The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: military service law chapter I General provisions article 1. The purpose of the law this law aims to provide a single military service.
2. article. The terms used in the law, the law is applied in the following terms: 1) military service: national service mode of protection, which is filled with soldiers;
2) active service — military service status of direct execution of soldiers; includes the obligatory active military service, professional services, training in military education and military service of persons subject to military training;
3) compulsory military service, military service, the performance of which under the law is the duty of citizens of Latvia and which consists of the obligatory active military service and reserve service;
4) professional service-military service, which is a Latvian citizen to fulfil under the voluntary professional service contract concluded between him and the Defense Ministry;
5) soldier-citizen of Latvia, which acts as the active service and assigned to military rank (the rank);
6) military status: the soldier's legal situation, the performance of active service;
7) reserve soldier-citizen of Latvia, which is counted in service in reserve, and assigned to the military service of degree;
8) Cadet — soldier who taught military education onsite and at the end of the authority receives the first officer rank;
9) officer, soldier, who is a Lieutenant or higher degree of military service;
10) officer specialist-officer, which is the highest academic or vocational training in the relevant specialty and who mastered the officer specialist course for Latvian National Defense Academy;
11) listener — that the military officer education onsite increases your qualifications;
12) — military formations with legal person status;
13) — military militia sub-units units;
14) — a collection of unit garrison permanently or temporarily located in the administrative territory.
3. article. Soldier Soldier (1) formulation (reserve soldiers) to be broken down into officers and men warrant_officer, instructor.
(2) the composition of the officers divided into newer, older and senior virsnieko.
(3) the officers and soldiers of the composition of warrant_officer active services performed in compliance with the professional service contract but the instructor and the composition of the soldiers — soldiers in accordance with the professional service agreement or as mandatory military service.
4. article. A soldier's oath (1) all soldiers gives the oath: "I, Latvian soldiers, aware of the responsibility of his people and the law, I promise and swear: — to be faithful to the Republic of Latvia, the Constitution and the legal Government — saving strength, health, and life, to guard the Latvian State and its independence — to make the best of my knowledge I trust soldiers, — unconditionally submit to military discipline, always meet your boss's orders and orders under the laws of the Republic of Latvia."
(2) the affidavit naming order is determined by the unit commander, according to the military service of the equipment rules.
(3) the oath of soldiers may not involve combat, battle and on guard, as well as disciplinary measure cannot apply to him — the attachment. You can send a soldier to learn or perform other military tasks to foreign countries only after the soldier's oath to the naming.
5. article. Soldier status (1) a citizen of Latvia obtained the status of a soldier as he started to perform active service, and it loses, ending to perform active service.
(2) the soldier issued a military service card. Military service card content, its issue and use the procedures determined by the Minister of defence.
(3) a Latvian soldier who was on official duties in the territory of another State, the status of specific country characteristics are determined by international treaties and regulations according to the specific situation.
(4) the captured soldier received or interned soldiers remain in status. The Cabinet and senior military leadership must take measures for the release of the soldiers.
6. article. (1) the military discipline of military discipline is each soldier in the laws and with Commander (boss) orders in certain order of military service.
(2) every soldier of the military discipline of the responsible person. Soldier breaches committed by law, the appearance of soldiers in the military discipline regulations and other legislation.
 
Chapter II rights and obligations of a soldier article 7. The General duties of a soldier (1) it is the duty of a soldier to perform military service in accordance with the laws and the Commander (boss) orders.
(2) the soldiers unconditionally fulfil the Commander (boss) legitimate orders.
8. article. Commander (Chief) General duties (1) the Commander (boss) is obliged to ensure the subject units (subunits) training, combat and mobilization readiness, mission execution, successful battle training, security requirements, personnel training and education, discipline, proper medical, social and legal and domestic rules, as well as other legal or statutory requirements.
(2) the Commander (boss) is obliged to ensure the subject units (subunits), soldier's rights.
(3) the Commander (boss) do not have the right to give orders to the soldiers, and tasks that are not related to military service obligations or are illegal.
9. article. Military service (1) military service is: 1) in military and other subjects the statutory duties;
2) Commander (boss) orders;
3) otherwise in legislation that the public and the actions of soldiers in the public interest.
(2) the cabinet shall determine: 1) relationship of the soldier, the General duties of soldiers and officers in active service duties, order and units (subunits) internal procedures — the rules of military service equipment;
2) garrison and guard service organizations, and military ceremonies, and in the rules of procedure of the garrison;
3) disciplinary action of soldiers — soldiers of the military discipline regulations.
(3) General rules governing military service, approved by the Defense Minister.
10. article. The soldier's general rights (1) the soldier's national defense. His life, freedom, honour and dignity shall be protected by law.
(2) the soldier has the right to be a member of the public organisations, which are not political in nature, as well as the creation of public bodies and soldiers participate in other political activities if such activities do not interfere with the performance of official duties.
(3) the soldiers have the right to each unit to nominate from among its members a representative for the protection of the interests of the soldier and municipal issues in relations with the unit commander (boss) and senior officials. Soldiers representative shall exercise his powers to Defense Minister.
(4) the soldier has the right to appeal against court decisions in respect of their official decisions if they unduly restrict his rights or infringes upon his honor and respect and if he has used every opportunity to challenge the decision under the order of higher officials, including Defense Minister.
(5) service of complaint handling policy and establishes the procedure of installation of military service.
11. article. The soldier's right to education (1) a soldier can get education in national and foreign military education and the acquisition of professional qualifications and promotion courses.
(2) the Minister of defence of soldiers in the order can be sent to study at educational institution civil, if his job duties require special education. With a military training related expenses from the budget for this purpose.
(3) professional service soldier with the unit commander (boss) permission can learn in civil education on their own initiative.
12. article. The soldier's right to work (1) Soldiers is a public defender, and the right to work, he realizes the performance of military service.
(2) does not apply To soldiers working relationship regulatory laws.
(3) the date of the service of Soldiers depends on the need of the service. Detailed service responsibilities and leisure time allocation and its provisions provide for the equipment of military service and the rules on the basis of orders issued.
13. article. The soldier's right to use the service of a firearm (1) soldiers have the right to keep and carry a firearm protection of service prescribed by the Minister.
(2) in times of peace the soldier has the right to use the service firearm laws and military rules in cases and order.
(3) the firearm is a focused shot.
(4) Soldiers of their duties, have the right to apply to a service firearm absolutely positioned to:

