ANKARA - Turkish defense minister said Thursday that they would employ 15-20 thousand senior noncommissioned officers, bringing the total number of senior noncommissioned officers to 60 thousand.
Speaking at the Parliamentary National Defense Committee meeting, Vecdi Gonul said, "charge of those carrying out their compulsory military service in anti-terror operations received criticism from the public opinion. We are trying to overcome this problem. With a new arrangement, we will provide high-ranking officials with a movement freedom. Those noncommissioned officers will be employed in different places in the course of time. They will also be able to take civil posts in state institutions without any tests."
(UK-AÖ)