"The term needs to be done for a year and a half and no longer return to this issue. Reducing the service to one year was a political decision, and this has a bad effect on the combat readiness of the army. Moreover, we have come close to the demographic hole," said the chairman of the committee State Duma Defense Minister Vladimir Komoyedov in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper.
He also said that he intends to seek from the new Minister of Defense of Russia, Sergei Shoigu, an increase in the term of conscription in the army to 1.5 years.
Komoyedov is sure that 1 year is not enough time for the training of military specialists. The head of the defense committee also called the professional, contract army "a bubble that you pop and it will burst immediately." Komoyedov is sure that without urgent service it is impossible to prepare a reserve.
The chairman of the defense committee believes that if we subtract the period of study, the actual personnel serve for 6 months, after which they leave.
“Half leaves, half stays, the other half of the unprepared rookies comes. This is an army of unstable combat readiness! The rotation should be at least thirds, not halves, that is, a service life of a year and a half is needed,” Komoyedov said.
In the near future, the revision of the terms of service in the army will become priority for the committee. However, this initiative cannot be promoted without the support of public figures.
Recall that in February of this year, while in office as prime minister, Vladimir Putin assured that the government does not plan to increase the term of conscription. He proposed to solve the problem of training qualified personnel through DOSAAF and an increase in the number of contractors.
Still fresh in the memory of Russians is the transition from two years to a year of conscription service. Starting from the autumn of 2007, our fellow citizens began to be drafted into the army for 1.5 years, and from January 1, 2008 - for 1 year.
In accordance with our laws service life in Russian army, since 2008, is 12 months, or 1 year!
2020 inductees 1 year service life
Military (including the duration of its passage for all categories) is strictly regulated by the legal acts of the state, and the main one, of course, is the Constitution Russian Federation.
And for many years after the decrease service life up to 1 year there were no major changes regarding the term of military service on conscription (an increase in the term of service or, conversely, a decrease) and, it seems, is not expected.
Accordingly, in the 2020-2021 draft, conscripts will serve no more than 1 calendar year. And right now you can find out how much and what period of service has already been passed.
The term of service in the army and navy will not change
About the term of service in the army 1.8 years
Nevertheless, our site for conscripts and soldiers constantly receives the same questions from conscripts (future soldiers), conscripts, as well as their relatives and friends. The essence of all these appeals boils down to the fact that, supposedly, service life this year will increase to 1.8 years(1 year and 8 months).
What would you like to say about this. Until changes are made to the current legislation, no talk about increasing the service life is groundless. In other words, in the next year or two term of service in the army will not change and will remain as it is now 1 year.
Reducing the term of service in the army by 45 days
Or opposite questions come up about reducing the service life by 45 days. It's completely unclear where it comes from. this information, but nevertheless, every year from draft to draft, we strongly recommend that these rumors not be taken seriously. Since this information has never been confirmed. Get information only from reliable sources!
The term of service in the army will not be increased or reduced!
President on military service in 2020
Data talk about increase or decrease military service in the course of or arise primarily in connection with the legal illiteracy of our population. Also, these rumors are published, and in some cases intentionally distributed by a number of media outlets.
But in response to all these unfounded conversations, our Supreme Commander-in-Chief - President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin - made an official statement that to increase and even more so reduce service life in 2020 not planned.
After such a statement by the first person of our state, we have nothing more to add. I hope you found the answer to your question and now you know for sure what is the term of service in the Russian army.
In pre-revolutionary Russia:
Until 1874, recruits (peasants and philistines) served in the army. At first, military service was indefinite; from 1793, the term of service was reduced to 25 years. Gradually, it decreased - and by the time of the military reform of 1874 it was already 7 years old.
After the reform, recruitment was replaced by universal military duty. The total service life in the ground forces was 15 years (directly in the service - 6 years, and the rest of the time - in reserve), the total service life in the fleet - 10 years (directly in the service - 7 years).
In 1906, the term of active soldier service was reduced to 3 years. Then, in August-December 1914, a general mobilization took place - in connection with the outbreak of the First World War.
After the revolution of 1917 and civil war a new army began to form in the new state.
IN THE USSR:
On the basis of various decrees and resolutions of the CEC, the term of service was changed several times until the law on compulsory military service was passed in 1925.
In the ground forces until the beginning of the Great Patriotic War he was 2 years old. In aviation: from 1925 to 1928 - 3 years, from 1928 to 1939 - 2 years, from 1939 to 1941 - again 3 years. He also varied in the fleet. So, from 1924 to 1928, it was necessary to serve 4 years, from 1928 to 1939 - 3 years, from 1939 - 5 years.
