Half a million fighters for the Armed Forces: 9 steps to fair mobilization in Ukraine

Everyone understands, but few accept the need for their personal mobilization, not only because it is scary, not only because mobilization destroys the usual way of life, but often destroys personal life, families, but most importantly, I think - people do not accept their personal mobilization, because mobilization is unjust.

He who could not switch, roll off, pay - he goes to serve who has no armor - he goes to the front, whom they were caught - so they are not lucky, rich spend time in restaurants, poor - in trenches, let the military pensioners, police, judges and prosecutors. This is how opponents of personal mobilization argue. In their arguments there is a truth, but there is no excuse. What should be done to make mobilization fair? The first is to return to constitutional norms.

The Constitution of Ukraine has no age and gender restrictions for mobilization. Yes, of course, the government and the president can declare the mobilization of individual age groups (as now, from 25 years) and not mobilize women, but this does not add a mobilization of justice. The second is to cancel artificial privileges for young people ("Contract 18-24"), which are not those who have been able to survive from 2022, since 2014.

Although many soldiers, especially commanders, greet such rules, seeking to fill their detachments with personnel, but young "millionaires" with the right to travel abroad among the exhausted old soldiers - this story is also not justice. Third, there should be a clear mechanism of demobilization. At least temporary. At least in the form of a long vacation.

The war will still be long, and those mobilized, who have served a year or two years (for example), should have the right to go "for a dembel" for six months, for example. In addition, it is necessary to demobilize old, chronically ill, crippled war (including mentally), as well as drug addicts and alcoholics. The latter to send to the work battalions for the construction of fortifications. The fourth - desertion (HSF) must be re -criminalized.

Deserters - whatever they have motives - must be responsible for the law and not stay somewhere on the zone in the rear, but build fortifications on the first and second lines of defense, restore the destroyed. It is necessary to give the HSCs time-a maximum of a week-to return to part, then find and punish. Fifth - Military police need a law enforcement structure to maintain order in the frontal lane, to find and detain deserters, to accompany mobilization measures.

A military prosecutor's office is needed, which would consider not only deserters and denials, but also the validity of the actions of commanders who do not keep their fighters. Sixth - it is necessary to restore conscript service. The term service should be 1 year for men and women between the ages of 18 and 22. Stargers should serve in the rear areas - protect/protect the border, coasts, important state, energy, military facilities.

Stargers should be actively involved in air defense service (mobile groups). When passing conscripts, they must receive increased military training. Seventh - mobilization age should be reduced to 23 years (at least). Men and women should be mobilized. Men - up to 50 years, women - up to 40 years. Others - on a voluntary basis. The old ones in the army are not needed.

Mobilized women should be completed mainly by women's military units of air defense, National Guard, SPSU for serving in the rear areas. Eighth - mobilization should become fair, which should be abolished by reservation of certain categories of the population.

The mobilization should be by the lot - it is not necessary to invent a special "Ukrainian bicycle", but to use American experience when a year ahead is played by birthdays, and the military will know in advance what day he needs to come to the military enlistment office. And after he comes to the military enlistment office, he will either receive a reservation (if there are grounds for this) or go to the training center within 10 days (for example).

Ninth - the functions of military enlistment offices (TCC) should be transferred from the Land Forces to a civil structure, which should be formed mainly from war veterans, war invalids, war heroes who resigned for various reasons. I am sure that in the case of this plan or similar to it, the belligerent army will receive a minimum of half a million healthy fighters, get rid of sick, elderly, as well as breathable and drug addicts.

The protection and defense of the rear districts and the sky over the country will take over conscripts and women's units. The main thing - will become more justice and motivation. Everything will be honest. Is it possible to do this quickly? Of course, because there is a proven Turbo-mode in the Verkhovna Rada. Only political will is needed. The author expresses a personal opinion that may not coincide with the editorial position.