Military service

Military service

Protecting the Republic of Kazakhstan is the sacred duty and responsibility of every citizen. Military service is a special type of public service of military personnel of the Armed Forces, aimed at directly ensuring military security related to the armed defense of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of the borders of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Military status

The status of a military serviceman includes the general rights, freedoms and responsibilities of a military serviceman as a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with exceptions and restrictions established by law, as well as his rights, duties and responsibilities determined by the specifics of military service.

Exemptions and restrictions of rights and freedoms, special duties and responsibilities of military personnel are compensated by additional rights and benefits established by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Military Service and the Status of Military Personnel.”

Citizens acquire military status:

• those called up for military service (training) - from the date of issuance of the order of the relevant commander on departure from the local military authority to the place of military service (training);
• those who entered military service under a contract - from the date of publication of the order of the commander (chief) of the military unit (institution) on enrollment in the lists of the unit's personnel;
• those who entered military educational institutions (military faculties), if they were not previously military personnel - from the date of publication of the order of the head of the educational institution on enrollment in the lists of personnel of the educational institution (military faculty), and when entering a foreign military educational institution - from the day of publication of the order of the head of the authorized body on sending to study;
• lancers who have completed the second year of study in military educational institutions implementing educational programs of technical and vocational education on the basis of basic secondary education - from the date of issuance of the order of the head of the military educational institution on the continuation of training, transfer to the third year and appointment of a variable cadet to a military position .

A citizen loses the status of a military serviceman from the day of exclusion from the lists of a military unit due to dismissal from military service (end of military training).

Preparing citizens for military service

Preparing citizens for military service is a set of mandatory activities carried out by government bodies with citizens of pre-conscription and conscription age in order to teach them the basics of military service, as well as with those liable for military service for the purpose of training and retraining in military-technical and other military specialties for military service.

Preparing citizens for military service includes:

• basic military training;
• military training in additional educational programs;
• training in military-technical and other specialties;
• military training under the reserve officer program.

General military training of citizens

In order to attract the population to civil defense activities and prepare the necessary contingent to staff the Armed Forces in wartime, general military training is carried out:

• men – aged from sixteen to sixty years inclusive;
• women who do not have children or have children over ten years of age - between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years inclusive.

General military training of citizens is carried out by local military authorities at the place of work, study and residence of citizens.

Military registration

Persons liable for military service and conscripts are subject to military registration, with the exception of:

• women who do not have a military specialty;
• persons exempted from military duty;
• persons serving a sentence of imprisonment;
• permanently residing outside the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Contents of military service

Military service includes:

• military service upon conscription;
• military service under contract.

Conscription military service includes:

• compulsory military service of soldiers (sailors);
• military service of reserve officers;
• military service during mobilization, martial law, in wartime and during military training.

Military service under contract includes:

• military service of military personnel undergoing military service under a contract in the positions of soldiers (sailors), sergeants (foremen) and officers;
• military service and training of cadets and students of military educational institutions.

Conscription of citizens for military service

Conscription of citizens for military service is a set of measures carried out by government agencies aimed at recruiting personnel for the Armed Forces on the basis of military duty.

Conscription of citizens for military service includes:

• conscription of citizens for compulsory military service;
• conscription of reserve officers to military service;
• conscription for military training;
• conscription for mobilization, during martial law and in wartime.

Responsibilities of citizens subject to conscription for military service

Citizens subject to conscription for military service are required to appear at the conscription commission upon summons from the local military authority. The summons is handed to the citizen personally by officials of local military authorities or at the place of work (study) by the head of the organization against signature.

If it is impossible to serve a summons to a citizen in person, ensuring his arrival is entrusted to the relevant internal affairs body.

 

Дата публикации

19 марта 2024