Professional Soldiers’ State Service Bill is an outcome of mutual agreement between SVK MOD and Armed Forces
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The Professional Soldiers’ State Service Bill is an outcome of mutual agreement between the SVK MOD and the SVK Armed Forces. The amending proposals, put forward by service personnel, unit commanders and anonymous contributors, which had not been contained in the original draft legislation under the legislative review process were now worked into the Bill. The previous MOD leadership was supposed to commission drafting this high priority piece of legislation, however, it failed to do so.
In his remarks on the draft legislation, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč explained: “The aim of the Bill, which had been preceded by numerous debates with service members, is, first and foremost, to stabilize personnel and make active duty service more attractive. What’s more, we’d like to get rid of the feelings of insecurity which are associated with the performance of State service and which are prompted by the legislation currently in force. Good news for all service personnel is that housing allowance will be preserved in spite of mounting pressures to omit it, though it will be renamed as stabilization allowance.”
Armed Forces members will benefit from several positive changes in the Professional Soldiers’ State Service Act: the widely unpopular competitive selection of service personnel will be abolished; promotions will be simplified; the pay scale will incorporate two more pay grades; salaries of selected military ranks will rise over the entire active duty service; pay increases will affect even those pay grades which have reached the ceiling limit in the pay scale. “These are some of the motivating factors that will allow us to keep highly qualified service personnel in the system,” explained the Minister.
Commenting on the draft legislation, Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Lt Gen Milan Maxim said: “All salary components, including bonuses and allowances, will be left intact. It is hugely positive that stabilization allowances will be introduced for professional soldiers from high-demand, low-density military occupational specialities and for highly qualified professional experts.” He added that he had taken enough time to thoroughly familiarize himself with the draft law and discuss it with service members.
Compared to the legislation currently in force, the Professional Soldiers’ State Service Act will introduce new types of active duty service – Short-Term State Service and Permanent State Service. Accordingly, service personnel will qualify for Permanent State Service upon completion of 17 years of service and will be entitled to serve until the age of 55. On the other hand, for those who are interested in serving under the Short-Term State Service provisions, the Act will offer greater flexibility.
One of the changes in the career progression system is a more flexible approach to replenishing the officer corps. Towards this end, the Act will allow the transition of qualified and skilled non-commissioned officers to officers upon compliance with certain conditions.
In his remarks on the draft legislation, SVK Minister of Defence Martin Glváč explained: “The aim of the Bill, which had been preceded by numerous debates with service members, is, first and foremost, to stabilize personnel and make active duty service more attractive. What’s more, we’d like to get rid of the feelings of insecurity which are associated with the performance of State service and which are prompted by the legislation currently in force. Good news for all service personnel is that housing allowance will be preserved in spite of mounting pressures to omit it, though it will be renamed as stabilization allowance.”
Armed Forces members will benefit from several positive changes in the Professional Soldiers’ State Service Act: the widely unpopular competitive selection of service personnel will be abolished; promotions will be simplified; the pay scale will incorporate two more pay grades; salaries of selected military ranks will rise over the entire active duty service; pay increases will affect even those pay grades which have reached the ceiling limit in the pay scale. “These are some of the motivating factors that will allow us to keep highly qualified service personnel in the system,” explained the Minister.
Commenting on the draft legislation, Chief of the General Staff of the SVK Armed Forces Lt Gen Milan Maxim said: “All salary components, including bonuses and allowances, will be left intact. It is hugely positive that stabilization allowances will be introduced for professional soldiers from high-demand, low-density military occupational specialities and for highly qualified professional experts.” He added that he had taken enough time to thoroughly familiarize himself with the draft law and discuss it with service members.
Compared to the legislation currently in force, the Professional Soldiers’ State Service Act will introduce new types of active duty service – Short-Term State Service and Permanent State Service. Accordingly, service personnel will qualify for Permanent State Service upon completion of 17 years of service and will be entitled to serve until the age of 55. On the other hand, for those who are interested in serving under the Short-Term State Service provisions, the Act will offer greater flexibility.
One of the changes in the career progression system is a more flexible approach to replenishing the officer corps. Towards this end, the Act will allow the transition of qualified and skilled non-commissioned officers to officers upon compliance with certain conditions.
