Every man in our country must have a military ID. The absence of this important document indicates that the man was not involved in service, was not transferred to the reserve, and was never registered with the military. Not all citizens who, for various reasons, did not serve, know what documents are needed to obtain a military ID.
We will tell you what documents everyone needs to obtain a military ID, and whether you need to pay a fine if you lose this document. The main thing to remember is that after 27 years of age, a military service may also be needed, even if you have not served in the army and are in poor health.
Military ID
This is a special document that is issued to citizens for the establishment and implementation of military registration. This form is issued after the citizen has completed military service or is considered transferred to the reserve. Before being drafted into the army, all young people aged 17 are called for special registration. There they are required to undergo a medical examination and receive a registration certificate. It is this that, at the age of 18, upon conscription into the army, is replaced by the well-known ticket.
The registration certificate is the first document that opens the registration of a citizen. Externally, the certificate of attribution looks like a thin blue book. It contains the personal data of the future conscript, his fitness category and the results of the medical examination. To obtain a registration certificate, you must provide a passport or birth certificate, a questionnaire about yourself and your parents, three black and white photographs without corners and marks, as well as a certificate of completion of 9 classes and a certificate of residence.
It is important to understand that in order to receive a ticket and register for special registration, you must either serve in the army or be declared unfit for health reasons. In any case, a male citizen must have such a document. The list of documents required to obtain a military ID is not complicated.
Without it, there is no way to get a good job, since the employer does not have the right to employ people who are not registered with the military. In addition, you will not be able to obtain a foreign passport, and problems may arise with registration with the traffic police and other government agencies.
The conscript document contains more information about the person liable for military service than the registration certificate. The military man has data on his military specialty, sports category, military status, number of registrations and deregistrations, education, place and date of birth.
A ticket can be obtained in several cases: if a young man is studying at a military department, was drafted into the ranks of the Russian army, upon admission to a military educational institution, if he is unfit for service due to health, upon transfer to the reserve, after 27 years, if there were previous valid reasons for deferments from military service, as well as in the presence of unfitness, according to the Law and military service.
This book can be in two colors. The green version is issued to reserve officers, and the rest of the men receive a red document. The documents everyone needs to obtain a military ID are not a long list. These are, first of all, documents confirming the state of health and confirming the identity of the citizen.
Why do you need to receive
A military ID is required during conscription for military service (including contract service), admission to a military educational institution, and when being sent to the reserves.
Like a passport, it is needed for identification. Will be needed to register at the end of your service. It is received by:
- no later than 10 working days from the moment when the decision was made to enroll the citizen in the reserve;
- on the day of sending to the collection point - in case of conscription.
Military tickets are issued for different categories.
Category | Why is it needed? | When is it issued? | To whom is it issued? |
Soldier, sailor, sergeant, sergeant major, warrant officer, midshipman | Allows you to verify your identity. Expresses the attitude of a person in the reserve to the duties of the service. | In the established paragraph 4 of Art. 20, paragraph 1, art. 20.2, clause 1, para. 3, 4 p. 2 art. 52 Law of March 28, 1998 No. 53-FZ; clause 1 of the Procedure approved by Order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation dated July 18, 2014 No. 495, cases:
| A citizen of the Russian Federation who is not in the reserves and has not served. |
Reserve officer | The main personal identification document for military personnel. Establishes the legal status of an officer in the reserve, his attitude to the duties of military service. | In the established paragraph 4 of Art. 20, paragraph 1, 2 art. 52 of the Law of March 28, 1998 No. 53-FZ in cases:
| Citizen of the Russian Federation with an officer rank. |
List of documents that will be needed
What documents are needed and what are not for obtaining a military ID, you need to know in advance. In this case, it will be easier to collect them and submit them to the military registration and enlistment office. This will significantly speed up the process of military registration and issuance of a military ID. This list includes:
- Application addressed to the military commissar. Drawed up in 2 copies;
- 2 photographs 3x4 on matte paper without corners or inserts;
- Original passport and a copy of its pages (2, 3, 5). All copies must be made on one A4 sheet;
- Original and copy of certificate of completion of secondary educational institution;
- If available, driving license and a copy thereof;
- Medical certificate of health.
In addition, you may need data on the size of clothing, shoes and hats. You must submit your registration certificate, if available. It is important that the person who comes for the military man does not sign any additional documents and does not agree to incomprehensible interviews.
The young man has the right not to disclose information about himself that is not in the submitted documents. After submitting the entire list of papers, a meeting of the military board will take place on the citizen’s enrollment in the reserve. Then the military document is issued, and the citizen can receive it personally by signing it and in a special journal.
Deadlines for registration and issuance of military registration documents
Having figured out when the district commissariat issues a military ID in hand to citizens liable for military service, it is worth finding out about the deadlines for processing documents.
