Since army service requires from a conscript not only patriotism, but also health, determining the degree of suitability of a conscript for military service is a task of paramount importance. It is based on the results of the medical commission that a conclusion is issued on the category of compliance of the young man with the requirements of the armed forces. A future soldier in the army will have to not only shoot, but also make many kilometers of forced marches and endure other physical and mental stress, which may not be possible for soldiers with health problems.
After a medical examination at the military registration and enlistment office, the conscript is assigned a category of military fitness, which means which troops he can join and which ones will be closed.
What are the categories of military fitness of conscripts?
The legislative framework of the Russian Federation states that any citizen of the country (and foreigners too) has the full right to serve in the army. Different types of troops and military professions place certain demands on the health of conscripts, and it is for this gradation that there are categories of fitness for military service. They determine whether a conscript can serve without restrictions or is only fit for wartime.
It is worth noting that it is mainly disabled people and those suffering from mental disorders who are completely ineligible for military service. Previously, the list of diseases for which a conscript could be “rejected” was wider, but due to the fact that the service life decreased from 2 years to 1 year, the list of diseases was significantly reduced.
Instructions for maintaining military records in organizations
A specific list of functions assigned to employees involved in the registration of military personnel in the company must be enshrined in special instructions for maintaining military records.
Such instructions outline the requirements for an employee involved in recording military personnel: what legal norms he should know and what he should be guided by in his work. In addition, this document defines the main job responsibilities and rights of the employee who carries out military registration in the company, and also prescribes provisions regarding the measures of responsibility of such a specialist for violations that he may commit while maintaining records.
Classification of fitness categories in a military ID
In order to understand the meaning of the categories, it is enough to study the table that will help decipher the degrees of fitness in a military ID:
- Category “A1” means that the conscript has ideal health and external indicators. Such an applicant will be gladly accepted into the elite units. Unfortunately, there are practically no perfectly healthy people, so conscripts of category “A1” very rarely end up in the army. All subparagraphs of category “A” (of which there are 4 in total) mean that the conscript is fully fit for the army;
- Category “B” means that the conscript can serve with some restrictions. Category “B4” is considered the last category under which a person can be drafted into the army under general conditions;
- Category “B” means that the conscript is fit for non-combatant service;
- If the column on the military ID contains category “G”, this means that the conscript is undergoing treatment and it is temporarily impossible to determine his category. In such cases he is granted a reprieve;
- Category “D” is complete unsuitability for conscription into the army under any conditions.
To know which branches of the military a particular conscript is suitable for, there is a special scale that indicates all the necessary requirements for service in specific types of troops.
Maintaining military records and reservations in an organization: general information
First of all, it is worth noting that military records should be kept not only for conscripts, but also for all those liable for military service who work/train in the organization. Law No. 53-FZ (clause 1, article 52) includes all persons in reserve as such:
- those who were discharged from the army into the reserve;
- persons who have a deferment or for some other reason did not have time to serve up to 27 years (including those exempted from service due to successful completion of the military department at the university);
- persons who served alternatively in civilian life;
- women with military specialties.
ATTENTION! If the company employs persons exempt from military service by law, or women who do not have a military specialty, then the employer does not need to keep military records for them.
For more information about who should keep military records in a company, see the article “What applies to mandatory personnel documentation?”
The procedure and basic rules that companies must follow in this context are established in the Methodological Recommendations for maintaining military records in organizations approved by the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces on July 11, 2017.
So, in relation to the above persons, companies must carry out military registration. To do this, they, just like military registration and enlistment offices, collect, systematize and keep up to date information about the performance of military duty by employees liable for military service. In addition, an important goal of military registration in an organization is a correct analysis of how much the company will be provided with labor resources if a military conflict suddenly arises and the mobilization of the military-liable part of the population is announced.
Military registration in a company must be carried out by as many specialists as required by the norms of clause 12 of Regulation No. 719. So, for example, if the company employs less than 1,500 citizens liable for military service, then the registration is carried out by one specialist, and then part-time.
IMPORTANT! Moreover, if in a company two or more specialists must keep records of employees liable for military service, then the company should create a separate structural unit - a military registration desk (clause 13 of Regulation No. 719).