1) protect others and themselves from attack, the real threat to the life or may cause damage to health, prevent violent attempts to get service firearm;
2) release hostages;
3) repel the attack guarded person or object;
4) bated person who show armed resistance or are surprised severe or particularly serious crime, or has escaped from prison, as well as to detain armed persons who refuse to meet legal requirements to transfer the weapon or explosives;
5) stop a vehicle, causing damage to it, if the driver with their actions pose a real threat to the guarded and others life and health, and are not subject to the requirements of the soldiers to stop the vehicle and if there is no other way to detain him;
6) make harmless animals that endanger human life and health.
(5) the soldier service firearm can be used to make the warning shots, give the alarm signal or call for help.
(6) prior to the use of firearms should be warned about the intention to do so. If necessary, you can also do this in the warning shots.
(7) no warning service firearm can apply if: 1) attack is a sudden attack or used in weapons, military equipment or any type of motor vehicle;
2) it is necessary for the release of the hostages.
(8) it is prohibited to use or use of the service, use of the firearm if or may suffer due to the use of other persons.
(9) the soldier has the right to extract service firearm and prepare it for shooting if he considers that the specific situation of its use or possible use. If the detained person is deliberately made a sudden movement or other dangerous activities which the soldiers can understand how violence in the attempt, or tries to close his soldier closer than the specified distance, soldiers have the right to apply to a service firearm under this Act.
(10) All services use the firearm and use cases for soldiers to do everything possible to guarantee the security of other persons, as well as to provide necessary medical assistance to victims. For each service the application of firearms cases, soldiers under the order immediately to notify the unit commander (boss), who immediately notified about what had happened to the military police, but when the accident occurred as a result of man's death, also to the Prosecutor's Office.
(11) the first to tenth parts are not subject to the provisions of battle tasks in armed conflict. Doing battle tasks in armed conflict, a soldier must respect the rules of international law on the use of such weapons in the conflict.
14. article. Military the right to use physical force and special means (1) the Soldiers of their duties, have the right to use physical force, special martial techniques, handcuffs, Spears, daggers, swords, tie features, batons, tear-provoking substance, special colours, the psychological effects of light and sound devices, devices for offenders to open the space occupied, disrupting transport obstacles and forced withdrawal features, water cannon, helicopters and other special vehicles and other equipment and techniques under the threat and the situation as well as service dogs, if necessary, to: 1) repel the attack on persons and objects protected by soldiers or other persons performing public duties, or free naked person objects ieņemto;
2) release hostages;
3 keep the detained person), if they do not obey or resist and stop malicious defying lawful requirements, which put a soldier in the course of their duties.
(2) the nature of the Special Fund, physical strength and intensity of use of the Special Fund shall be established taking into account the particular situation of the nature of the infringement and the offending individual features, limiting the damage caused by these means.
(3) If physical force or the use of the Special Fund's victims, a soldier is obliged to immediately provide them with medical assistance and on their command in order to notify the unit commander (boss), who immediately notified about what had happened to the military police, but when the accident occurred as a result of man's death, also to the Prosecutor's Office. For all the physical forces and specialty products, the soldier must notify the nearest direct boss.
(4) a soldier in a time of peace, in the exercise of active service daily mode, is entitled to store, carry and use special features of the Minister for defence.
15. article. Bans soldier soldier (1) it is prohibited to: 1) take political action, to join trade unions, to organize and participate in strikes;
2) connect the discharge of military service with the other posts or work that is not allowed by law;
3) to be a representative of another person in the cases related to the unit (body), in which he plays the position.
4) participate in person or with another person in transactions that close or run he can use illegally of their position or come into conflict of interest.
(2) a soldier does not have the right to opt out of military service for religious reasons, as well as the use of the service state of the imposition of religious beliefs to others.
(3) the private property and the management of a soldier is not an obstacle or handicap the enforcement of military service or their movement from one unit to another unit.
Chapter III personnel staffing units of article 16. Staffing fundamentals (1) units set in a time of peace from the Latvian nationals: 1) called up the obligatory active military service;
2) accepted professional service;
3) joined in military educational institutions;
4) recruited for the military staff;
5) recruited staff in civilian posts.
(2) military service cannot be a nickname and cannot accept the Latvian citizen who: 1) are punished for a criminal offence;
2) is a suspect, the accused or defendants;
3) does not match the service for health reasons;
4) is or has been the USSR, Latvian SSR or foreign security services, intelligence services or counterintelligence services of the State or non-employee, agent, or conspiratorial apartment resident holder.
(3) the individual Soldier and the statistical records made Defence Minister.
(4) the soldier's active service starts with the day when he credited the unit's personnel, and ends with the day when he excluded from the unit's personnel.
Article 17. Conscription compulsory active military service compulsory active military service citizens of Latvia "in accordance with the law on compulsory military service.
18. article. Cadets and listeners collation in military educational institutions (1) in military educational institutions of Latvia take the citizens who have reached 18 years of age and got at least upper secondary education.
(2) Admission of military educational institutions is subject to the following age limits: 1) platoon leader level curricula, admission to 27 years of age;
2 rotate the Commander level) training programmes — up to 35 years of age;
3 Battalion Commander level) training programmes — up to 40 years of age.
(3) prior to the commencement of training in military educational institutions, Defense Minister or his authorized Commander (boss) with the Cadet or listeners that contract provides that after the completion of compulsory education should be nodien the period stated in the contract, which shall not be less than five years.
(4) After training or refresher course soldiers must end nodien the period stated in the contract, which shall not be less than 4 x this course duration.
(5) failure (except where the failure occurred to health or other valid reason), for a breach of discipline or the desire of military education institutions which are not deducted from the soldiers, the statutory compulsory nodienēj active military service time, the Minister of defence duly sent to compulsory active military service for the national armed forces units (if there are no statutory reasons not conscription service). Soldiers that compulsory active military service time is nodienēj, send to the previous place of employment or retirement from active service, and he released training used the financial resources of the Cabinet of Ministers.
19. article. Making a professional service (1) professional service accepts: 1) soldiers after the obligatory active military service;
2) military education institutions (course) graduates;
3) reserve soldiers;
4) foreign armed forces, dienējušo citizens of Latvia in accordance with the third paragraph of this article;
5) women aged 19 years.
(2) the first paragraph of this article persons adopt professional service, if they comply with the rules set out in the health, education, professional and physical training of the State language knowledge requirements and the moral and psychological characteristics and if this person, except an officer specialists, to article 41 of this law in the active service of the maximum age can serve not less than five years.

