Information on whether a person rejected for military service because he was deemed medically unfit or mentally insane would have this stamped in his military book, and whether this would adversely affect his job prospects if in competition with someone who had served his duty [RUS12895]

Information on whether a person rejected by the military because he was deemed medically unfit or mentally insane would have this stamped in his military book is currently unavailable to the DIRB. However, a professor at the Russian Research Centre of Nova Scotia believes that if a person was rejected from the military, he would not have a military book (5 Mar. 1993). The professor thought that there would be a record of a person's being deemed unsuitable for service, but did not know if this would be in the internal passport, kept on file by the local military commissariat, or registered in some other way (Ibid.).

The professor stated that, historically, career soldiers have been given priority for some types of jobs, such as positions in the civil service and jobs teaching civil defence classes (Ibid.). Otherwise the professor did not think a person would face employment discrimination for not having completed his military duty, citing the fact that a large number of people have found reasons not to do their military service (Ibid.). Additional or corroborating information on the above topic is currently unavailable to the DIRB.

Reference


Russian Research Centre of Nova Scotia. 5 March 1993. Telephone interview with professor.