The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law of military service to do military service Act (the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2002, nr. 14; 2003, 2, 15; 2004, nr. 14. No; 2005, no. 8) the following amendments: 1. Express article 22, second paragraph as follows: "(2) the rest of the officers and soldiers, instructor ranks according to the list of posts, as well as the establishment of units approved for the national armed forces Commander in the order of the Minister of defence."
2. Supplement article 32 paragraph 1 of the second paragraph with the words "If a soldier's compliance with the statutory requirements is evaluated by the Supreme attestation Commission".
3. Add to article 35, the first paragraph after the words "specialized civil official" with the words "system of the Ministry of the Interior authorities and prison administration officials with a special service rank".
4. Article 36: adding to the first part of paragraph 5 with the following: "5) leave the child's father.";
replace the third paragraph, the words "and the number and paragraph 4" with numbers and the words "paragraphs 4 and 5".
5. Supplement article 38 with 2.1 part as follows: "(21) a soldier may be granted paid leave of international operation, where she located it is longer than four months. The additional leave may not exceed 15 days, and during the soldier shall receive a monthly salary. A soldier will cover travel to Latvia and returned to the international operations of the district. "
6. To supplement the law with article 24.3 of the following: ' article 24.3. Leave the child's father, the child's father after his election to give 10 calendar days leave in connection with childbirth and for this time paid soldier intake compensation. Leave is granted to the child's father immediately after childbirth, but not later than two months after the birth. Paternity benefits a soldier assigned to the laws and established. "
7. Add to article 51 of the second part of the third sentence, after the words "soldier's wages" with the words "in proportion to the time of failure of the service".
8. in article 53: put the last sentence of the third paragraph the following wording: "If both the child's parents or other child soldiers are older due to being in the public service are also entitled to the allowance on the birth of a child, the allowance shall be granted to one of them."
Supplement to the twelfth article as follows: "(12) professional service soldiers shall have the right to turn to outside equipment their children in preschool education."
9. the express 54. the third and fourth subparagraph by the following: "(3) a professional service soldiers, if necessary, the place of the Minister of defence duly equipped with the Ministry of defence owned service residential space.
(4) professional service soldier refunds living space rent and utility payments to cover prescribed by Cabinet and about. "
10. Express article 59 the second part as follows: "(2) Soldier remains in article 51 of this law provided for in the first subparagraph, if he is retired from active service disability, injury (mutilation, concussion), obtained during the performance of official duties, or an illness caused in relation to the military service (occupational disease), as well as when he is retired from active service due to the active service, maximum age and he has been granted a retirement pension".
The Parliament adopted the law of 8 June 2006.
 
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga 20 June 2006 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force by July 4, 2006.