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As of September 1, 2026, one-month military service in Uzbekistan is paid at seven times the minimum wage — 9 million 520 thousand soums, with the option of installment payment over 12 months. For families in the Social Register, the service is free of charge.
Sevara AzamovaStudents at Berlin schools blocked building entrances on Friday, demanding increased education funding and opposing a possible return of compulsory military service. The action took place at the Andreas Gymnasium in Friedrichshain, the Leibniz Gymnasium in Kreuzberg, and near the Ellen Key school. The protests continue a wave that began on Monday at the French Gymnasium in central Berlin in support of student demonstrations in France.
Aziz KarimovOn October 13, 2026, the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan passed in the first reading a bill amending the law “On Universal Military Duty and Military Service.” The draft provides for a one-month reduction in service term for conscripts who took prize-winning places in the republican reading contest “Manaviyat Qalqoni,” as well as legal foundations for new contracts with graduates of flight specialties of military universities, including foreign ones.
Aziz KarimovIn Uzbekistan, a draft law has been adopted in its first reading that would shorten compulsory military service by one month for conscripts who achieve high results in a republican book-reading competition. The measure aims to popularize reading among military personnel. The draft also creates legal grounds for new contracts with graduates of Uzbek and foreign military universities specializing in pilot training.
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