Five Service Options for Women: How Ukrainian women are mobilized to the Armed Forces

The service in the unit involves working with complex systems that require technical literacy, attentiveness and accuracy, basic engineering skills and creative tactical thinking. The selection provides training as well as the SBU check, after which the finalists will be credited to the unit. "Of course, the fact that Ukrainians and Ukrainians have to fight is bad.

But the fact that the initiatives appear to create the most comfortable conditions of military service for all categories of volunteers are good. Unfortunately, the enemy has a great advantage in live power, Therefore, you should not neglect any ideas that make it possible to reduce this gap, "-said Lutsenko. UAV is not the only direction in the army where more women would like to attract.

Thus, according to the first Viceremier of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko, one of the priority areas could be the demining of territories. Most women in Ukraine are not obliged to be on military account, except for medical professionals and a number of other specialties provided for by law. For the most part, the mobilization of Ukrainian women is voluntary. And the military committee, as noted by the Colonel of the Armed Forces in the reserve Oleg Zhdanov, not too willing to recruit women.

"Although there are no statistics on how many women have been refused military registration, such cases are known. The military committees are not too fond of recruiting women. This is due to our mentality," says Focus expert. However, state policy, formed by the current authorities, implies gender equality, in particular in the army environment. Therefore, a number of thought leaders from time to time return to the topic of women's mobilization.

"According to the law, women, with the exception of those who have a military accounting specialty, can sign a contract on a voluntary basis and join the Armed Forces. Talking that Ukrainian women need to be more involved in the army related to the fact that The authorities would like to release men who are serving in the joint positions. However, according to Zhdanov, women who would like to voluntarily sign a contract and serve in the army are enough among women.

The most popular areas that Ukrainians choose are staff positions. "It is about communications, those who work with air defense systems, clerks. There are also combat positions where women take: artillery, snipers, now form the mouth of UAV operators. But since we do not have statistics - the General Staff does not disclose this information, we We do not know which direction is the most popular, ”the expert adds.

If a woman does not have a military accounting specialty, you can voluntarily come to the military enlistment office, go through the VLK and register. The new law on mobilization, according to Zhdanov, provides for changes in the conscription system. But the mechanism described by the expert is a theory that only has to be put into practice. In fact, such a mechanism today operates only in recruiting teams.

"For women, as for men, the theory provides an interview with a psychologist, as well as tests for vocational guidance, which will determine their abilities. After that, you can master one or another military specialty. Another option - a woman herself can come and say what he wants to become A specialist in a particular field. part, "Zhdanov explains. In addition to occupational conflications, physical training is important in the service.

Zhdanov notes that women have their own standards, which are broken, in particular, by age. "Even if a woman serves in a non -administered position, it is necessary to take physical training. All military training is passed, as well as general physical training. And only then training in the specialty," Zhdanov adds. Classical learning takes 6 to 12 months. But in martial law, this process can be reduced to 3 months. "There are also civilian positions in the army.

There are hired workers who cooperate with the Armed Forces under the employment contract. They are not provided with mandatory physical training. But during the martial law, most women who serve in the army are military service" , - summarizes Zhdanov. Recall that at the end of last year, one of the resonant topics became mandatory military accounting for women. In the Verkhovna Rada it was proposed to send military people to Ukrainian women for service in the rear or to defense enterprises.