These are civilians who carry out their careers normally, but who have military training and experience, in a first phase soldiers up to 35 years old will be summoned as well as non-commissioned officers under 45
This past Wednesday, Vladimir Putin marked a turning point in the conflict with Ukraine by announcing before the television cameras a “partial military mobilization” to fight on the front. This measure, which will serve to reinforce the troops already displaced to Ukrainian territory, will cause more than 300,000 people “with previous military experience” to be called up.
But what is the profile of these reservists? These are civilians who carry out their careers normally, but who belong to the military reserve group. According to Putin, “only those citizens who are currently in the reserve and, above all, those who have served in the Armed Forces, have certain military specialties and relevant experience” will be recruited. That is, only men with military experience will receive the call. They will have additional training beforehand.
The chairman of the Duma Defense Committee, Andrei Kartopolov, declared that “the first wave of mobilizations will cover soldiers up to 35 years of age as well as non-commissioned officers under 45 years of age. He also indicated that graduates of the so-called “military chairs of Russian universities could be called up,” but only if their specialties are in corresponding demand by the Army. “These are not people who have never seen or heard anything about the Army. Students can continue to go to class,” Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu clarified.
Thus, in a country like Russia, where men between the ages of 18 and 27 are required to do military service for at least one year, it is estimated that the number of reservists could exceed two million.
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