Iran: Information on whether the draftees who do their military service in the Revolutionary Guards Corps (RGC) are considered to be full members of that force during their service, on whether they have the same privileges as RGC permanent personnel and, if they do, what military or any other regulation or law determines this status, and on whether draftees who served in the RGC are entitled to certain privileges such as easier admission to universities and priority referrals to government jobs
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN21677.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on whether the draftees who do their military service in the Revolutionary Guards Corps (RGC) are considered to be full members of that force during their service, on whether they have the same privileges as RGC permanent personnel and, if they do, what military or any other regulation or law determines this status, and on whether draftees who served in the RGC are entitled to certain privileges such as easier admission to universities and priority referrals to government jobs, 1 September 1995, IRN21677.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abc00.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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A representative of the Iranian Association of Toronto provided the following information on the above subjects during a telephone interview on 12 September 1995.
According to the manpower needs of each force, a joint commission of the Iranian armed forces divides draftees among the regular armed forces, the Revolutionary Guards Corps (RGC) and the Law Enforcement Force; draftees cannot choose a force themselves and are compelled to serve in the force designated. During their service, those draftees who serve in the RGC are considered to be draftees, and not full members of the force. These draftees are not entitled to the privileges to which the RGC permanent personnel are entitled.
Upon completion of their service, these draftees are treated like the draftees who served in other forces. Thus, they are not entitled to privileges available to the RGC permanent personnel and their family members, such as easier admission to universities and priority referrals to government jobs.
The attached pages of an unofficial translation of the Iranian Public Military Service Act of October 1984 provides information on the procedure for dividing draftees among the armed forces.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Iranian Association of Toronto. 12 September 1995. Telephone interview with representative.
Attachment
Islamic Republic of Iran. October 1984. Public Military Service Act of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Unofficial translation, pp. 2-3.