After the Great Patriotic War (with the beginning of which mobilization was again carried out), the new law on general military service was adopted in 1949. In accordance with it, men were drafted into the ground forces and aviation for 3 years, into the navy - for 4 years.
In 1967, a new law on universal conscription was adopted, the service life was reduced and amounted to 2 years for those who were sent to the ground forces and aviation, and 3 years to the navy.
In modern Russia:
In 1993, the action was canceled normative act that existed in the USSR - the law of the Russian Federation "On military duty and military service". Initially, the document reduced the service life to 18 months (i.e. 1.5 years), and in the fleet - to 2 years.
In 1996, in connection with the start of the Chechen campaign, a new law came into force, according to which the duration of service in the army and navy was equal - and amounted to 2 years.
In the early 2000s, preparations began in Russia for the separation of conscription and contract military service, and at the same time to reduce the conscription service from 2 years to 1 year. For the first time that the Russian leadership plans to reduce the term of military service on conscription, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced back in 2002.
The transition took place in stages: for example, young people who went into the army in the fall of 2007 had to serve 1.5 years. And since January 2008, the service life was 12 months - 1 year.
In November 2012, the media reported that the term of service in Russian army will be revised again. So, according to the chairman of the committee, Vladimir Komoyedov, the optimal duration of service is one and a half years, and reducing the service to 1 year was a “political decision” and actually has a bad effect on the combat readiness of the army.
A source in the Kremlin almost immediately denied this, recalling the president's initiative to reduce the deadlines.
What is a year in the army like? What happens to a soldier during these 365 days? What is he going through and what is he preparing for?
Today I want to tell you about what a year in the army consists of for a conscript. Of course, the sequence of events described in this article is not true for everyone. It is a specific case for me and my comrades in the Training Battalion of junior specialists of the VI ZhDV and VOSO.
But I assure you that after talking with many comrades, friends and acquaintances who have already served or are serving now, the sequence described in this article is as close to the truth as possible. To what we go through in 1 year in the army really.
Right now about what we have already been through, what we are doing now, and what lies ahead for us.
KMB or Young Fighter Course
When I learned about the meaning of this concept for the first time in my life, I had such a picture before my eyes.
Over there, on the left in the distance - it's me!
I, with all the ammunition, weapons, body armor and full equipment, run 10/20/30 km with my comrades. We run through the fields, jump over obstacles, crawl under barbed wire in the rain. Our clothes are dirty like pigs in a pen and so on ... In general, everything is like in American films about fur seals.
Probably, I even partially prepared for this. But it was exactly until the moment when I found out that there is a quiet hour in the army, and in the dining room they give 2 dishes to choose from. After that, my expectations from the army changed significantly. Including about KMB.
Until recently, I did not believe that we would have it. However, I and my friends had to take this course.
In my case, it lasted 5 weeks. Some have less, some have more. The maximum term of the course of a young fighter was with my colleagues, who were called up on June 2.
The whole point is that KMB goes to the oath. We took the oath on August 1st. Therefore, some KMB had not 1, but 2 months.
So what is this young fighter course now?
To be honest, it's not at all what I expected. We didn't have any forced marches or anything like that.
Our KMB consisted of the following elements:
- Drill.
Where without her. The basis of army life is drill training. It's like a deadlift for bodybuilders. All free time in the first month was given to the drill. And rightly so. We still couldn't walk. But practice works wonders!
- Cramming of the Statutes.
By the way. For those who don't know. There are more charters in the RF Armed Forces than one. A lot more! That is why in our KMB special attention was paid to the acquaintance and analysis of individual chapters of the statutes. General military, drill, disciplinary and others.
- General military disciplines.
As I said in one of my articles, our studies began already on the third day of service. And then the second.
- Shooting.
My favorite day in the first month. It was unbelievably cool! Shot from AK-74. I got a combat machine and 6 rounds. Out of 60 possible points, I knocked out 56. I am waiting for the next shooting to understand whether this figure was an accident ...
In general, I don’t remember anything else special. Study took up most of the time. So it was before the oath, and after taking the oath, our life has changed somewhat.
Training
Someone calls "training" just the period when we had KMB - the first month of service before the oath. Perhaps it is. But I can’t name the current period of service otherwise. All due to the fact that now there is even more study!
Couples go every day except Sunday, from 09.00 to 16.30 minimum. With a lunch break, of course. But still!
