The modern Russian army consists of conscripts and contract servicemen. But if the latter, when signing the agreement, know exactly what kind or type of troops they will be sent, since they have already served, they have a military service specialty for at least a year, 18-year-old recruits do not have to choose. The desire of the guys to get into the army elite and become, for example, a paratrooper or a marine, does not always turn into reality. The decision on which particular troops it is better for the conscript to serve is made by completely different people.
Species and genus
Before dreaming about where exactly to go to serve and whether to serve in general, the conscript should find out what types and types of troops are in the Russian Armed Forces. It is curious that there are three of them in the country. The armed forces are the Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces), the Aerospace Defense Forces and considered the elite of the Airborne Forces (Airborne Troops). The types include SV (Ground Forces), Air Force (Air Force) and Navy (Navy), each of which also consists of separate military branches. For example, tank and motorized rifle, included in the NE, or considered the pride of the Russian Navy.
Election game
Theoretically, any Russian conscript has the right not only to dream, but also to independently choose the type or type of troops in which he would like to spend the next 12 months. Or more, if by the time he was transferred to the reserve, he suddenly had a desire to remain in extra-long service and conclude the first contract with the army and his unit. The future private should declare such a desire to the military commissar and doctors at the draft board. And if possible, and somehow argue their position. For example, with a driver’s license or tractor driver’s license, which would allow serving in automobile or tank troops, a certificate of graduation from a radio school and deployment to a communications force, a certificate of a master of sports in boxing, a document on three parachute jumps and a dream of getting into their 85th celebrating in 2015 anniversary of the Airborne Forces.
Unfortunately, in practice, a lot of things do not happen according to the scenario outlined by the conscript: the paratrooper and boxer are often sent to motorized rifles, and the promising athlete-climber is guarded by the aerodrome. In fairness, it is worth recognizing that this does not always happen because of the reluctance or indifference of the military commissar. Where more often this misunderstanding is connected with the peculiar "games" of the Directorate of the General Staff for the organization of the draft campaign, whose instructions are carried out by the military commissar. So-called buyers - soldiers and officers from various units who come to military commissariats and select recruits solely at their own discretion, also contribute to the destruction of the dream of a potential paratrooper about heaven or a graduate of a children's marine club about a ship.
Become a rating!
Of course, there is no official ranking of the best or worst military branches and types of troops. But unofficial as many. The most prestigious include, in particular, the landing, border troops, marines, various special forces, reconnaissance battalions, and the navy. But there are not too many people who want to get, even for a year, to the construction battalion or the Internal Troops, with all due respect to them. However, where the military unit is located is also of great importance. After all, there is a big difference in service in the very Far East or in the Moscow Avenue of the World. When choosing a military profession, it is better to pay special attention not to the notorious rating, but to the correspondence to your dream. And if you managed to grow up to two meters, neither in paratroopers, nor in tankers, nor in submariners, alas, they will not take you with all desire. It is also naive to expect to become a marine without knowing how to swim and catch up on the crossbar.
