* [[Gyumri]]
** [[Shirak Province|Shirak]] Regional Subdivision
* [[Goris]]
** [[Syunik Province|Syunik]] Regional Subdivision
* [[Ijevan]]
** [[Tavush Province|Tavush]] Regional Subdivision
* [[Yeghegnadzor]]
** [[Vayots Dzor Province]] Regional Subdivision
The armed forces also sport the following volunteer units:
* Sisakan Regiment<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hayzinvor.am/en/73941.html?fdx_switcher=true | title=Ready to retaliate, and go further... | publisher=hayzinvor.am | language=en | first=Alice | last=Alaverdyan | date=19 March 2020 | access-date=8 April 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Erato Detachment]]
* Vanadzor Volunteer Detachment<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arminfo: В Армении формируются добровольческие отряды|url=https://arminfo.info/full_news.php?id=56969&lang=2|access-date=2021-03-28|website=arminfo.info|language=en|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120002321/https://arminfo.info/full_news.php?id=56969&lang=2|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Homeland detachment|Homeland Detachment]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 January 2020|title=Представитель отряда "Родина": "Аргишти Кярамян координировал процесс сдачи Азербайджану Шуши"|trans-title=Representative of the Rodina detachment: "Argishti Karamian coordinated the process of surrendering Shushi to Azerbaijan"|url=https://armenianreport.com/ru/pubs/270428/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210120045253/https://armenianreport.com/ru/pubs/270428/|archive-date=20 January 2021|access-date=21 January 2021|work=ArmenianReport|language=ru|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hovhannisyan|first=Samvel|date=16 January 2021|title=Дуэль Ванецяна и Кярамяна—стреляют друг в друга, попадают в Армению|trans-title=Duel of Vanetsyan and Kyaramyan—shoot each other, end up in Armenia|url=https://armenianreport.com/ru/pubs/270487/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210120050002/https://armenianreport.com/ru/pubs/270487/|archive-date=20 January 2021|access-date=21 January 2021|work=ArmenianReport|language=ru|url-status=live}}</ref>
*ARF Battalion<ref name="asbarez">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.-->|date=28 October 2020|title=More ARF Volunteers Head to Frontlines|work=Asbarez|url=https://asbarez.com/198083/more-arf-volunteers-head-to-frontlines/|access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://araratnews.am/hyd-n-kazmavorum-e-kamavorakanneri-pahestayin-gumartak/ |title=ՀՅԴ-ն կազմավորում է կամավորականների պահեստային գումարտակ &#124; AraratNews |access-date=11 April 2021 |archive-date=28 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128155429/http://araratnews.am/hyd-n-kazmavorum-e-kamavorakanneri-pahestayin-gumartak/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Technologies|first=Peyotto|title="ՀՅԴ պահեստազորային գումարտակը կատարելու է ԳՇ-ի առաջադրած խնդիրները". Արթուր Եղիազարյան|url=https://168.am/2019/10/17/1190169.html|access-date=2021-04-11}}</ref>
*[[Tigranes the Great|Tigran the Great]] International Military Regiment<ref>{{Cite news|title="Մեծն Տիգրան" գունդը հավաքագրում է կամավորների|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/24625728.html|access-date=2021-04-11|website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան|date=26 June 2012 |language=hy}}</ref>