Contract service in the north: conditions, compensation, pros and cons

In recent years, service in the Russian army has become increasingly popular and attractive. For young citizens, army service has become much more interesting due to the appearance of new types of weapons in the troops and their intellectual content, as well as the level of monetary remuneration and social guarantees provided to military personnel. However, some military personnel, for various reasons, leave service without serving the prescribed period, and then take a job in the civilian sector of the economy. Such citizens have questions related to how the period of military service will be counted towards their length of service, and how the army service that took place in the northern regions of our country is taken into account. The same questions concern citizens who have served in military service.

Military personnel, as well as equivalent employees of law enforcement agencies and other law enforcement agencies, in the event of dismissal from service, have the opportunity to transfer from the state pension system to the general civilian system of compulsory pension insurance. At the same time, the procedure for determining their insurance experience is regulated by the “Rules for calculating and confirming insurance experience for establishing a labor pension”, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of July 24, 2002 N 555. By these rules, the payment of insurance contributions for state social insurance is equated to the payment of contributions to compulsory pension insurance of citizens. Documents confirming the period of military service (or other service) are a military ID, a certificate from a military unit, a certificate from the military registration and enlistment office, as well as an entry in the work book made on the basis of documents containing information about the period of military service.

Now it is necessary to note the fact that the current pension legislation has clearly established that the period of military service (as well as service in various state law enforcement agencies) is counted in a citizen’s insurance period along with the periods of his work in civilian enterprises (clause 1 of paragraph 1 of Art. 12 of the Law on Insurance Pensions No. 400-FZ).

It would seem that if, in accordance with the law, military service is equated to labor activity, then the period of military service in the northern regions should be included in the special length of service of a former military man on an equal basis with his civilian labor activity, which gives the right to early assignment of an old-age labor pension, as it occurs in civilians.
However, the pension legislation does not directly indicate the inclusion of the period of military service in the North in the preferential length of service, and this introduces an obstacle to including the period of military service in the North in the preferential length of service, for the early assignment of an old-age insurance pension.
In this regard, the ruling of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation dated March 10, 2005 No. 14-O established that when determining the procedure for preserving the pension rights of citizens in the event of their dismissal from military service, before they acquired the right to a state pension for long service, the legislator did not provide for the possibility inclusion of periods of service spent in the regions of the Far North and localities equivalent to them in the preferential insurance period, which gives the right to early access to an old-age insurance pension. And the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, in its ruling dated August 26, 2005 No. 34-B05-1, pointed out the illegality of including the period of military service in the Far North in the length of service that gives the right to early assignment of an old-age insurance pension. The government, by its resolution of June 26, 1999 No. 692 “On the procedure for counting the period of military service in areas with unfavorable ...”, established that starting from 01.01.1998, the period of military service in the northern regions of our country and in other areas with unfavorable climatic (or environmental) conditions, where a regional coefficient and a percentage increase in salary are established, is counted towards persons discharged from military service (by age, for health reasons, due to staff reduction, due to the end of military service) in their labor length of service in calendar terms, only for them to receive a percentage increase in wages in case of employment in the same regions and localities. Calculation of the total length of service in order to receive a salary increase is made on the basis of a certificate issued by the military unit at the last place of service, which must indicate the basis for the citizen’s dismissal from military service and the period of service in areas with unfavorable climatic and environmental conditions.

Paragraph 5 of Article 10 of the Federal Law “On the Status of Military Personnel” No. 76-FZ establishes: military personnel undergoing military service in the regions of the Far North, equivalent areas, and other areas with unfavorable climatic or environmental conditions, including remote ones, or beyond outside the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as in military positions associated with an increased danger to life and health, federal laws establish additional social guarantees and compensation. Thus, the legislator seems to be saying that the hardships of service in difficult climatic conditions should be compensated while the serviceman is in these conditions, and not after.

Features of service in the north

When entering military service on a contract basis, a serviceman is offered a standard salary without specifying any preferential conditions, but the contract specifies the place where the contract soldier is going to serve.

If the place of service coincides with the concept of “northern region”, then the corresponding benefits are automatically assigned, which relate to two main areas:

1. Assignment of additional wages taking into account the so-called northern coefficient.
2. Providing benefits for early retirement.

The table of coefficients for the standard salary of military personnel for contract service in the north is given below.

This list of territories that are equated to the northern ones is not complete, but it allows us to estimate the level of wages of a contract soldier who serves in a particular area.

The northernmost regions of Russia

In accordance with the law of the Russian Federation, areas with difficult climatic conditions are defined.

List of regions of the Far North:

— Islands and seas in the Arctic Ocean.

— Islands of the Okhotsk and Bering Seas.

— Arkhangelsk region (Solovetsky Islands, Nenets District, Severodvinsk, Mezensky, Pinezhsky, Leshukonsky districts).