According to current Russian legislation, the conscription commission at the military registration and enlistment office, after conscripts have undergone a medical examination, must decide on their assignment to military service, complete exemption from military duties, or granting a temporary deferment.
In addition, the draft commission decides to remove from military registration in accordance with the procedure established by law individuals who are not in the reserves, i.e. exempted from military duties and conscription into the RF Armed Forces.
According to the current legislation of the Russian Federation, the military registration and enlistment office undertakes to issue a military ID to a citizen within 15 calendar days (10 working days) after the military commission makes a decision.
Obtaining a ticket after 27 years of age and for health reasons
If a man is 27 years old and needs a military registration document, he will have to get it from the military commissariat. First of all, you will have to prove that you are not a draft dodger and did not serve in the army for objective reasons, for example, due to a deferment during study.
After 27 years, the document may be needed for high-ranking positions, for some social benefits, and also so that the commissariat can mobilize citizens liable for military service in the event of an emergency or military action. Thanks to military registration, commissariats will always be able to quickly gather citizens who are able to defend the Motherland and help their people.
A young man after 27 years of age must be enlisted in the reserve if he has reasons why he did not serve. The presence of a “magic red book” means that a citizen has no obligations to the country’s armed forces. The documents for obtaining a military ID are the same as at the age of 17:
- Passport and a copy of all important pages;
- All available educational documents;
- Registration certificate;
- Photo 3x4;
- Bypass sheet;
- Certificate of registration and a document from the place of native settlement stating that such a ticket was not received there;
- A certificate stating that the young man is not registered with a psychiatrist or narcologist, as well as a document on his state of health.
The entire process of obtaining a military officer takes 10 days. This is if the citizen immediately provided the entire list of documents to fully obtain a military ID, without errors or corrections. After this period, you can receive a ready-made ticket in your hands. In such a document there is an inscription that the citizen is a private in the reserve.
In order to become a reserve officer, you must obtain a certain education or position in the army. If a young man did not serve in the army or did not graduate from special academies, then he will not be able to legally become a reserve officer.
Features for students
Young people studying in military educational institutions are liable for military service. After taking the oath, they are given a military ID. After completing training and being awarded a military rank, a person must serve for a number of years in the RF Armed Forces.
In civilian universities, from January 31, 2019, military departments were repurposed into military training centers (MTC). The work of the centers is determined by Art. 20 Federal Law No. 53. The criteria for admission are:
- age from 24 years;
- good academic performance in the main specialty;
- state of physical fitness.
Upon admission to a university, a young man enters into a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry, upon completion he is awarded the rank and issued a “military officer.”
Military ID for a draft dodger
It is worth mentioning separately about the receipt of the document by draft dodgers. According to recent changes in legislation, draft dodgers can be considered not only those who deliberately ran away from the army, but also those who were forgotten by the military registration and enlistment office.
First of all, draft dodgers must remember that starting from 2014, if they have not served in the army and do not have a reason to do so, then obtaining a military ID is impossible for them. This prevents employment in government agencies, both civilian and law enforcement.
Every citizen under 27 years of age must serve in the Russian army, except in cases where he is a student, a single father, or the father of a large number of children. If there are no good reasons, then for 12 months you will have to live in the barracks and comprehend the wisdom of drill training.
If a young man comes to the military registration and enlistment office, he will definitely be checked for wanted status under Article 328 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. If a case is filed against a citizen under this article, he will have to answer to the fullest extent of the law. This threatens with a fine and imprisonment for up to 2 years. In the case where there is no criminal case, but there were no legal grounds to avoid the army all the time, the new arrival can only receive a certificate instead of a military ID. This certificate states that the citizen did not serve without a legal basis.
Such a certificate is the main protection of citizens who did not serve in the army. In order to receive such a form, you need the same list of documents, that is, a passport, certificate of education, photographs.
"Military" after 30 years
Often citizens come for a ticket when they are 35 or 40 years old. This approach has pros and cons.
To get a military ID after 30 years of age, you need to go through exactly the same steps as at the age of 27. Prepare documents, write an application, and then undergo a medical examination.
The final decision will be made by the draft committee.
If a citizen comes to obtain a military ID after 30 years of age, he will not be able to avoid an administrative fine for violating the rules of military registration.
But he may not be afraid of criminal liability for evading service. The statute of limitations for this crime is two years, and it is counted from the date when the citizen turns 27 years old.
It can be added that the military registration and enlistment offices are quite biased towards those liable for military service who not only evaded the army, but also delayed the process of issuing a military ID.
Return for lost document
Unfortunately, any paper can be lost. Not everyone knows what to do when a military member is lost. The loss recovery procedure contains a simple algorithm of actions. You can get a duplicate of your military ID again at the military registration and enlistment office at your place of registration. In this case, no more than 10 days should pass from the moment the ticket was lost.