(3) in special cases, for a certain period of time a specific tasks Defence Minister professional service can take a Latvian citizen, who is retired from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to the armed forces of a Member State, without application of this law article 4 and 41.
(4) foreign armed forces served in person duration of service in foreign armed forces, and the assigned rank must prove to the documentary.
(5) the selection of candidates for professional service made Defence Minister.
(6) professional service adopted a soldier can determine the inspection period to four months. The test period is not determined soldiers taken by the military service of the educational institution (the course) end or moved to another post.
(7) a Person who has not trained for military service after the adoption of the professional service must be completed post specified military training course of Defence Ministers.
20. article. Professional Service (1) professional service contracts, the contents of the contract and the extension of the procedure is determined by the Minister of defence.
(2) the Ministry of defence on behalf of the professional service agreement with soldiers switch and extending the Defense Minister or his authorized Commander (boss).
(3) a professional service contract shall: 1) with officers — up to article 41 of this law in the active service of the specified maximum age, or for a period of not less than five years;
warrant_officer-2) for a period of five years;
3 soldiers, with the rest) for three years.
(4) After the expiry of the contract by agreement between the parties, it may be extended each time for the third part of this article in the down time, but no longer than up to active service maximum age.
(5) the Agreement may be terminated before the deadline in article 43 of this law in the cases.
Chapter vi appointment and dismissal from posts, transfer and missions article 21. Appointment of General provisions (1) professional service soldier appointed by professional service contract or according to the results of attestation. The obligatory active military service soldiers shall be appointed according to their training.
(2) article 19 of this law, part of the seventh soldier in the unit personnel and to military training time has been appointed as the interim Executive Office.
(3) a soldier can ask to discharge absent or disqualified the duties of a soldier or vacant posts for a period of up to six months. The right to ask a soldier posts provisional enforcement is the unit commander (boss) or higher Commander (boss).
(4) soldiers should not be appointed to the post in which he would be with his closest superior direct affinity relations to the third degree or affinity up to the second degree.
(5) If, due to unforeseen circumstances the Commander (boss) of the performance of his duties, not ieceldam of the stopped position of the artist, his temporary job filling the after the post (rank) senior and notify the authority.
(6) if the soldier is released from the post but not appointed another post or is retired from service, for a period of up to him for decision on the question of future services, but not for more than two months may be appointed commander (boss) action without appointment, maintaining the previous salary.
(7) If a soldier does not grant or revoke the special permission for access to State secrets or extend its validity period, they released immediately from Office and transferred to another post, which is not related to State secrets, or retired from active service.
22. article. Soldier posts list (1) the senior officer ranks of the corresponding list of posts approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(2) General Officer, instructor and warrant_officer enlisted in the ranks of the corresponding list of posts, as well as the establishment of units shall be approved by the Minister of defence.
(3) military post classification approved by the Defense Minister. The classification of each post determines the necessary education and professional qualification requirements.
23. article. Officers and appointment of posts warrant_officer (1) national armed forces Commander, his Deputy Chief of staff, force commanders and the way National Guard Commander shall be appointed and removed from Office in accordance with the national law of the armed forces.
(2) the unit commander (boss) and senior commander (boss) posts, as well as all of the Colonel's officer positions be appointed Defense Minister after the national armed forces Commander. Defense Minister appointed the officers, who are his direct authority.
(3) other officers appointed national armed forces Commander.
(4) the officer before she appointed one of the article referred to in the second paragraph of the assessment of the position of Minister of Defence established the Supreme attestation Commission.
(5) an officer may be appointed for one rank higher and only in exceptional cases with the consent of the Minister for defence: two degrees of higher post.
(6) the composition of posts soldier Warrant_officer appointed Force Commander, but the nature of the direct subsidiary units — national armed forces Commander.
24. article. The instructor and the appointment of soldiers occupying soldiers composition instructor and positions are appointed by the unit commander of the soldiers (boss).
25. article. Soldiers in professional evaluation and attestation (1) professional service soldiers have undergone vocational evaluation and attestation.
(2) the evaluation of the professional soldier duties and tasks, assessment by the direct commander of soldiers (boss).
(3) in the course of Attestation the attestation, the Commission shall, on the basis of professional soldiers, the evaluation finds the soldier's fitness for Office, his training and overall growth, personal attributes, and define the future course of the service.
(4) soldiers who received unsatisfactory ratings, warn of the attestation of non-conformity. Soldiers who twice in a row received an unsatisfactory rating of the attestation is recognised as inappropriate for the active service.
(5) the assessment and attestation of the soldier in the order determined by the Minister of defence.
26. article. (1) the transfer of soldiers soldiers from one unit to another unit or institution or body may transfer the interests of the Defence Minister.
(2) the officer post located not more than five years. After the expiry of their moves in another post. Minister of defence, taking into account the soldier's specialty or service need, may extend his stay in Office. Officer specialist moves only according to his specialty. Article 23 of this law in the fifth subparagraph, these officers can be transferred by rotation in the degree of their services.
(3) the removal of posts or units (subunits) or by reorganizing it, soldiers moving to the same rank or Office in another unit or with his consent — a lower rank. If a soldier cannot be transferred to the degree of his service in the post and to the transfer of the lower ranks, he does not agree, the retired soldiers from active service in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law.
(4) a soldier can be transferred from the higher ranks of the post to the lower ranks of posts: 1) for health reasons after the national armed forces central medical examiner's opinion of the Commission;
2 If the attestation) discrepancies.
(5) the procedures for the selection of soldiers in training or experience abroad, determined by the Minister of defence. Soldiers sent to learn (to get experience) to foreign countries for more than six months, the period of study including the Latvian National Defense Academy, foreign military training institutions listeners (cadets) in the group, keeping the previous salary.
27. article. The soldiers move to civilian national authority in the interest of national defence soldiers can move temporarily to the civilian national authority, appointing him to the position of civil servants or other post and keeping his military status. Soldiers on civilian national authority is entitled to move the national armed forces Commander. Soldiers be appointed head of the institution concerned. If such movement took place after a State authority, a military pay from this institution.
28. article. Soldiers in missions (1) can send a soldier on duty at a certain time the direct duties or exercise of certain defence Minister.
(2) the unit commander (boss) is entitled to send soldiers on duty in the territory of Latvia, but Defense Minister, national armed forces Commander, also abroad.
(3) a soldier who is sent to perform other duties of the unit commander (boss), the action is considered to be attached to this unit.
(4) the provisions of this article shall not apply to troops participating in the international operation.
29. article. Soldier removal from post

(1) If the service is proposed against the soldiers or the investigation he is a suspect, the accused or defendants in the criminal case and the location of a soldier post may interfere with the course of the investigation, the matter for him to be suspended from his post. The right to censure the soldiers from the post and appointing a temporary artist's Commander (boss), which has the power to appoint soldiers in this post, or higher Commander (boss).
(2) the soldier handed a suspended the post of interim Executive all his possession documents and national treasure military service equipment in accordance with the procedure laid down in the rules of procedure.
30. article. The release of soldiers from the post removed by soldiers: 1) in appointing another post;
2) retired from active service.
 
