The General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces plans to draft conscripts on a territorial basis already in 2011. This work, according to Interfax, citing a source in the Ministry of Defense, is already being carried out by the military department as part of the general "humanization of the army" announced by Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov …
"In particular, we are considering the option of staffing conscripts on a territorial basis only in training centers and training military units, as well as in support units," he said. According to him, conscripts who, for family (or other reasons) cannot be sent to remote regions of the country, will also be able to serve not far from home.
"Contractors from the ranks of sergeants and privates, as well as officers, will continue to be sent for service on an extraterritorial basis," the agency's interlocutor added. Earlier, State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Nikolai Pankov said that the Ministry of Defense was working on the transition to a territorial principle of service for some categories of conscripts.
Earlier it was reported that according to the plans of the Minister of Defense, a 5-day work week, an afternoon rest should appear in the Russian army, and civil organizations will be preparing food, cleaning the territory and premises instead of soldiers. The days off accumulated by the conscripts who are away from home can be summed up and used as additional leave. The head of the Ministry of Defense confirmed that the term of conscription service will remain 12 months.