First of all, you need to contact the police, where a statement about the loss of the military man will be written. If law enforcement agencies cannot find a document, then they are obliged to issue a certificate stating that the citizen contacted them. After this, you can safely go to the military registration and enlistment office. A new ticket can be issued if the following documents are available:
- Passport or paper replacing it, in case of loss of the passport along with the military ID;
- Certificate from the police;
- Medical certificate for those who are released from service due to health reasons;
- Three photographs.
What documents are needed for a military ID when receiving it for the first time - the same list will be required when receiving a document after loss. It is important not to delay going to the military registration and enlistment office, since a police certificate is only valid for 2 weeks.
You will definitely have to pay for the loss of a military man, according to the Code of Administrative Offences, Art. 21 clause 7. The size of a one-time fine ranges from 100 to 500 rubles. If a citizen who is registered fails to show up for military training due to the loss of his military ID, then he will be fined in the amount of 3 to 5 thousand rubles, since the loss of a ticket is not a valid reason for failure to appear for retraining.
What to do to receive
To be eligible for a military ID, you must complete military service or receive “unfit” status. A citizen must collect a package of documents and deliver them to the military registration and enlistment office at the place of registration or residence.
What is needed to obtain a military ID:
- Check the work schedule of the military registration and enlistment office.
- Read the list of required documents.
- Design them according to certain requirements.
- Visit the military registration and enlistment office.
- Complete the application and submit the collected papers.
- Come to the military registration and enlistment office on time and receive a “military certificate”.
Getting a new military ID in another city
The legislation of our country provides for maintaining military records at the place of residence, and not where the citizen serves in the ranks of the Russian army. If the account card was lost in another city, then it will not be possible to restore it there. This can only be done at the place of permanent registration.
If, for many reasons, a citizen cannot receive a military service item where he was registered, documents for receipt can be submitted by authorized persons. To do this, you will need to issue a power of attorney from a notary. It is important to know that only the citizen himself can receive the military serviceman, since his signature is required.
What documents will be required?
In addition to the fact that the list of papers will be announced by an employee of the commissariat, you can also familiarize yourself with the list when filling out the form to receive a ticket. It will be attached to a special information board. And often includes:
- Internal passport of the Russian Federation;
- Three color photos, size 3x4;
- University graduate diploma;
- Driver license;
- Photocopies must be attached to the originals of all documents;
The registration certificate, which must be given after the presentation of the military ID (if there is no such paper, then when filling out the application, you must make an appropriate entry). The absence of a registration certificate does not affect the procedure for issuing a military certificate.
Attention! An employee of the executive body cannot demand this document, since it only contains information that is already duplicated in the man’s personal file.
This information is useful because military registration and enlistment office employees often oblige those wishing to obtain a military ID to provide a registration certificate. It is issued to young men at the first examination by a medical commission at the age of 14-17 years; naturally, for a period of more than 10 years, not everyone will be able to keep this paper.
How to properly collect documents for recovery
In order to avoid problems with obtaining a military officer, you must prepare all the necessary papers and photographs in advance. The list of all documents for obtaining a military ID can be found at the military registration and enlistment office; in addition, it will be presented in detail to conscripts when undergoing a medical examination and preparing for conscription.
It is highly discouraged to contact any intermediary organizations that can offer their services. These are illegal representations that can sell a fake document for a lot of money. As a result, you can get not a special account book, but a very real punishment for a criminal offense.
Documents for obtaining a military ID must be provided both in the form of copies and in the form of originals. It is important not to leave the originals at the military registration and enlistment office, but simply show them. Otherwise, they may be lost accidentally or intentionally, which will lead to even greater problems.
Documents for girls to receive VB in 2021
A military ID is issued to girls who have received military qualifications while serving in government bodies, as well as those who have received an education that requires work in the following industries:
- Connection.
- Meteorology.
- Medical focus.
- Poly- and cartography.
- Information Security.
- Development and maintenance of opto- and sound-metric means.
The design of the VB for girls does not have any special differences. The principle of issuing a military ID, as well as the set of papers, does not differ from the usual algorithm for men. Girls often learn that they need to obtain a certificate only during their studies; they do not always agree with this state of affairs. But if you ignore this legal norm, you will face at least a fine for failure to receive VB.
For reference! In civilian life, the presence of a military document will not affect a woman’s fate in any way. As a rule, no organization requires girls to have a ticket.
All actions to obtain such important papers, such as a document representing a military service, must take place on time. After all, depending on how old a citizen is when he applies for VB, the degree of difficulty in obtaining it depends. It is also necessary to study in advance all aspects of future life and the possible consequences of not having a military form.