Chapter v service tier assignment, demotion and imprisonment article 31. The soldiers rank (1) rank of soldiers divided into General and naval ranks.
(2) the soldiers the following ranks: 1) composition: soldier soldier, dižkareiv (sea power: a sailor, dižmatroz);
2) instructor composition: corporal, Sergeant, virsseržant (marine power-mate), the oldest virsseržant (Navy-senior quartermaster);
3) composition: warrant_officer warrant_officer, senior warrant_officer;
4) officers: (a) composition) the latest officers: Lieutenant, first, Captain (Navy, kapteiņleitnant), b) senior officers: major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel (Navy, komandleitnant, komandkaptein, Captain of the sea), c) higher officers: Brigadier General, major general, Lieutenant General (Navy-Fleet Admiral, Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral).
32. article. Award of degrees of service General provisions (1) in the active service of the armed forces or the adopted person with the transfer of personnel in units of the first rank. The active service of the reserve soldiers adopted retains the existing rank regardless of rank.
(2) the ranks of soldiers: 1) granted officer ranks, National President on the recommendation of the Minister of defence;
2) rank: warrant_officer national armed forces Commander after the force or national armed forces Commander reports directly to the unit commander (boss) of the recommendation;
3) instructor and the soldiers rank, unit commander (boss) at the Division Commander.
(3) a soldier acquires rights to the next rank, if he has received a positive appraisal rating and meet all the requirements of the current rank of General and assignment for each service separately, and to the degree he does not remove (delete).
(4) the current soldier rank granted gradually, with the exception of corporal, and Lieutenant service warrant_officer.
(5) the current rank soldier granted: 1) after the specified time nodienēšan the existing rank if the position intended for the higher rank;
2) battle merit — outstanding heroism and bravery of battle tasks regardless of retirement during the current rank-like Awards;
3) in special cases, assuming a Latvian citizen professional service in accordance with this law, the third paragraph of article 19.
(6) If a soldier takes the position that for the higher rank of the soldier rank, and if he's two times in this post are classed with the assessment of "excellent", they can be assigned a current rank before retirement time.
33. article. The granting of degrees of the service order (1) soldiers during the current peace rank grant in the following order: 1) dižkareiv (dižmatroz) — soldier (sailor) not earlier than after three months of military service or awards;
2) corporal-soldier (sailor) and dižkareiv (dižmatroz) group by Department or instructor's course;
3) — led by Sergeant level instructor course kaprāl we finished after four years in the grade of corporal nodienēšan;
4) virsseržant (quartermaster) — jewelry or headquarters level instructor's course finished Sergeant after five years in the grade of Sergeant nodienēšan;
5) senior virsseržant (senior quartermaster) — after five years of virsseržant nodienēšan virsseržant of grade;
6) — after soldiers warrant_officer warrant_officer course completion;
7) senior warrant_officer-warrant_officer after five years of nodienēšan warrant_officer grade;
8) Lieutenant-officer training soldiers at military education institutions graduating and soldiers with higher education after basic officer or officer specialist course;
9) First-Lieutenant after three years of nodienēšan Lieutenant grade;
10) master (kapteiņleitnant) — decorated Commander, another officer of the course or the equivalent professional qualification course finished first after four years of first grade nodienēšan;
11) major (komandleitnant) — Captain (kapteiņleitnant) after five years of nodienēšan (kapteiņleitnant) of the master degree;
12) Lieutenant Colonel (komandkaptein) — major (komandleitnant) with higher education after the battalion commander's course or other equivalent course, and after five years of major nodienēšan (komandleitnant) degree;
13) Colonel (sea captain), Lieutenant Colonel (komandkaptein) with higher education after the Brigade Commander course, or other equivalent course, and after five years of Lieutenant Colonel nodienēšan (komandkapteiņ) degree;
14) Brigadier General (Fleet Admiral): Colonel (sea captain) after the highest ranking commanders course, and after three years of Colonel nodienēšan (sea captain) degree;
15) Major General (Rear-Admiral) — the Brigade General (Fleet Admiral) after three years of nodienēšan Brigade General (Fleet Admiral) degree;
16) Lieutenant General (Vice Admiral) — Major General (Rear-Admiral), where he was appointed as Commander of the national armed forces.
(2) the senior officer and the highest rank awarded only to soldiers who know how to at least one of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's official languages.
(3) the Colonel and higher rank soldier, which has granted nodienēj a unit composed of the commanding positions in no less than three years. This requirement does not apply to officers.
(4) the foreign military education institutions (course) end of the conformity with the soldiers rank assignment approved a Special Commission of the Ministry of defence to the Minister of defence.
34. article. Service downgrading, deprivation and restoration (1) the soldier rank can decrease or subtract as well as restore previous service rank, in accordance with the rules of military discipline of the soldier.
(2) the soldier rank takes away even if he is convicted of a serious or particularly serious crime. In this case, the officer's rank minus National President, the composition of the rank to warrant_officer, National Commander of the armed forces, soldiers and instructor rank in the composition of the unit commander (boss), and it can only be restored in accordance with the judgment of the Court of Justice reabilitējoš of soldiers.
35. article. Grant of rank order of alignment with professional service adopted the former specialized civil official, national security and the Prosecutor's Office bodies and foreign armed forces served in the citizen of Latvia may grant of alignment in his documentary the proven service (Special) degree or similar training under the soldier's rank in this law, but not above, the documentary evidence of the degree.
 
Chapter VI article 36 leave. Vacation (1) professional service soldier granted such leave: 1) annual leave;
2) leave;
3) maternity leave;
4) parental leave.
(2) the leave shall be granted for the Soldiers of the unit commander (boss).
(3) if there is a call for martial law, a State of exception or mobilization, the first part of this article 1, 2 and 4 referred to in paragraph leave existing soldiers to return to their unit.
37. article. Annual leave (1) professional service soldier granted paid annual leave: 30 calendar days, excluding holidays. Pilots, crew and bomb squad will dienoš seamen for the bombers, which carries out blasting work, granted 40 calendar days leave of absence.
(2) every five active days continuous service years extended annual leave of three days but not more than 15 days in General.
(3) the Cadet after the military educational institutions end paid annual leave of 30 calendar days, give education authority and for this time in the service costs to the degree of wage.

(4) the right to annual leave is a soldier of six months of continuous service. Soldier conscription year vacation is calculated for the period of the conscription date to the end of the year (for each of the days of the month — 2.5 days). In exceptional circumstances annual leave may be transferred to the next year, but not more than two consecutive years.
(5) the annual leave is not allowed to compensate for the money except when retired from active service soldiers who did not use the annual leave. Compensating vacation money, paid leave benefit in kind granted in the intake or its value in cash.
(6) depending on the tasks of the unit or at the request of the Commander of the soldiers (boss) annual leave may be divided into parts. Professional service soldier is entitled to continuous leave at least 15 days a year.
(7) the soldiers of the annual leave may be withdrawn only in special circumstances, the Defence Minister.
(8) the obligatory active military service soldier annual leave granted in accordance with the law on compulsory military service.
38. article. (1) leave a soldier who, on official duties, suffered injury (trauma, concussion) or serious illness, outpatient treatments and recovery purposes is granted paid leave of up to six months, on the basis of the national armed forces central medical examiner's opinion of the Commission.
(2) a soldier may be granted paid leave of up to 10 calendar days as awards, family circumstances or for other important reasons.
(3) professional service soldiers may be granted paid study leave to 20 calendar days in a year, the ieskaiš test, exam, if a soldier on his own initiative, without interrupting the service, take or has timed the educational institution.
39. article. Maternity leave maternity leave and maternity benefits granted to soldiers of the law and the procedures laid down for this time paid soldier intake compensation.
40. article. Parental leave for soldiers after his election granted leave without pay for the conservation service of child-raising, until the child has reached the age of a year and a half. Each soldier is granted parental leave one single child care. Soldier receives the parental benefit law and order. This vacation time including the retirement seniority of soldiers giving entitlement to a retirement pension, but not including the retirement seniority, giving rights to the current rank. If after this period of leave of a soldier returns to service, he retired from active service.
 