In order to document the maintenance of military registration in the company, an order should be issued on the organization of military registration, in which, signed by the manager, it is indicated which of the employees will carry out military registration.
ATTENTION! Candidates of specialists who will carry out military registration must be agreed upon with the military registration and enlistment office, which has jurisdiction over the territory where the company is located. In addition, companies must send there copies of orders on the appointment/dismissal of specialists from the position of maintaining military records (clause 22 of the Methodological Recommendations).
Illness schedule table
To determine the degree of suitability, there is a special table of illnesses. It contains three columns. Each column is intended for a specific group:
- The first column is the most popular. It is intended for conscripts and citizens of pre-conscription age;
- The second column is intended for military personnel and reserve personnel;
- The third column is intended for contract soldiers.
A knowledgeable person, guided by this table, can easily determine which fitness category is written on his military ID and what it means.
Methodological recommendations for maintaining military records in 2021
To correctly maintain military records, the company must draw up a plan for the relevant work for the year (which must also be agreed upon with the military registration and enlistment office). In such a plan, all deadlines for employee accounting activities should be indicated.
Military registration of citizens in organizations is carried out according to documents, the list, forms, storage and filling procedures of which are established by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (clause 27 of Regulation No. 719). And it is conducted on the basis of the following documents (clause 25 of the Methodological Recommendations):
- registration certificate - for conscripts who have not yet served;
- military ID - for persons liable for military service in reserve.
Therefore, when hiring in 2021, the specialist responsible for accounting must check whether all the specified documents are in order: whether there are any inaccuracies, fake records, torn sheets, whether all the necessary marks are in place. And if not, inform the military registration and enlistment office.
So, during the year, a special employee in the organization must monitor the completeness and relevance of information about employees subject to military registration. For these purposes, such an employee creates a personal card for each employee liable for military service, which reflects all the information about him: marital status, position held in the organization, level of education, place of residence, etc. (clause 28 of the Methodological Recommendations).
For information on the form with which the employer carries out military registration of employees, see the article “Unified Form No. T-2 - form and sample of completion.”
If any employee receives a summons from the military registration and enlistment office, the company's military registration desk must notify him about this, and also ensure that he appears at the military registration and enlistment office in a timely manner. If a woman with a military specialty gets a job, the company must send her to the military registration and enlistment office for initial registration.
In addition, the company should explain to its employees exactly how they must fulfill their military duty in the event of mobilization, as well as what responsibility will arise if they do not do so.
An important function of specialists conducting military records in an organization is the reservation of workers, i.e., assigning the necessary specialists to the organization for the duration of a military conflict.
ATTENTION! As a rule, the booking tool is available only for strategically important enterprises, i.e. those carrying out military or government contracts, directly affecting the livelihoods of the population, etc. You can find out whether a company can book employees in the event of martial law being introduced at the military registration and enlistment office.
The company's military registration desk reports to the military registration and enlistment office. Therefore, the organization must send all information regarding:
- hiring (dismissal) of military personnel;
- changes in current information about such employees.
In addition, the company is required to annually notify the military registration and enlistment office of the number and composition of employees aged 15 and 16 years, as well as those who have just reached the age when initial military registration must be carried out.
An inspector from the State Labor Inspectorate in the Nizhny Novgorod region explained what kind of reporting organizations are required to submit to the military registration and enlistment office. V. I. Neklyudova. Get trial access to ConsultantPlus and get acquainted with the official’s point of view for free.
At least once a year, the information from the organization’s military registration desk should be verified with the information available at the military registration and enlistment office. For these purposes, the company must maintain a special audit log.
Detailed description of category "A"
Conscripts who received category “A” can be proud of their health. They are suitable for service in special forces or marines. This category is divided into 4 subgroups:
- Category “A1” is currently quite rare. To comply with it, the conscript must not only have ideal health, but also be suitable in terms of external indicators. The most severe selection takes place in the airborne troops. For example, the height of an applicant for category “A1” must be between 170 and 185 centimeters and weigh up to 90 kilograms. Naturally, vision and hearing indicators must also be ideal;
- The second degree “A2” is given to conscripts who fully correspond to category “A1”, but who previously suffered a serious illness or had fractures that did not lead to a deterioration in health. In fact, this subcategory is no different from category “A 1”, but you cannot get into the Airborne Forces with such a category. They won’t take her into the Marines either;
- The third degree “A3” implies minor health deviations. Most often these are minor visual impairments. Mostly, holders of this category serve in the internal, missile or chemical forces;
- The fourth degree of category “A” implies vision problems that exceed 20 degrees. Despite this, a conscript can serve in any army except those listed above. All other health indicators, except vision, must be ideal.
