The border troops are precisely those military personnel who guard the borders of our country, who will take the first blow if hostilities begin. If you want to join this army, you will need to go through the following steps.
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Instruction manual
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Serve in the army upon conscription. The border troops mainly recruit citizens who want to serve on a contract basis. Contractors are paid a salary, in addition, they are entitled to free housing.
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Contact the military commissariat in the city where you live or in the very part in which you would like to serve. Persons not older than 40 years of age who meet professional, medical and psychological requirements are admitted to the border service. Both men and women can become border guards.
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Go through the medical examination, get an affirmative answer at the military registration and enlistment office, and go to the indicated military unit to serve.
One of the ways to get into the border troops is to study at the border institute of the FSB of Russia. In order to start learning, you must:
1. Pass a medical examination and professional-psychological selection. You need to have good health and moral stamina. The students of this educational institution cannot be convicted citizens and people with drug problems. You will also be forced to undergo a series of tests that verify your moral character, because the service in the border troops is connected with state secrets and working with secret documents.
2. Pass traditional exams in literature, the Russian language, social studies and history.
3. Take tests to your fitness level.
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If you successfully pass all the tests, you will become a cadet at the Institute of Border Troops, and then - a border guard officer. The term of study will be 5 years.
Border authorities of the FSB also accept graduates of ordinary universities with diplomas of lawyers, economists or experts in the field of transport. In this case, you will also be awarded the title and guaranteed all the benefits required of the military.