The health requirements of those called up for military service have increased in the RF armed forces, said Vitaly Cherkashin, deputy chief of the Main Center of Military Medical Expertise in the Ministry of the RF. Defense.
According to the changes introduced in the provisions on the military medical examination, restrictions on health conditions will be applied to people at risk of sudden death from cardiovascular diseases, and to those who have suffered from tuberculosis.
According to Cherkashin, the tightening of approaches to selecting citizens for military service for health reasons will affect the general aptitude indicator. So, in the spring conscription campaign the indicator was 73.5%, while in the spring of 2020 it was 76.4% and stood at around 75-76 % since 2016.
During the spring conscription, the doctor over more than 672 & nbsp; 000 people were examined.
Over 127 & nbsp; 000 people are subject to conscription this fall.
Previously, it was reported that in Russia in 2022-2024 it is planned to increase the number of contract servicemen, for which 73 billion rubles are allocated in the federal budget.
It also became known that in the Scandinavian countries the problem of conscripts is worsening due to the excess weight of young people and the socio-demographic situation: men are feminizing and women & mdash; courageous.