This is a real study literally this word. Stroeva has become many times smaller, and instead of the Charters, we now read each other books with poems by foreign poets in the evenings.
All due to the fact that someone swore during the day, and this was heard by the responsible officer.
Yesterday, by the way, it was. As many as 4 delinquents took turns reading 3 verses in front of the whole company. With such intonation, so sincerely! You should have heard it...
Except more study became more "work". Guys are now actively used in the canteen, in warehouses, at individual institute facilities, and in general for little things. For example, paint the parade ground. The job is responsible. It seems to be simple, but it takes all day.
As the officers told us: “Until you have taken the oath, we cannot demand practically anything from you. Here's how you get…”
And so it turns out. Now the soldiers here make up the free labor force.
Exams
I'm talking to you. This is a real university, school and army together. All in one. Exams will be in each discipline around the end of October - beginning of November 2015. By November 5, I think, 3 out of 4 companies will have already passed all the exams. And then we all wait...
High school graduation
This event is more like an oath. At least those that take place on a large parade ground and in the presence of parents.
Only instead of the sacred words of the oath, we will receive diplomas on the development of a specialty, and some will get shoulder straps of junior sergeants.
Here's how it went half a year ago.
Distribution
Literally the next day after graduation, distribution to the troops will begin.
The scheme is approximately the same as I described in my article about the first day in the army with the "purchase" of conscripts in the unit. Only here buyers will come to our unit and pick up from here. In the rest - everything is the same.
Immediately after the distribution, or even during it, recruits will drive up to our unit. From the very first day of their arrival, we will all become And the real one will begin. Only not the one you thought of, but the real one described in my article.
Service in the troops
At this point, I have so far little information. There are only a few acquaintances who have already managed to leave for the troops. They talk about how they spend the whole day on the "work".
That is, they paint, repair, clean, clean, build. What they just don't do. After all, we are soldiers. We must know everything!
military unit in Red village is considered top for our guys. It is actively promoted by officers, sergeants, and military personnel themselves. Everyone wants to go there. But when I ask what to do there, and why it is good, I don’t get a reasoned answer.
One of my good friend-colleagues once said that there is an opportunity to serve at the checkpoint in that unit. Kind of a security guard. And what, a good place, In my opinion. You sit quietly, you look at the cameras. Or even more to a computer with internet. Coffee/tea/water. Everything a soldier needs to be happy!
I also know some information about a military unit 40 km from Moscow. called 2nd Guards Taman Motor Rifle Division. If you do not go into details, then "Guards" means that its soldiers, at one time, distinguished themselves in the battles for the Motherland for the better.
As for the service there, I had a feeling about it. good impression. I even consider it an elite part.
The impression was formed on the basis of communication with three officers from there. It's not at all like ours.
I would say that we have kindergarten compared to what is happening there. They have real anxiety rises. With running around, withdrawing equipment and so on. This event takes half a night, not 1 hour, as we had here.
Plus, 29 people from ours were taken to this division. They say it's better there than here. Better is a loose concept, of course.
For example, I like it here! ;-)
By the way, about me. The last point about distribution will not affect me the way it will affect my friends. They will disperse to different parts of the country, to different branches and types of troops.
And I will stay here to continue my service until the demobilization. And you know what? I'm happy about it!
Of course, everything has its pros and cons. But here I found more pluses for myself than I could find for military service.
However, there are still a few weeks before distribution. Therefore, you can think about everything.
By the way, my predecessor himself expressed a desire and left for distribution to the troops, no matter how my commanders asked him to stay here. And on the second day, he sent an SMS to my boss with the text: “I should not have done this.”
Pretty instructive story, don't you think? But he took the place of the one who rushed there with all his might!
This is what happens in our life. Friends, once again I want to recall one of the laws of our life, which I understood precisely thanks to the army: “Everything that is done is all for the better!”
I wish you every day better than the previous one, see you soon!
Since ancient times, the army has been famous for being a place where everyone can take part in the defense of their homeland. Service in the army is the duty of every Russian man. The army is a structure that changes every year. Due to military reforms, the term of service in the army was reduced from 10 years to 1 year. Now the army is equipped with everything necessary for comfortable service. Today, paying back to the Motherland is becoming an increasingly honorable occupation. But, unfortunately, not everyone can do it for health reasons. Therefore, first of all, you need to pass a medical examination. Now the recruit in the army is provided with all the conditions: high-quality food, the latest uniforms and equipment for service. The list of diseases for which they are not taken into the army is also constantly expanding.
