According to Article 12 of the RA Law on Conscription, the following persons shall be exempted from compulsory military service:

(a) the citizen who has been recognized as unfit for military service due to health condition by the republican military call-up commission – by removing from military registration, or the citizen recognized as unfit for military service in peacetime – by registering in the reserve;

(b) the citizen whose father (mother) or brother (sister) has been deceased (has died) while performing service duties for the defense of the Republic of Armenia or in the armed forces and other forces, and who is the only male child of the family;

(c) the citizen, by the decision of the Government; (d) the citizen who has completed compulsory military service in the armed forces of foreign states before accepting citizenship of the Republic of Armenia;

(e) the citizen with an academic degree (candidate of sciences or doctor of sciences), if the citizen is involved in professional, scientific or pedagogical activity.

Reserve officers shall be exempt from compulsory military service on the grounds of sub- points (a) and (c) of Part 1 of this Article.

Iravaban.net