— Irkutsk region (Katangsky district).

- Kamchatka Krai.

— Karelia (Kostomuksha, Kalevalsky, Kemsky, Belomorsky, Loukhsky districts).

— Komi (Vorkuta, Inta, Usinsk, Ust-Tsilemsky, Pechora and Izhemsky districts).

— Krasnoyarsk Territory (Igarka, Norilsk, Dudinka, Evenkiy, North Yenisei, Taimyr, Turukhansky, Dolgano-Nenets districts).

- Magadan Region.

- Murmansk region.

— Sakhalin region (Okha, Kuril, Nogliki, South Kuril, Okha, North Kuril regions).

— Tyva (Todzha, Mongun-Taiga districts, Shynaan administration).

— Tyumen region (Berezovsky, Beloyarsky districts, Yamalo-Nenets district).

— Khabarovsk Territory (Okhotsk and Ayano-Maisky districts).

— Chukotka district.

— Sakha (Yakutia).

The list of regions of the Far North is compiled on the basis of the presence of difficult climatic conditions for living and working in them. Residents and workers of these regions are provided with certain benefits to compensate for moral and physical harm.

Additional privileges

In addition to the introduced coefficients, each region of the country with harsh service conditions is assigned to one of four difficulty categories. For example, Chukotka belongs to the first category of complexity. This division makes it possible to introduce additional preferential allowances, which are defined as 10% of the soldier’s initial rate and are added for every six months of his contract service in the north.

As a result, if a contract soldier serves for 5 years in an area of ​​the first category of complexity, then his salary only under this benefit will increase by 2 times. In the case of the fourth category of complexity, this premium will be 30%.

In addition to increased salaries, contract military service in the Far North offers other benefits. The main ones are the following:

• The state provides housing to the contract soldier within three months after the start of his service;
• there are lists of things and products that are also given to military personnel free of charge;
• the opportunity to travel once a year for free from any part of Russia to another point and back, regardless of what type of transport (train, plane, etc.).

Areas close to the Far North in terms of climatic conditions

List of districts equated to regions of the Far North:

— Altai (Ulagansky, Kosh-Agachsky districts).

— Amur region (Zeya, Tynda, Zeya, Tyndinsky, Selemdzhinsky districts).

— Buryatia (Bauntovsky, Barguzinsky, Evenkiysky, North-Baikalsky, Kurumkansky, Okinsky, Muisky districts).

— Arkhangelsk region (Kotlas, Arkhangelsk, Koryazhma, Novodvinsk, Mirny, Onega, Velsky, Verkhnetoyemsky, Konoshsky, Kotlassky, Vilegodsky, Vinogradovsky, Krasnoborsky, Kargopolsky, Lensky, Nyandomsky, Plesetsky, Onega, Primorsky, Shenkursky, Ustyansky, Kholmogory districts ).

— Irkutsk region (Ust-Kut, Bratsk, Nizhneilimsky Ust-Ilimsk, Bodaibo, Kirensky, Kazachinsko-Lensky, Bodaibinsky, Ust-Kutsky, Mamsko-Chuysky, Bratsky, Ust-Ilimsky districts).

— Transbaikalia (Kalarsky, Tungochensky, Tungiro-Olekminsky districts).

— Karelia (Petrozavodsk, Sortavala, Kondopozhsky, Segezhsky, Olonetsky, Pitkyaranta, Lakhdenpokhsky, Medvezhyegorsky, Pryazhinsky, Muezersky, Prionezhsky, Pudozhsky, Suoyarvsky districts).

— Krasnoyarsk Territory (Yeniseisk, Lesosibirsk, Motyginsky, Boguchansky, Yeniseisky, Kezhemsky districts).

— Komi (Syktyvkar, Pechora, Ukhta, Vuktylsky, Knyazhpogostsky Koygorodsky, Sosnogorsky, Ust-Kulomsky, Syktyvdinsky, Ust-Vymsky, Kortkerossky, Troitsko-Pechora, Priluzsky, Sysolsky, Udora districts, Ust-Lyzha village).

— Perm region (Gainsky, Kochevsky, Kosinsky districts, Komi-Permyak district).

— Primorsky Territory (Kavalerovsky, Dalnegorsky, Terneysky, Olginsky districts, the village of Boguslavets, Vostok, Vostretsovo, Roshchino, Izmailikha, Tayozhnoe, Dalniy Kut, Melnichnoe, Molodezhnoe).

- Tomsk region (Kolpashevo, Strezhevoy, Parabelsky, Alexandrovsky, Bakcharsky, Kargasoksky, Verkhneketsky, Kolpashevo, Krivosheinsky, Molchanovsky, Teguldetsky, Chainsky districts).

— Sakhalin region (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Uglegorsky, Kholmsky, Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, Anivsky, Poronaysky, Nevelsky, Smirnykhovsky, Dolinsky, Makarovsky, Korsakovsky, Tomarinsky, Tymovsky districts, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsky district).

