Holidays of Turkmenistan - Border Guards Day

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Republic of Turkmenistan declared its independence and just one year later the Border Service of Turkmenistan was officially established This happened on August 11, 1992 This date was important for the sovereignty of the country, because the main task of the Border Service is to ensure the integrity of the borders To increase the prestige of the profession, every year on August 11 a professional holiday is held, namely, the Day of Border Guards of Turkmenistan The celebration of Border Guard Day takes place in a narrow professional circle On this day, various events dedicated to this holiday are held, for example, creative concerts and thematic exhibitions Among other things, commemorative certificates and signs are awarded on this day for professional achievements, and congratulations are also accepted by veterans who dedicated their lives to serving the Motherland on the border The first years of independence, the border troops worked based on the experience of previous years, but in parallel with this, preparations were made for the reorganization of the existing service Only five years later, in 1997, fundamental changes took place in the current system, and the Border Civil Service of Turkmenistan was established Since 1997, they began to pay more attention to the material and technical base, training and provision of personnel The state is trying to provide decent living conditions; for this purpose, departmental dormitories are being built, and they are trying to provide families with children with separate housing The Border Institute is engaged in training new personnel and advanced training Service dogs are trained separately in special nurseries A distinctive feature of the Turkmen border service is that one of the assistants in the service are the famous Akhal-Teke horses Turkmen border guards are on duty guarding state borders with a length of approximately 5 thousand kilometers Part of the state border passes through flat terrain, along the line with Turkmenistan and Iran the border passes through a mountain range, and part of the border is territorially located in the waters of the Caspian Sea