Chapter VII the soldiers he retired from military service article 41. The maximum age for military service (1) the performance of military service the maximum age of the soldiers are: 1) the mandatory military service: a) soldiers in active service consists of: — 28 years; Reserve: 55 years, b) Instructor: active service composition — 28 years; Reserve: 55 years;
2) professional service: a) soldiers in the active service of the composition:-45 years; Reserve: 55 years, b) Instructor: composition: active service in 50 years; Reserve: 55 years, c) composition: active warrant_officer service — 55 years; Reserve: 60, d) Lieutenant: active service — 35 years; Reserve: 55 years, e): first active service — 45 years; Reserve: 55 f), master (kapteiņleitnant): active service — 48 years; Reserve: 55 g), major (komandleitnant): active service — 51 years; Reserve: 60, h) Lieutenant Colonel (komandkaptein): active service — 55 years; reserve 60 years, i) Colonel (sea captain): active service — 58 years; Reserve: 60, j) highest officers: active service — 60 years; Reserve: 65 years.
(2) the composition of soldiers and instructor professional service soldiers, occupying important professions of qualified specialist posts, according to the Defence Minister, the military specialist posts list can be retired when he reaches 55 years of age, but the composition of and officer warrant_officer soldiers — he reached 60 years of age.
(3) in some cases, the Minister of defence, taking into account the needs of national defence, a soldier who has a higher rank than Colonel and who has reached the first part of this article, the active service to the maximum age of professional services may be extended in accordance with the duration of professional service contracts for a period not exceeding two years. Repeatedly to extend the professional staff in accordance with the Defense Minister can only officer whose rank no higher than Lieutenant Colonel.
Article 42. He retired from professional service (1) soldiers retired from professional service: 1) end of the professional service agreement due to active service maximum age;
2) end of the professional service agreement, if the agreement is not extended;
3) termination of professional service contract before the deadline.
(2) If a soldier has reached the reserve military service prescribed maximum age or has been declared unfit for military service for health reasons, or have been stripped of his rank, he retired, removal from the military service records.
(3) General retraining of soldiers where retired military service reserve.
(4) the dead, dead or missing soldiers off of personnel.
43. article. Professional service contract termination before term (1) professional service contract before the deadline may be terminated at any time by the parties agreement.
(2) a professional service contract management initiatives with the soldiers before the deadline closes, if: 1) soldier lost the citizenship of Latvia;
2) soldier was declared unfit for active service for health reasons;
3) during an inspection found that a soldier does not meet the requirements of the service;
4) is revealed in circumstances which, in accordance with the law prevent the soldier to perform active service or employment in posts, and these circumstances cannot be avoided;
5) soldier twice in a row received an unsatisfactory rating of the attestation;
6) soldiers service failure time sickness is longer than four months (120 days), if the illness or injury (the injury) is not made in the course of their duties;
7) eliminating or reorganize the units (subunits) or reduced the number of soldier, pursuant to this law, article 26, third paragraph;
8) disciplinary action is appropriate for soldier as he retired from active service;
9) is a judgment of conviction.
(3) a professional service agreement with soldiers stop Defense Minister or his authorized Commander (boss).
(4) if the Court ordered a soldier for committing a criminal offence of negligence penalty, which is easier on the deprivation of liberty, the Defense Minister is entitled to professional service contract before the deadline will not be terminated.
(5) termination of professional service contract before the expiration of the second part of this article, paragraph 7 of the conditions, the soldiers on notice two months earlier.
44. article. He retired in order (1) to Retired soldiers from active service in times of peace are eligible: 1) highest officer-President;
2) senior officers, the Defense Minister;
3) younger officer – national armed forces Commander; warrant_officer-force soldiers in the composition of the kind of Commander; soldiers and instructors of composition — Commander of the soldiers ' unit (boss).
(2) compulsory military service of soldiers from active service retired in accordance with the law on compulsory military service.
(3) due to the judgment of the Court of justice a criminal conviction of soldiers retired from active service with the day when the judgment comes into lawful effect. Soldiers that judgment on the date of entry into force of the detained, retired from active service with the day that judgment for the beginning of the sentence.
(4) if the soldiers retired from active service due to the professional service, the termination of the contract before the deadline, with the exception of this law article 43 second paragraph, point 2 and 7 in certain cases and cases where the soldier retired from his will and independent of other unavoidable circumstances, the Defense Minister, he justified satisfied is in proportion to the days not time offset (from his enforced) expenditure on his military and vocational training or further training including foreign education (courses) training expenses incurred that, helping Latvia, covered the foreign. That soldier was Minister of defence duly issued to him also in the equipment, equipment and uniforms (except when she retired as a reserve with the right to wear a uniform) net book value.
(5) the armed conflict, war or during a State of exception and the mobilization of the necessary retraining of soldiers stopped, except in the case when the soldiers became military service not valid.
 
Chapter VIII the soldier's uniform article 45. Soldier uniform

(1) the soldier's uniforms, distinguishing signs and insignia, as well as the procedures of use approved by the Defense Minister.
(2) only a soldier (retired soldier) is entitled to wear a soldier's uniform, distinguishing marks, and insignia.
(3) only the Ministry of Defence and national armed forces have the right to order a soldier's uniforms and zīmotņ marks.
Article 46. Soldiers wearing the uniform of the active service (1) soldier wearing the appropriate type of force (units) uniforms, distinguishing signs and insignia and depending on the task in carrying weapons and uzkab.
(2) a soldier from the military duties in the free time you can wear civilian dress also. The unit commander (boss) allows soldiers to wear civilian dress service duties, if required by the service task.
(3) a soldier when you are abroad, forbidden to wear a soldier's uniform, except when he performs the foreign service mission, which is designed for military uniforms to wear.
47. article. Retired soldiers the right to wear a soldier's uniform (1) Retired soldier entitled to wear a soldier's uniform for the impeccable service may be granted to an officer who is entitled to retired soldiers, in the following cases: 1) for the battle of merit, regardless of length of service retirement;
2) If a soldier retired disability (illness), obtained during the performance of service duties;
3) If a soldier retired from the service, the maximum age, and his total retirement seniority of not less than 20 years.
(2) the Latvian Army soldiers who until 17 June 1940 served in the Latvian army to have the right to buy the personal resources and wear a soldier's daily uniforms according to their rank and the position of Minister for defence.
(3) the persons referred to in this article, wearing military uniforms, perform the appropriate military regulations and uniform wearing, as well as observe military courtesy.
(4) the persons referred to in this article are allowed to wear military uniform public holidays and Memorial days, military units and other activities of the Ministry of defence and national armed forces supported events in Latvia or abroad.
(5) If a person referred to in this article does not meet the soldier wearing the uniform rules or with improper behavior could compromise the honor of a soldier, Defense Minister or his authorized Commander (boss) can take away this right to it.
Chapter IX soldiers supply and social guarantees article 48. Service fees (1) the soldier during active service gets Cabinet set the remuneration of the service. The remuneration of the service includes wage depending on rank and length of service, as well as the retirement of the Cabinet regulations intended to benefit.
(2) the retirement seniority of soldiers clearing service professional service (up to the entry into force of this law, the time, the active service and rating service), a system of the Ministry of the Interior, national security and the Prosecutor's Office bodies positions with special ranks and the armed forces of another country for days, but a soldier who assumed active service in until the entry into force of this law, 80 percent of the civilian authorities of the time worked.
(3) the suspended from Office a soldier receives a salary and the compensation of the intake or soldiers.
(4) Soldiers on an arbitrary time spent away do not receive the service remuneration and compensation of the intake or the soldiers, and this time his retirement not seniority. When a soldier is arrested, they provide the intake, but not cost him the reward.
(5) a soldier, who appointed the highest ranks, in the exercise of Office shall receive a salary difference. The soldier, who was appointed to the lower ranks, during the post receives a salary pursuant to his rank.
(6) the procedure for calculation and payment of the soldiers mentioned in this article, the cost of money down the Defense Minister.
49. article. Soldier supply compulsory active military service the soldier in full service country dependent, but professional service soldier — the partial state dependent. Each soldier during the service receives the intake or the compensation of a soldier, the soldier's uniforms and equipment of the service required. Supply conditions, rules and procedures for the soldier to be with the financial and logistical means, determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
50. article. Benefits and compensation outside the country dienoš soldiers (1) at a time when soldiers are performing their duties outside the State except when soldier's diplomatic and consular service, or participate in international operations, military training, manoeuvre or on mission, in addition to the remuneration for the services he receives: 1) to the extent the allowance to cover residential renting and other family and household needs the necessary expenditure;
2) full compensation for travel expenses and relocation benefits when you go to the place and return from it;
3) full compensation for himself and his family members to cover travel expenses once a year by going to annual leave Latvia and return to service.
(2) depending on the location of the existing foreign service specific conditions laid down in this article, benefits and compensation determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
51. article. Soldier health care (1) professional service soldiers shall have the right to medical treatment in the course of their official institutions to receive paid health care. The corresponding expenditure shall be borne by the Ministry of Defense Cabinet.
(2) professional service soldier receives sickness benefits legislation. If the received amount of the sickness benefit is less than the salary of a soldier, his remuneration from the Fund compensates for this difference.
(3) If a mandatory active military service soldiers retired from service due to the inadequacy of the health status of the active service, having been the cause of injuries obtained during the performance of service duties, or disease, the cause of which is related to military service, the soldier during the service gained in health treatment and rehabilitation costs shall be borne by the Ministry of Defense cabinet order and volume.
(4) the obligatory active military service for soldiers during the service provided by the health services shall be borne by the Ministry of Defense.
52. article. Soldier insurance and compensation for health problems and the death of a soldier (1) is subject to the national Soldiers compulsory insurance in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Act.
(2) if the professional service soldier during the service or within one year after he retired from the active service disability injury (mutilation, concussion) or disease acquired in the performance of service duties, in addition to his statutory compensation and benefits provided in a lump sum compensation costs: 1) Group I disability-50 soldiers last month's salary;
2) Group II disability-40 last month a soldier's salary;
3) disability-III 20 soldiers last month's salary.
(3) If compulsory military service for soldiers during active service or within one year after he retired from the active service disability injury (mutilation, concussion) or disease acquired during the service, their duties, they shall each month paid compensation for the loss of functional capacity: 1) Group I disability-50 lats;
2) disability-II 40 lats;
3) Group III disability-20 lats.
If the persons referred to in this paragraph to change the disability group, according to the newly established disability group also determined to change the amount of the refund.
(4) If a soldier in the service of their duties, is health, but did not become a disability, he shall be paid a lump sum compensation: 1) severe health problems in the event of: (a)) required the active military service for soldiers and reserve soldiers — 250 lats, b) professional service soldiers, five soldiers last month's salary;
2) moderate health problems, in the case of: (a)) required the active military service for soldiers and reserve soldiers — 150 lats, b) professional service soldiers, three soldiers last month's salary;
3) easy health: (a)) required the active military service for soldiers and reserve soldiers — 100 lats, b) professional service soldier-soldier last month's salary, but not less than 100 lats.
(5) If a soldier performing military service, is ill and after treatment considered unfit for further active service and he before service (contract) expiry must be retired from active service, in addition to the statutory compensation and benefits provided in a lump sum compensation costs: 1) mandatory active military service for soldiers — 150 lats;
2) professional service soldiers, three soldiers last month's salary.

