Commanders of military units will be able to recruit volunteers without involvement of the Military Commissariat - General Staff
Kyiv • UNN
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has developed proposals to simplify the recruitment of volunteers without the involvement of the Military Commission. This will allow commanders to select motivated personnel, and volunteers to choose positions according to their specialty.
Commanders of military units may be allowed to recruit volunteers for their area of responsibility without the involvement of territorial recruitment and social support centers. This was reported by UNN with reference to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Details
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on an initiative basis, has developed proposals for amendments to the "Procedure for the Conscription of Citizens for Military Service during Mobilization, for a Special Period", which allow commanders of military units to conscript persons liable for military service who have expressed a desire to serve without the participation of territorial recruitment and social support centers in these activities
The agency emphasizes that the relevant changes will allow:
- to simplify the mechanism of recruiting citizens for military service under mobilization;
- commanders of military units to select and recruit personnel who are motivated to defend their homeland;
- persons liable for military service may choose vacant positions available in military units, including those with related civilian specialties or skills;
- eliminate the risks for citizens to be drafted through the MCC and JV to other military units (not of their own choice).
Recall
The Ministry of Defense previously stated that as of May 2024, the ratio of volunteers to mobilized persons who joined the army in Ukraine was one to three.