Armenian armed forces introduce new order for use of mobile phones in   the army 

ArmInfo.A new procedure for  the use of mobile phones in the armed forces of Armenia is being introduced.  The servicemen of the armed forces have the right to use  mobile phones, but should do it in proper order, Spokesperson for the  Ministry of Defense Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote on his Facebook page.  

"The soldier has the right to have a mobile phone which does not have  video recorders, recording, photographing functions and access to the  Internet. The soldier's mobile phone is registered at the collection  point. If the soldier's mobile phone has additional functions from  the aforementioned, it is returned to the soldier's representatives  on the record of receipt. The soldiers get acquainted with the  requirements of encryption rules of communication on the phone at the  Republican point of collection. 

On arrival at the military unit, the soldier gets the mobile phone  registered. The soldier is not allowed to use the mobile phone while  performing planned and unplanned activities, exercises, during combat  duty, in service and during the use of weapons. A soldier can use the  mobile phone in free time by the schedule of the military unit. The  payments for the conversations are done either by the serviceman  himself, or by his relatives," the new order reads. 

Meanwhile, servicemen are urged to avoid talking about military  incidents on the phone, not to call relatives during tense situations  and telling them what is going on, not to leave such a message as  "tomorrow we will have an alarm", not to post photos showing military  positions, secret weapons or equipment, machine numbers. It is  required to turn off a mobile phone in the course of military  operations.  "The enemy is listening to you and may destroy you and  your device," the Ministry of Defense warns.