— Tyumen region (Ugra, Uvat district).

— Tyva (Kyzyl, Bai-Taiginsky, Ovursky, Chedi-Kholsky, Barun-Khemchiksky, Piy-Khemsky, Erzinsky, Dzun-Khemchiksky, Kyzylsky, Kaa-Khemsky, Tandinsky, Ulug-Khemsky, Sut-Kholsky, Chaa-Khemsky, Tes -Khemsky districts).

— Khabarovsk Territory (Amursk, Sovetskaya Gavan, Nikolaevsk-on-Amur, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Elban village, villages Achan, Voznesenskoye, Dzhuen, Ommi; Ulchsky, Padali-Vaninsky, Komsomolsky, Solnechny, Sovetsk-Gavansky, Tuguro- Chumikansky, Nikolaevsky, Verkhnebureinsky, Polina Osipenko districts).

The list of areas equated to the regions of the Far North is huge and covers most of the northern and eastern parts of Russia.

Requirements

To perform military service under a contract in the north, candidates are subject to the following requirements:

• The contract worker's age is between 18 and 45 years.
• The candidate must have some kind of education (those with a school education are also hired on a contract basis in the northern regions).
• There should be no serious health problems.
• There must not be any criminal record.

Disadvantages of contract service in the north

What are they? Service in the army under contract in the north is not only a number of attractive benefits for young people, but also a lot of disadvantages, which mainly concern their health. Due to the harsh climate in the Far North, long-term stay in them even in healthy people can cause the following diseases:

• The emergence of chronic respiratory diseases. For example, chronic bronchitis. If such diseases were already present in the contract soldier, then in the northern climate they can become much worse.
• Decreased hemoglobin levels and other diseases of the cardiovascular system.
• Lack of vitamins (mainly vitamin D) and minerals, which lead to problems with teeth, skin, and deterioration of the general condition of the body.

Due to the heavy burden on the human body, to serve under a contract in the north, each candidate is carefully checked for his health. If any unsatisfactory performance is revealed, the young person may be denied a northern vacancy.

Geographical location

The lands located in the northern part of the Arctic Circle are known for their unusually harsh climate, sparse vegetation, and not particularly rich in fauna. But people live here too. These territories are usually called regions of the Far North. Here the natural zones are represented by forest-tundra, arctic zone, northern taiga and tundra.

There is a legalized Regulation related to the regulation of various cash payments to people living in places with fairly harsh climatic conditions. Below are examples of territories and individual registered lands that are usually classified as districts of the Far North. Their brief characteristics will also be given.

Psychological factor

Every fifth soldier breaks his contract in the first months of service, according to statistics. And we are talking not so much about the dangers of such a service for health, but about the difficult psychological working conditions. During working hours, a contractor must follow orders, speak only in the established order and according to the charter, and has the right to freely manage his actions only when he is on leave (or during strictly established hours). That is, the life of a contract soldier changes dramatically, and not everyone is ready for such changes.

In addition, the conditions of contract work are such that a person must have high stress resistance, a low level of empathy, must think calmly, make quick decisions, be fully aware of the high level of risk to his health, and have the ability to concentrate his attention without any nervous tension. All this makes service, especially in the northern regions, very difficult.

Conditions of service in the Northern Fleet

The Russian Northern Fleet is one of the strongest in the world. It includes several types of troops designed to conduct combat operations on water, under water, on land and above water. The high requirements for candidates to serve in the Northern Fleet and the difficult conditions of the service itself lead to the fact that the Northern Fleet is always in need of reinforcements.

To perform military service under a contract in the north in the Navy (navy), a serviceman enters into a regular contract, as for service in other places. The level of his salary is determined by his rank, future position, ship or submarine and some other indicators. Social benefits are determined by the relevant legislation on military service under contract. In particular, every contract soldier in the Navy has the right:

• to receive housing during service;
• for length of service according to service in the northern regions;
• for sanatorium-resort benefits and medical care;
• for discounts on travel on public transport;
• on the possibility of purchasing housing on the terms of military mortgage lending.

According to the state statement, service in the Northern Fleet requires a minimum salary of 60 thousand rubles per month. However, numerous reviews from Navy contract soldiers indicate that this figure is actually much lower. To understand all the intricacies of the legislation regarding contract military service in the Northern Fleet, it is recommended to ask the opinion of the appropriate competent lawyer.

Calculation of length of service

According to the relevant government decree (RF No. 941 of September 22, 1993), length of military service, taking into account a special coefficient, is awarded only to military personnel in the northern territories and zones equivalent to them. If a contract soldier is in such a zone on a business trip, this is not taken into account when calculating his time of service.