(6) if the active service soldiers died in service of their duties, or the year after he retired from the active service of the dead injury (mutilation, concussion) or illness, obtained in the performance of their duties, they shall not direct the heirs (of the civil code 423) paid a lump sum payment: 1) mandatory active military service and reserve soldier soldier's heirs — 50 000 lats, but not less than 2500 dollars for each dependant;
2) professional service soldier's heirs — 120 soldiers last month's salary, but not less than 2500 dollars for each dependant.
(7) If, during the service the soldier died or the soldier's health made his negligence and he became disabled, but death or health problems cause not related to direct service duties or his malicious or inappropriate activity, he or she will direct the heirs (of the civil code 423) can be part of this article in accordance with the amount of compensation in each case determined by the Minister of defence.
(8) in case of death of the soldier or the causes of health problems related to direct service duties is determined by the service's investigation. Health problems of soldiers (military) determines the severity the treating doctor or the national armed forces central medical expertise in laws and regulations of the Commission. These decisions within 10 days from the issuance of the opinion of the soldier, his family or at his request, to represent the interests of the soldiers, Defence Minister can be a challenge. The decision of the Minister of defence may appeal to the Court.
(9) the compensation referred to in this article shall pay the soldiers as referred to in the first paragraph of the insurance compensation.
(10) accident (disorder) is considered unrelated to the performance of official duties and compensation shall not be paid if the investigator of the investigation found that: 1) the accident occurred the alcoholic, narcotic, psychotropic, toxic or other harmful substances or the use of the products and it is not caused by the use of these substances in service or their inadequate storage and transfer;
2) cause of death is not related to the accident, and the medical examiner's opinion;
3) suicide or attempt thereof, and this is confirmed by the law enforcement authority;
4) the accident happened, a soldier making a criminal offence and prosecuted except when soldiers called to criminal liability for violation of road traffic regulations, driving;
5) the accident occurred, the soldier in violation of military regulations, issuing appropriate orders and other regulatory requirements, except where such infringements committed in the interests of defending the country or person's property, the protection of public order or saving a human life;
6) the accident occurred outside the performance of official duties, where this time not been a professional environmental factors hazardous or harmful effects and is not associated with a country or a person of property crimes, protecting public order, human life or professional interests;
7) the accident happened during the dispute and the cause of the dispute was not related to the performance of official duties.
(11) in this article, the soldier and the compulsory insurance of the compensation procedure is in force during the war.
(12) the arrangements for the consideration and General accident, which occurred with the soldiers during the service, determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
53. article. Social guarantees and other services related to an active warranty (1) professional service soldiers, left, receives the annual leave vacation allowance monthly salary.
(2) a soldier every five years professional service receives a lump sum payment in the last three months of salary. If soldiers retired from the service's maximum age or health reasons (disability or disease obtain service during the course of their duties) or units (subunits) winding-up or reorganisation, or reducing the number of soldiers, and he offered other posts, soldiers paid the said benefits in proportion to the part time days.
(3) professional service soldier paid a monthly allowance in the amount of the remuneration of the senior staff, spouse, or dependent child dies. At birth, the child soldier shall receive a grant of 250 lats. If both parents of the child soldiers, entitlement to benefits is just one of them.
(4) the damage caused to the property of a soldier his service duties, recoverable in full from the State budget.
(5) If, in the professional service soldiers, in the interests of the service, changing the place of residence, his spouse is lost along with the resettlement work and receive no unemployment benefits, pension or other regular income and soldiers to the area of the location-it is not possible to find another job, a soldier is paid a monthly compensation of 10% of the salary. Of any change affecting the soldier's right to receive monthly compensation, the soldier must immediately notify the unit commander.
(6) If the adoption professional service soldiers, as well as soldiers move in the interests of the service is associated with a change of residence, after moving in the place he shall be paid a lump sum payment in the amount of one monthly salary and salary of about 0.5 for each family member, moving to a new residence with him.
(7) the soldiers who perished or died during the service, the performance of official duties or with military service related reasons, bury on public funds, and they are installed after the Defence Minister confirmed the sample created in the soldier's grave monument. If these soldiers buried, installed in anything other than a soldier's grave monument, the Ministry of defence shall be borne by the monument installation expenditure corresponding to the soldier's grave monument.
(8) professional service soldiers, without interrupting the service, successfully taught civilian education institution for military service requires expertise, compensation may be paid to cover no less than half of the school year.
(9) the officer entering active military service at officer basic learning of Latvian National Defense Academy, receiving a one-time interest-free loan: 1) 1000 lats, if contracted for five years professional service;
2) 2000 lats, if a contract for professional services for a period not less than 10 years.
Interest-free loan repayment term is determined by the professional service agreement. The obligation to repay the interest-free loan of 1000 lats is lost, if the officer is a professional service nodienēj not less than five years, but the interest-free loan 2000 lats-if the days in the 10 years.
(10) the statutory services related with military social guarantees and other warranties provide protection for soldiers from the State budget allocated to the Ministry.
54. article. The right to representation features features representation to cover Commander (boss) gets a cabinet order and.
55. article. Right into the living room (1) compulsory military service for soldiers in active service time provided with living quarters in the barracks military service equipment in accordance with the procedure laid down in the rules of procedure.
(2) on the military exercises called up reserve soldiers provided with living quarters in the barracks or field conditions — the tent.
(3) professional service soldiers, if necessary, the place of supply of services by the Ministry of defence owned service residential space. The advantage of the living space allocation is a soldier who moved in the interests of the service (in the rotation) service and holding posts in commanding. The assigned service residential space professional service soldier does not pay the rent. Soldiers pay for the electricity used, heat and other utilities.
(4) professional service soldiers, which places service is not provided with residential space, compensation may be paid living space rent and utility payments to cover Defence Minister and in accordance with the procedure laid down.
(5) the Ministry of defence has awarded the national budget within purchase or build residential houses or apartments individual professional service soldiers.
Article 56. The right to use the traffic and communication features

