New law on year-round conscription could come into force as early as January A bill on year-round conscription for military service has been introduced to the State Duma. The authors of the initiative, head of the Duma Defense Committee Andrei Kartapolov and his deputy Andrei Krasov, propose holding conscription events not twice a year, but indefinitely. What this means in practice, what will change for conscripts and why this law was needed - “Vorstka” is looking into it.