Every year on October 1, the autumn conscription begins in Russia. 127,500 people will be called up for military service this fall. By way of comparison: a year earlier, 128,000 had been enlisted. What's going to change this year for the conscripts and their parents?
What's going to happen
On the eve of the start of the call, the staff plans were unveiled < strong> by the Chief of the General Directorate of the Organization and Mobilization of the General Staff (General Staff of GOMU), Colonel-General Yevgeny Bourdinski. & nbsp; According to him, the project commissions start their work on October 1, 2021 in all constituent entities of the Russian Federation, with the exception of a number of municipalities in the Far North, where the project takes place once a year. Here, the provisional committees will begin their work on November 1.
All military stations are pre-equipped with the necessary medical equipment, including 5 million medical masks and 200,000 test systems. Before conscription, more than 600,000 young people were examined remotely. The indicator far exceeds the number of those who will be called, which is good!
The next barrier defense against the coronavirus has been built on face-to-face exams. During these events, more than 135,000 recruits were tested for anti-coronavirus antibodies. More than 450 of them have been quarantined. They will no longer be called this year.
Compared to the previous fall 2021 call, there will be no significant differences. Is it a thing: the General Directorate of Organization and Mobilization has issued a special order for military registration and enlistment offices calling on the service of flood prone areas. “ Especially for recruits whose homes have been affected by flooding, it is necessary to use an individual approach, & mdash; noted the Chief of Staff of GOMU. & mdash; The decision should only be made after conducting interviews with the conscript and his parents and taking their wishes into account. ''
Be healthy!
There is more good news for those who will serve. In the armed forces of the Russian Federation, the health requirements of citizens called up for military service have been tightened. Reported by Deputy Head of the Main Center of Military Medical Expertise of the Ministry of Defense of the RF Vitaly Cherkashin . According to him, in order to improve the quality of the medical examination, changes have been made to the provisions relating to the military medical examination. “ Thus, health restrictions apply to citizens at risk of sudden death from cardiovascular disease, as well as to citizens after suffering from tuberculosis, '' & mdash; noted the lieutenant colonel of the medical service.
“ The tightening of approaches to selecting citizens for military service for health reasons is reflected in the Global Fitness Indicator, '' & mdash; Cherkachine said.
As a result, according to his data, due to improved exam quality, the recruit aptitude rate for the spring draft campaign was 73.5%, while at spring 2020 it was 76.4% and since 2016 it is around 75-76%.
What happened
Prior to the start of the fall conscription, it was not without summing up the results of the spring conscription. In April-July 2021, more than 134,000 people were sent for military service in units and formations. The events took place within the confines of the coronavirus pandemic. The first pre-conscription surveys of recruits were conducted remotely. In the following stages, during the check of barriers, which was carried out at the points of recruitment and collection, it was possible to identify more than 3,500 citizens with signs of infectious diseases. Naturally, neither of them entered the troops.
The conscripts were transported to the place of duty in 2 thousand separate cars that were part of the passenger trains.
There was no entrance for other passengers, as well as an exit for future soldiers. The bulk of the recruits were therefore transported: more than 79,000 people. 29 military echelons delivered more than 9,000 people to the barracks, 66 civil aviation flights & mdash; more than 5 thousand, 47 aviation flights of the Armed Forces & mdash; approximately 2,000. The remaining 38,000 people delivered & nbsp; by car. These data perhaps indicate a progressive refusal of the Armed Forces to recruit on a territorial basis. Although it has not been officially announced.
According to the results of the spring conscription, the military department notes a slow but steady increase in the age of the conscript contingent. The number of 18-year-olds enlisted in military service has declined by 4% since 2016.
The same can be said for the level of education. If in 2016 45% of citizens with secondary vocational education were called up for military service, then as a result of this call & mdash; over 66% (an increase of 21.6%).
The health of conscripts is improving as well. If in 2012 the number of citizens recognized as fit for military service amounted to 70%, then in 2020 this figure increased by 8% to 78%.
More than 672,000 people underwent medical examinations during the spring conscription campaign.
