The government introduced a bill that increases the conscription base. The bill cancels a ground for excluding military service for citizens, had already served in another state.
As states, the service which facilitated and should not be considered by the Russian military office, are Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland.
According to «Interfax», contains information about the bill in the electronic database of Commerce. It also laid out and an explanatory note, which indicates that there is now a large number of grounds for exemption or granting deferments from military service. Regarding the demographic situation and the reluctance of many people to perform the duties of military service can not equip the Russian Armed Forces, other troops and military formations of the necessary number of soldiers and sailors.
«In this situation, the bill would have lifted the basis for exemption from military service of citizens, past military service in another Member State, except in cases provided for in international treaties » — Said in a memorandum.
As explained in the document, this is due to the fact that in some countries, such as Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan for military service and the service is understood in a mobilization reserve, which effectively mean paying large sums of money and going through military training monthly.
In addition, in many countries, despite the long period of military service and its place in a simplified form. «For example, in Switzerland Military service by the militia principle of» — Said in the explanatory note.
The proposed amendment may be considered as a measure of the migration of citizens, «Whose goal is not to perform a civic duty in relation to the Russian Federation.»
Conscript base, the authors estimated to grow by 1000 people a year.