Every year, with the approaching time of the army draft, there are many rumors about possible changes in the rules for military service. What is military service, what are the rules for its passage and what can be expected in the foreseeable future.
How many years do conscripts need to serve?
In 1993, a law came into force that reduced the service life to 18 months, and in the fleet to 2 years.
In 1996, in connection with the beginning of the Chechen campaign, a new law was adopted, according to which it was necessary to repay the debt to the Motherland for 2 years.
In the early 2000s, preparations began in Russia for the separation of conscription and contract military service, and for the reduction of conscription service from 2 years to 1 year. The transition took place in two stages:
- those who joined the army in the fall of 2007 had to serve 1.5 years;
- since January 2008, the service life was 12 months - 1 year.
According to the Law of the Russian Federation "On Military Duty and Military Service", young people on an urgent call are supposed to serve 12 months, regardless of the type of troops. Urgent military service in the internal troops must pass all healthy men of the country aged 18 to 27 years. Upon reaching the age of 27, a citizen will not be drafted into the army.
There are two types of military service:
- on the basis of compulsory conscription (by conscription);
- on the basis of voluntary entry of citizens into military service (under contract).
Conscription service
Young people recovering from the call to defend the country will have to serve in the army for 12 months.
Every year, at the set time, a conscription is carried out for those who have passed the initial military registration and who are 18 years old by the day of conscription. However, first of all, citizens of older military age are subject to conscription, who do not have the right to deferment from conscription and for various reasons have not previously been called up for military service.
The call is held twice a year:
- from April 1 to July 15;
- from 1 October to 31 December.
The terms of conscription for some categories of conscripts may be extended.
Based on the results of the medical commission, as well as taking into account other data, the draft board makes one of the following decisions on the recruit:
- about conscription for military service;
- on referral to alternative service;
- granting a deferment;
- for exemption from military duty.
How military service will be in 2020
The call time remains the same. The service life does not change either. At the same time, recruits will be offered alternatives services:
- conscript can be trained in conditions military department simultaneously with regular studies at the institution high school in order to eventually graduate from the university with the rank of officer;
- the opportunity to enter the civil service in institutions where work is equivalent to military service. It is impossible to quit or leave such a service. The term of service differs from the usual time spent in the army and is 21 months.
Do not be afraid that the young soldier will immediately fall "to the war." For the first six months, recruits stay in the so-called "schools", where they learn the intricacies of the service. And only then they go to the place of the main service, where they apply the theory in practice.
The reduction in the term of service entailed a decrease in the number of military departments in universities, as well as a reduction in the list of reasons for deferment.
Who can get a deferment from military service
- those who are marked “unfit”, “temporarily unfit” or “limitedly fit” for health reasons;
- those who received degree provided by the state certification system;
- those young people who raise a child without a baby's mother;
- who are sons or siblings of military personnel who died in the line of military duty;
- persons who support disabled relatives;
- serving sentences in places of deprivation of liberty;
- people who have 2 or more children, or a child who is not yet 3 years old;
- full-time students and graduate students;
- police, fire, customs or corrections officers.
Conscription in Belarus
Service in the army in Belarus is an obligation of citizens of the Republic of Belarus, which is established in order to create regular army providing protection for the Republic of Belarus. The draft age is 18-27 years. The service can be implemented as:
- military service by conscription - compulsory military service for men who are recognized as fit for its passage. Conscription military service is subdivided into fixed-term military service and military service of conscription officers;
- service in the reserve - a type of military service in which citizens subject to conscription undergo urgent military service in military units, other organizations Armed Forces or transport troops of the Republic of Belarus, in classes and training camps in order to receive military training.
Conscription in Kazakhstan
The conscription of citizens to the army of the Republic of Kazakhstan for military service is carried out twice a year for the period: from April to June and from October to December. Citizens aged 18 to 27 are subject to conscription for urgent military service.
Upon reaching the draft age, if there are no delays for good reasons, the draftee is handed a summons in his hands during the spring and autumn draft. It will be necessary to appear without fail on the agenda in the draft board. The service life is, as in Russia, 12 months, or a year.
Conscription in Ukraine
The draft age is 20-27 years. Conscripts who are 18 or 19 years old at the start of the recruitment campaign can also be called to the military registration and enlistment office for medical examination, but they can start military service only if they express their personal consent. The terms for which young Ukrainians must go to the army are:
- 1.5 years - for guys who go to serve after school without a diploma of higher education;
- 1 year - for guys who managed to unlearn at the university and get a master's or specialist's degree.
