Military commissariats in the Soviet Union were responsible for conducting the call-up to active duty in the Soviet army (Scott and Scott 1984, 324). According to a visiting Russian academic from the Institute on the USA and Canada in Moscow, draft notification was usually sent by post to a draftee's home address (19 Jan. 1993). The notification process usually took place a year before the scheduled date when the draftee was to begin his active service (Scott and Scott, 335). The draft notification would state a time for the draftee to present himself at the local military commissariat for a medical examination (Visiting Professor 19 Jan. 1993). If he was accepted as being physically fit enough to serve, the military commissariat would determine the branch in which the inductee would serve (Scott and Scott, p. 335). If medical treatment was required, it would be completed before the draftee was inducted (Ibid., 335).

Information on the possibility of delaying the start date of the call-up process is currently unavailable to the DIRB. However, the military commissariats were responsible for determining if a draftee was eligible either to be excused from serving or having his military service deferred (Ibid., 335). In 1982, a law came into effect which restricted student deferral to those attending a school on a special list (Ibid., 335). In 1989, however, all students were granted a deferral of military service until they completed their studies (RFE/RL 21 April 1989, 40; IRBDC October 1991, 43-44).

Additional or corroborative information on the above subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB.

References

Immigration and Refugee Board Documentation Centre (IRBDC), Ottawa. October 1991. USSR: Country Profile.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). 21 April 1989. Report on the USSR [Munich]. Vol. 1, No. 16. Vera Tolz. "The USSR This Week."
Scott, Harriet and William F. Scott. 1984. The Armed Forces of the USSR. 3rd edition. Boulder; Westview Press, 1984.
Visiting Academic from the Institute for the USA and Canada, Moscow. 19 January 1993. Telephone interview.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). 21 April 1989. Report on the USSR [Munich]. Vol. 1, No. 16. Vera Tolz. "The USSR This Week," p. 40.
Scott, Harriet and William F. Scott. 1984. The Armed Forces of the USSR. 3rd edition. Boulder; Westview Press.