Military Minister Atanas Zapryanov is ready with his priorities for a second term in office as an official minister. The minister claimed that the Ministry of Defense would handle the organization of the elections for the military abroad, if the president scheduled them.
Zapryanov announced that the salaries of the military will be increased by at least 30%. For rank-and-file employees, it will be higher. "Soldiers are expected to receive 2,300 BGN each, and military personnel with a rank - 2,700 each," Zapryanov specified.
Captain Nikolay Kalaidzhiev is the pilot of "Spartan". He has been working for 9 years in the Bulgarian army and will be one of the employees with an increased salary. "Salary is not the factor that keeps me in the army, but it will certainly be a plus and motivate colleagues," Kalaidzhiev said.
A large exercise with 200 American and 150 Bulgarian soldiers is also taking place at Plovdiv Airport. Among the tasks of our military are training in cargo drops, short-haul take-offs and take-offs from rough airstrips. Parachuting is also practiced.
An aerial salute was sent by a "Spartan" plane. from the Bulgarian Air Force and two S-130 aircraft of the US Air Force, Bulgaria ON AIR announced.