During his meeting today, July 16, the Verkhovna Rada adopted as a whole bill No. 13229 on amendments to the Law on Military Service and Military Service under a military service contract under an agreement of persons who have reached the age of military service.
This was reported about the “newspaper of judicial law”.
This document makes changes to the law on military service and military service, which proposes to establish this:
- During the period of martial law for the needs of the armed forces and other military units on the basis of a letter (written consent) from the commander of a military unit to military service in accordance with contracts, persons at the age of 60, recognized as a military medical commission, are suitable for the health of military service considerations;
- For such persons who were accepted for military service under the contract of officers, the letter (written consent) of the commander of the military unit for concluding an agreement with such persons is provided only after the approval of the candidate of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces or the authorized military administration (administration) of other military units;
- The procedure for approving 60+ candidates for contracts, as well as a list of documents necessary for their consideration, is determined by the General Staff of the Armed Forces or the authorized body of the military administration (governing body) of other military units;
- When accepting persons 60+ for military service in accordance with the contract, in order to establish the compliance of the soldier, the requirements of the military service in accordance with the contract must be checked within two months. If the military service is established during the period of verification of military service, the military service requirements in accordance with the contract should be early, and the soldier is dismissed from military service;
- The maximum age of military service is not established for such persons;
- During martial law for persons 60+, which are accepted for military service under the contract, one year is established. The service life of military service for such military personnel can be extended under new contracts for one year;
- In case of termination or cancellation of martial law, such contracts must be terminated (broken), and military personnel are dismissed from military service.
Source: “Judicial Medicine Gazeta”
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