Cyprus Mail3 Jul 2026

Contract NCO positions increased to 400 as National Guard staffing needs grow

The number of contract soldiers eligible for promotion to contract non-commissioned officer (NCO) positions will increase from the originally announced 250 to 400, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas announced on Friday.

Citing growing personnel needs within the National Guard and defence programmes linked to the European Union’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) mechanism, he made the announcement while receiving the results of the written examinations for the first group of contract soldiers...

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