In accordance with the relevant Decree of the President of Turkmenistan, ceremonies are currently being held in military units across the country to mark the transfer to the reserve of conscripts who have completed their compulsory military service.

One such event was also held at the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan. This was reported on the agency’s official website.

The ceremony began with the playing of the National Anthem of Turkmenistan. Military service certificates were then ceremonially presented to the conscripts who had completed their service. During the event, it was noted that the reforms being implemented in the country are aimed at improving public well-being and raising a patriotic younger generation.

It should be recalled that on September 17, 2026, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a Decree on the discharge into the reserve of military personnel who had completed their prescribed period of service and the next autumn conscription of citizens for military service.

Under the document, during October–December 2026, military personnel who have completed the legally established term of compulsory military service are to be discharged into the reserve from the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, other troops and military agencies.

As part of the implementation of the Decree, the Ministries of Defence, Internal Affairs and National Security, the State Border Service, the Security Service of the President of Turkmenistan and the State Migration Service have been instructed to organize ceremonial send-offs for the servicemen in accordance with approved plans and to provide them with incentives.