(1) the soldiers and reserve soldiers bear the expenses that he incurred in using the public transport (except taxi) service duties. The Minister of national defence established the bear soldier also driving expenses that he incurred by going by public transport (except taxi) to the treatment and recovery of the soldier and his family members — coming to a new place of service and place of residence in the interests of the service and after he retired from active service on permanent residence, as well as the obligatory active military service, soldiers coming by public transport (except taxi) to leave the country.
(2) expenditure on compulsory active military service the soldier's use of the mail services shall be borne by the Defence Minister.
(3) active service soldiers with duties necessary for the performance of the communications unit supports the Minister for defence.
57. article. Retraining allowance (1) a Retired soldier of the active service, he shall be paid a retraining allowance, if the pensioning off takes place: 1) active service maximum age due to the termination of professional service contract before the time limit for health reasons (injury, disability or illness resulting service during the course of their duties) or units (subunits) dissolution (reorganisation, reducing the number of soldiers) and he did not offer any other posts: (a)) in case the retirement seniority of a soldier is 20 and more years — the last three months of a soldier's salary, b) in the case of the retirement seniority soldiers are less than 20 years, the last two months of a soldier's salary;
2) termination of professional service contract before time units (subunits) dissolution (reorganisation, reduction in the number of soldiers) and soldier of the proposed Office, — the last two weeks the soldier's salary;
3) professional service contract before the expiry of the period of active service maximum age, — last month the service pay;
4) required the active military service at the time — 50 lats; a soldier who is dependent minor child, — 100 lats, but soldiers orphan — 250 lats.
(2) a Retired soldier of the active service for other reasons, he shall be paid the remuneration of the service only until he retired.
 
Chapter x Retired soldiers and social guarantees article 58. Retired soldier of the active service obligations to retired soldiers should enter into the military service reserve inventory in permanent residence in the country concerned in the management of military service within 10 days of the date of arrival shall personally, and to fulfil the obligations of reserve soldiers.
Article 59. Retired soldier social guarantees (1) to grant the soldiers Retired retirement pension under the military retirement pension law.
(2) If a soldier is retired from active service and is entitled to wear a soldier's uniform, he retains this law, article 51 of the law provided for in the first subparagraph.
(3) the maximum age retired from active service soldiers, if his retirement seniority of not less than 35 years old or was he retired (disability) injury or illness that results in the performance of service duties, in case of death, which is not associated with this law, article 52 on the 10th, in time of peace for national products bury Cabinet.
 
Chapter XI of the civilian and military occupational speciality units article 60. Civilian-military units of the civilian military units are: 1) the military staff;
2) civilian employees.
61. article. The military service of the employee relationship (1) military officers are civilians who work on a contract basis to fulfil the defence ministers in certain positions, the soldiers in units (subunits) objective conditions are not possible with the soldiers.
(2) the military staff of the employment contract concluded for a fixed period of time, until appointed soldiers, recruited him and appointed unit commander (boss) — officer or warrant_officer post with national armed forces Commander's permission, but the instructor or the soldier positions in the composition of the Force Commander or the nature of the Defence Minister in a certain other higher Commander (boss). Recruiting, military personnel can specify inspection period to three months.
(3) military employee receives wages for the post in question in certain ranks, a soldier and a soldier of the intake or the refund.
(4) the Orchestra's military staff has their own uniforms. Orchestras military employee uniforms and wearing procedures determined by the Minister of defence.
(5) The military staff covered by article 51 of this law, the first subparagraph of article 52 in the first and in the fifth subparagraph, article 53 of the first, second, third and seventh paragraph, article 56 and in the first paragraph of article 57, first paragraph, the professional service soldier social guarantees.
(6) Termination of contract in connection with the appointment of a soldier, the military charged the employee severance pay of one month's average wages.
(7) If a military employee work contract is terminated early, the military staff shall be issued to him and of the residual value of the equipment, offset by a certain part of his vocational and further training, except where the employment contract terminated units (subunits) winding-up or reorganisation or military employee's illness (disability).
(8) the employment relations legislative framework applicable to the military staff of the service only in the part that is not regulated in this article.
62. article. Civilian employees (1) civilian employees are persons who, on the basis of the contract of employment units (subunits) shall carry out work (working) State civilian posts in accordance with the labour relations regulatory laws.
(2) the Civil employee receives wages according to be financed from the budget for employee pay.
 
Chapter XII service reserve Article 63. Service reserve service reserve in a time of peace includes military accounting rules and order, military service for the military exercises, combat skills and preparedness of the knowledge, conservation and development of certain military specialties executions during the war.
64. article. Transfer service (1) reserve service: 1) of the professional service in a reserve soldier atvaļināto;
2) other Latvian citizens in accordance with the law on compulsory military service.
(2) a citizen of Latvia who have not served in active service and not assigned a rank, with the transfer of the reserve national military service management manager assigns rank — soldier, except for the citizen, who counted in the reserve after the end of civilian service.
Article 65. Reserve soldiers in reserve duty soldiers must: 1) notify the national authority of military service on departure from Latvia for more than six months, as well as the change of residence;
2) in the event of mobilization to attend national military service management set in place and time;
3) to attend military exercises State administration of military service at the place and time specified.
66. article. Reserve soldiers conscription procedure (1) the reserve soldiers nicknamed to routine military exercises or national armed forces units. Military training time, and the number of members determined by the Minister of defence by national armed forces Commander's proposal.
(2) current military training reserve soldiers while performing military service, he is a soldier's status, and the time is counted seniority in his retirement.
(3) reserve soldiers nicknamed the military training for a period of: 1) officers and soldiers of the composition — warrant_officer overall up to nine months, one year, up to 60 days;
2) instructor and the composition of the soldiers — soldiers in General, up to six months, one year, up to 30 days.
(4) the interval between routine military exercises involving reserve troops, not less than four years.
(5) reserve soldiers routine military exercise in between can be to check nickname training to 10 days from both work and leisure hours. This time including the military training total time.
(6) military training, their logistic and financial support, as well as reserve troops all the way to supply military training time down the Defense Minister.

