The Russian military service system was inherited from the Soviet era and gradually developed, and there are two types of soldiers under the current military service system:Conscripts and contract soldiers, which is equivalent to the compulsory soldiers and volunteer soldiers often said in China.
Since the beginning of its existence, the Soviet army has implemented universal compulsory military service, with soldiers being conscripted throughout the country. For most of the Soviet Union, in order to maintain a huge army of millions of sizes, the main implementation was the compulsory military service system, according to the "Universal Compulsory Military Service Law", all male citizens are obliged to participate in military service when they reach adulthood, and they need to register on time, similar to the military service registration before the recruitment of compulsory soldiers in our country, but not every citizen who participates in the registration can eventually enter the army to serve, and the proportion of selection is approximately1 3 or 1 4After completing the enlistment procedures such as physical examination, political examination, and military appointment, they will enter the army to serve, depending on the service period of different branches of the military2-3 years,In general, the navy and air force, which are more technically demanding, have a longer service period than the army.
During the Cold War, in order to maintain a multimillion-dollar army, the Soviet Union mainly relied on compulsory military service. In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, thus plunging into the quagmire of a nine-year-long war, and the brutal war and the huge ** to a considerable extent dampened the enthusiasm of ordinary people to join the army, forcing the Soviet army to try to introduce a conscription system, that isAccording to the principle of voluntariness, serve according to the contract", and recruit "contract soldiers" from the societyIt also stipulates that after the expiration of the service period, they can enjoy a series of relatively considerable welfare benefits, and in the specific implementation, they mainly recruit volunteers who are willing to extend their service from the conscripts, and sign contracts, in our words, they are "turned into volunteers", and their essence is to attract high-quality soldiers with higher treatment.
Soviet soldiers who served in Afghanistan in the 80s of the 20th century, the war gave birth to the Soviet armyContract military serviceof reforms. The emergence of "contract soldiers" has indeed stimulated the enthusiasm of some people to join the army, such as the current Belarusian ** Lukashenko served twice in the Soviet Union.
Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia continued to push forward the reform of the military service system, establishingMixed military service system, combining conscripts and contract soldiers. However, due to various reasons, such as economic problems, this reform goal has not been achieved so far. The mixed military service system stipulates that compulsory soldiers have a service period of 12 months, while contract soldiers are mainly used in some branches of the military that have relatively high requirements for military equipment and technology. This system provides Russia with an important number of soldiers**.
In general, the Russian military service system is an important part of Russia's *** and defense system. Through its implementation, Russia is able to guarantee a strong defense force and contribute to the security and peace of the country.