I pledge allegiance to my homeland! ".
November 15 is the all-Russian recruitment day. This annual holiday was established by presidential decree in 1992 in order to increase the significance and national prestige of the military service and to improve the military-patriotic education of the youth.
Conscription Day is a holiday for Russian men aged 18 to 30 who are required to enlist for compulsory military service in the ranks of our brave armed forces.
Bruce, military service appeared many hundreds of years ago. A well organized army was still in the state of Moscow. Only the aristocracy did permanent service, and the rest of the population was called in cases of special need.
For the first time in the history of the Russian state, large-scale conscription began under Peter I. During his reign, everyone began to enlist in the army. Men aged 20 to 35 arrived there. The service was for life. The service continues until the command tells it to end.
Later, under each ruler, the requirements for military service changed: a 25-year service period was introduced, then it was canceled or the peasants were required to create military settlements, where a child from the age of seven was already considered to be in service. And since the days of Peter the Great, in order to advance in the service and get a rank, nobles often enrolled children in the regiment from birth, so that by the time they reached adulthood they could rise to the rank of officer.
Currently, the service period in the Russian army for conscripts is one year. You can go to serve under a contract. In this case, they will be paid a salary, but the service life is increased to two or even three years at the request of the conscript.
On October 28, 2025, the State Duma adopted a law on year-round military recruitment. The recruitment of those liable for military service into the army, including a medical examination, psychological screening and the recruitment committee meeting, will take place throughout the year: from January 1st to December 31st.