(7) military exercises called up reserve soldiers from working (post) assignment of duties for a specified time to 60 days in a calendar year. Military training reserve soldiers during save the jobs and posts. The military exercises of the reserve soldiers called up for military training each day paid compensation from the Defense Ministry to the national budget. The amount of the refund and the cost of the procedure determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. To the military training of the reserve soldiers called up time are subject to compulsory State insurance.
(8) reserve soldiers not on "routine or training: 1) for health reasons;
2) if soldier is dependent reserves the sole provider of family members or dependants have a minimum of two pre-school children;
3) If a reserve soldier in education abroad;
4 If the reserve soldier is) a suspect, accused or defendants;
5 If the reserve soldier on) committed criminal offences being served;
6) if reserve soldier the day Interior Ministry system.
Article 67. The granting of degrees of service reserve soldiers reserve soldiers that the military learned during the appropriate training program and passed the necessary tests, the Defense Minister, according to the procedure laid down in this law, it claims the current rank, but not higher than the rank of captain.
68. article. Reserve soldiers from the accounting reserve of soldiers removed: 1) if he has reached the service reserve the maximum age;
2) if he recognized the health condition of military service;
3) when professional service;
4) if he loses citizenship of Latvia;
5) death.
Chapter XIII award of soldiers and responsibility article 69. Awards (1) Soldiers to mark the success, exemplary behavior and dedication to promoting establishes the following honours: 1) praise and Thanksgiving;
2) permission to leave the place of up to 36 hours (compulsory service soldiers);
3) leave up to 10 days (compulsory service soldiers);
4) raising dižkareivj (dižmatrož) degree;
5) certificate instructor and a soldier in the composition of the soldiers for excellent behavior and dedication, retired from active service;
6) prize money and other valuable prizes;
7) of the Ministry of defence and national armed forces and honor godazīm articles;
8) personal firearm or cold weapon — the officer;
9) early increases in rank for battle of merit;
godazīm, 10) state medals and decorations.
(2) the procedure for the awarding of soldiers down the military regulations.
70. article. Soldier's responsibility (1) unlawful action of the soldiers called to disciplinary responsibility, administrative responsibility or criminally, recovered from his consideration for the material injury suffered by the laws.
(2) military prosecution of disciplinary liability release him from possible criminal liability and civil liability.
71. article. The civil liability of soldiers and about (1) If a soldier guilty of unlawful conduct, action, has caused injury to one of the national armed forces units, or body, where he holds a post (hereinafter referred to as a legal person), the soldier has an obligation to pay the legal person resulting losses.
(2) If a legal person suffered losses with the soldier's bad or his unlawful, perfect as a result that is not related to the performance of military service, the soldier responsible for all legal entities.
72. article. The basis for the release of the soldiers from civil liability the soldier fully or partially exempted from civil liability, if the legal person itself, providing decent conditions for the performance of service or service equipment, been guilty of breach. The civil liability of a soldier about to be determined depending on the circumstances of the case, especially in view of the extent to which mostly had soldiers or legal persons fault.
73. article. More soldiers civil liability if the loss incurred by the legal entity more soldiers, guilty of unlawful conduct, the responsibility of each soldier to be determined according to his participation in the breach and the degree of guilt.
74. article. Damages order soldier can willingly, fully or partially pay the legal person damages. With the agreement of the legal person soldier to cover damages, you can put the equivalent case or repair damage.
75. article. (1) no disciplinary action For violations of military discipline, the following disciplinary measures applicable to soldiers: 1) reprimand;
2) extraordinary assignment;
3) prohibition or restriction to leave the place of employment;
4) under strict supervision;
5 arrest up to 10 daily);
6) warning non-compliance with job position;
7) lowering the rank or ranks of deprivation;
He retired from service 8) before the time specified in the contract.
(2) a strict surveillance and arrests do not apply to the officers and soldiers of the composition of warrant_officer.
(3) the infringement of the military discipline, the imposition of the disciplinary hearing, and the implementing rules shall determine the rules of military discipline of the soldier.
Transitional provisions 1. With the entry into force of this law shall lapse: 1) the law "on the protection force" (the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant, 1992, 46./47./48.nr.; The Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1994, no. 13, 23; 1995, no 2; 1996, no. 14; in 1997, 6., no. 20; in 1999, 14, no. 24; 2001, no. 1);
2) Republic of Latvia Supreme Council decision of the Bureau on the Republic Defense Force soldiers in ranks and appointment to posts "(the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant, 1992, 1, 15/16.nr.);
3) Republic of Latvia Supreme Council decision of the Bureau of the Republic of Latvia "on the soldier's oath text and" Charter of the Republic of Latvia to the soldier's oath to the handover to the "approval" (the Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant, 1991, 47./48.nr.).
2. the Cabinet of Ministers regulations effective date, but not more than six months from the entry into force of this law the following day Cabinet of Ministers regulations, in so far as they are not inconsistent with this law: 1) the Cabinet of Ministers of 21 May 1996 No. 177 of rules "rules for the national armed forces of the military supplies";
2) Cabinet of 7 April 1998, Regulation No 124 of the "provisions on mandatory active military service pay for soldiers";
3) Cabinet of 21 April 1998, the provisions of no. 147 "rules on the intake of soldiers".
3. the Cabinet of Ministers of 29 June 1999, Regulation No 241 of the "regulations on the service of soldiers and militia in the pay of rank system" is in force until 31 December 2003.
4. With the entry into force of this law, the Republic of Latvia on the day the National Guard militia lines become soldiers, but the militia, of the ārrind militia. The National Guard militia composed of national guard maintained rank "militia" and "senior militia", but the National Guard officer trainers and composition are determined (allocated) General soldiers rank of Minister for defence.
5. Soldier that's right to the next rank occurs until the 2003 30 April, this degree is granted according to the provisions of the Act which was in force until 1 July 2002.
6. The Person entering the National Guard militia, has given an oath to become a soldier, the soldier's oath doesn't give.
7. Professional Service soldier who reached active service in this Act the maximum age, the Defense Minister, if necessary, within six months after the entry into force of this law may extend the service time according to the requirements of this law, by means of professional service contract term.
8. Soldiers, Defence Minister, with writ service time is extended before the date of entry into force of this law, to order the extension of service time should not be given to article 41 of this law the basic requirements for retirement from active service due to maximum age if he meets the other requirements of this law. With this professional service contracts of soldiers can no longer switch.
9. Article 33 of this law provides for the granting of degrees of services conditions relating to higher education and language skills need soldiers, taken active service prior to the entry into force of this law, shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.
10. Article 53 of this law the fifth and article 54 shall enter into force on March 1, 2003.
11. Until March 1, 2003, when he retired from professional service in accordance with this law, article 57, first paragraph, point 1, the retraining allowance of about the last three monthly salaries paid to soldiers whose retirement is 25 or more years seniority, but the last two months about a soldier whose retirement seniority of less than 25 years.
The law shall enter into force on 1 July 2002.
The law adopted by the Parliament in May 30, 2002.
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Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on 1 July 2002.