If previously it was quite difficult to correct vision, then with the advent of laser correction, a conscript can easily change his fitness category. For example, changing the fitness category from fourth to second is a fairly simple procedure.
Detailed description of category "B"
Category “B” is the most common among military personnel and conscripts. Since most of the conscripts have some kind of health deviation, all of them are assigned category “B”. This category is divided into four groups, similar to category “A”:
- Category “B1” is assigned if the conscript suffers from a mild degree of any disease or allergy. These diseases cannot affect the general physical condition of the serviceman, therefore, with this category they are taken into assault brigades and border guards;
- Category “B2” is practically no different from the first category, except that the conscript, in addition to minor health problems, may have a small percentage of vision loss. With this category they are not hired as submariners, but you can fully count on the surface fleet. You can also get into tank crews and engineering troops;
- With category "B3" you can count on signal troops, engineering or chemical troops. “B3” is assigned to conscripts with varying degrees of allergies, slight hearing and vision loss (more in percentage terms than with category “B2”);
- Category “B4” is characterized by residual effects from previously suffered injuries and illnesses. In addition, military personnel in this category may have insufficient weight and height, as well as problems with hearing and vision. Such people, as a rule, are sent to serve in a construction battalion (now these troops are called military construction units) or signal troops.
If you have been assigned fitness category “B”, then you will definitely end up in the army, but the type of military service depends on the assigned subgroup of this category.
Order on the organization of military registration: sample
As stated above, military registration in the company is organized from the moment the order is issued, signed by the head, on the organization of military registration of citizens, including the reservation of employees in the reserve.
You can download the form for such an order on our website.
This order must specify who exactly will carry out military registration in the company, as well as who will replace the main specialist during the period when he will be absent for some reason.
Description of category "G"
Fitness category “G” is inherently the most uncertain. A conscript who has received this category is given a deferment, since at the time of the examination he has an illness or injury that requires treatment. But this article should not be considered a verdict. After completing a course of treatment and rehabilitation, a new category is assigned during a second medical examination, taking into account the current condition of the conscript. These can be categories “B” or “B”. There are cases when, after a second examination, a conscript was given category “A”.
Responsibility for violation of the rules for maintaining military records in the company
Since maintaining military records in an organization is its duty, and not a right, then, accordingly, the legislator provides for penalties for failure to fulfill/incorrect performance of this duty.
From 05/05/2020, liability for violations with military registration for officials of organizations responsible for military registration work has been strengthened. The corresponding amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation were introduced by Law No. 132-FZ dated April 24, 2020. So:
- for failure to submit within the prescribed period to the military registration and enlistment office or other body carrying out military registration, lists of citizens subject to initial military registration, the fine will be 1000-3000 rubles. instead of 300-1000 rubles. (Article 21.1);
- failure to notify citizens of a summons from the military registration and enlistment office or other body that carries out military registration, as well as failure to provide citizens with the opportunity to timely appear when summoned - 1000-3000 rubles. instead of 500-1000 rubles. (Article 21.2);
- failure to report information about citizens hired or dismissed from work who are or are required to be, but are not registered with the military - 1000-5000 rubles. instead of 300-1000 rubles. (clause 3 of article 21.4).
Is it possible to change the eligibility category?
A special challenge procedure is provided for this. It is sometimes very necessary to challenge a category, because it may create problems in the future when getting a job or when obtaining a driver's license.
To challenge the decision of the draft commission, you must submit an application requesting a re-examination. Based on the results of the new survey, it is possible to challenge the decision of the draft commission.
When receiving a fitness category, you must know what they mean. This will help you decide on the choice of troops. If the assigned category does not suit you, you can try to challenge the commission’s decision.
