Contract Military Service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: Organizational, Medical, and Social Aspects of the Selection of Citizens

Summary. The aim of the study is to analyze organizational, medical and social aspects of the selection of citizens for military service under contract in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the basis of a comprehensive study conducted in the subject of the Russian Federation, Orenburg oblast, in order to differentiate the approach to the qualitative staffing of military units of different kinds and types.

Materials and Methods of Research. During the present study, the reporting and accounting documents of military commissariats (military commissariats) of municipal formations of Orenburg oblast for the ten-year period – from 2012 to 2021 – were analyzed.

Study materials and methods. At present, the share of citizens serving under conscription is 1/3, and the share of contract servicemen is 2/3 of the total number of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The resource of citizens for qualitative selection for military service under contract in the Orenburg oblast has been established. A comprehensive assessment of health status, medical and social status and quality of life of persons willing to enter military service under contract has been made, and their moral qualities and their capabilities have been studied in detail. According to the data of the professional psychological selection, all the selected persons had high emotional stability, resistance to physical and mental overload, which may arise during military service, including during performance of tasks in extreme conditions and emergency situations.