CIS citizens are invited to the Russian army

The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Ivanov announced the possibility of attracting the CIS citizens to the contract service. It is noteworthy that he did it in Minsk. To this end, the minister proposed adopting the relevant law. Contractors from the CIS countries, subject to conscientious service in the RF Armed Forces, will be able to obtain Russian citizenship after three years. However, the military department has not yet intended to create a separate foreign legion - representatives of the countries of the near abroad who expressed the desire to serve Russia will even be distributed to ordinary military units, independent military review writes.

Meanwhile, the process of preparing the Russian army for contract service is gaining momentum. Recall that in accordance with the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 21, 2001, to assess the costs associated with the transition to the recovery of military posts in formations and military units of the constant readiness of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, military personnel undergoing military service under the contract, an interagency group was created within representatives of interested federal executive bodies and the Institute of Economics of the Transitional period under the leadership of the head The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - Deputy Minister of Defense of Army General Vladimir Isakov and Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Russia, Colonel General Vladislav Putilin. Recently, the preliminary results of the work of the interdepartmental group were summed up at the Ministry of Defense.

According to Vladimir Isakov, preliminary costs were determined on the transfer of units deployed in the territory of the North Caucasus, Volga-Uralsky, Leningrad, Siberian, Far Eastern and Moscow military districts, for a new method of completing. To do this, a special passport was instituted for each military unit. According to Vladislav Putilin, the initial costs when replacing the full-time head of the military service soldier will be from 200 to 500 thousand rubles. Specific indicators will depend on the dislocation, degree of arrangement and condition of the educational-material base of specific compounds and parts.

The additional expenses necessary to compensate for the exceeding the cost of the annual maintenance of military units after their transition to a new method of recruitment are associated with the content of personnel (50%), expenses for combat training (30%), operation and repair of weapons (16%). The annual costs for transferring the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to the contract basis will amount to from 15 to 20 billion rubles. per year. This amount is comparable with allocations allocated for the past two years in the federal budget under the section "Military Reform". The final figures are planned to be approved at a special government meeting.

The problem of contract service is constantly in the field of view of the first persons of the state. In March, President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense for the refinement of the federal target program for transferring constant readiness for completion mainly under the contract. This FCP is designed for 2004-2007. In inclusive, it provides for a set for the service of up to 167 thousand contractors in the positions of ordinary and sergeants. The State Duma also manifests great attention to this topic. At the initiative of the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security of Yuri Tsybakin, a protocol order was given an order to the Defense Committee to apply to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with a request to provide information on the implementation of the specified FCP.

During military reform, the social component is extremely important. On the eve of the parliamentary and presidential elections, the topic of contract service acquires a pronounced political coloring. The most active player in this field is the "Union of Right Forces", seeking to earn political capital on populist slogans and attract the sympathy of voters. However, the real levers of the reform management of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the adoption of strategic decisions, including the size of the monetary content of contractors, are in the hands of state representatives. According to Colonel General Putilin, in the Pskov Division of the Airborne Forces, which is the first to switch to contract service, the private monthly receives 5.3 thousand rubles monthly, the sergeant - 6 thousand, the lieutenant - 7.9 thousand, the captain - 8.7 thousand, the battalion commander - 9.9 thousand, the regiment commander - 11.6 thousand rubles. Obviously, it is these numbers that will become a guideline for the Ministry of Defense when translating parts of constant readiness to a contract.