Length of service under a contract in the Far North is calculated by multiplying the actual service time by the appropriate coefficient, similar to calculating salary bonuses. These coefficients for some regions of Russia are shown in the table below:

Thus, a contract soldier who has served for six months in Kamchatka receives one year of service.

Is conscription service in the army included in the total length of service?

An old-age labor pension is assigned before reaching the age established by Article 7 of this Federal Law to the following citizens: 6) men upon reaching the age of 55 years and women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked for at least 15 calendar years in the regions of the Far North or at least 20 calendar years in equivalent areas and have an insurance period of at least 25 and 20 years, respectively. For citizens who worked both in the Far North and in equivalent areas, a labor pension is established for 15 calendar years of work in the Far North.

Moreover, each calendar year of work in areas equated to the regions of the Far North is counted as nine months of work in the regions of the Far North. Pravoved.RU 388 lawyers are now on the site

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Conditions of retirement

According to the labor legislation of the Russian Federation, a person has the right to receive a pension if:

• he has reached the age of 60 years or 55 years for men and women respectively;
• worked for 15 years or 20 years in the Far North or in zones equivalent to it, respectively.

As for a military man, if he has served 20 years, he is also entitled to receive a pension. These 20 years are not actual, but formal, that is, preferential coefficients are also taken into account when determining them. For example, if a person performed military service under a contract in the Far North for 10 years, then he receives an absolute right to a long-service pension.

What transport connections are possible in the snow?

With some areas of the Far North there is only sea communication. This is the shortest route for the delivery of finished products from the Siberian and Far Eastern regions to European countries. Within the territories themselves, be it the tundra or the Arctic zone, it is very difficult to establish road communications.

Permafrost processes destroy railways and roads. At the moment, there is not a single good road surface left that can withstand such cold conditions. Repairing local embankments is very expensive, so the main cargo deliveries are made during the winter season, driving along winter roads. Almost all buildings here are built on stilts driven into solid frozen ground 15 meters deep.

Features of retirement for military personnel and the amount of pension

In addition to length of service, there are other features of retirement for military personnel. Let’s say a contract soldier served for over 7.5 years in the Far North. Then his retirement age will be reduced by 4 months for each year, taking into account the 7.5 years he served. In other words, if the actual service period under the contract in the north is more than 7.5 years, then the specified benefit is valid. If it is less, it does not work.

There is one more pension-related benefit worth mentioning. If a person has served enough time to receive a service pension, has stopped military service and taken an official civilian job, then, after he has worked for more than 5 years, he is entitled to another pension.

The pension salary for military personnel is determined without any allowances, but only taking into account the basic rate of their salary, however, each additional year of service after the required years of service entitles them to a pension increase of 3%.

Is military service in the Far North included in “northern experience”?

Hello, please help me with the calculations.
My husband has 12 years of work experience in the regions of the Red North, plus 2 years of conscription in the army, in the same place. No other experience. Will there be protection for military service during “northern service”? if not, at what age can he retire? Thank you At the moment, military service is not included in the northern length of service.

Based on clause 6 of Art. 28 of the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation” dated December 17, 2001 N 173-FZ:

“The old-age labor pension is assigned before reaching the age established by Article 7 of this Federal Law to the following citizens:

... 6) men upon reaching the age of 55 years and women upon reaching the age of 50 years, if they have worked for at least 15 calendar years in the Far North or at least 20 calendar years in equivalent areas and have an insurance period of at least 25 and 20, respectively years.

For citizens who worked both in the Far North and in equivalent areas, a labor pension is established for 15 calendar years of work in the Far North. Moreover, each calendar year of work in areas equated to the regions of the Far North is counted as nine months of work in the regions of the Far North.

Citizens who have worked in the regions of the Far North for at least 7 years and 6 months are assigned a labor pension with a reduction in the age established by Article 7 of this Federal Law by four months for each full calendar year of work in these regions. When working in areas equated to the regions of the Far North, as well as in these areas and regions of the Far North, the provisions of the second paragraph of this subclause apply..."

Thus:

12 years of northern experience x 4 months = 48 months or 4 years.

Therefore, your husband can get married 4 years earlier, not at 60 years old, but at 56 years old.

Comments

• I have 5 years and 10 months of work experience in the far north and 2 years of military service in an area equivalent to the north. What benefits do I have?
• Hello, Unfortunately, you do not have any benefits yet. In accordance with subparagraph 6 of paragraph 1 of Article 28 of the Law of December 17, 2001 No. 173-FZ “On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation,” an old-age labor pension is assigned to men upon reaching the age of 55 years, if they have worked for at least 15 calendar years in the regions of the Far North or at least 20 calendar years in equivalent areas and have an insurance experience of at least 25 years. Citizens who have worked in the Far North for at least 7 years and 6 months are granted a labor pension with a reduction in the age established by Article 7 of the law by four months for each full calendar year of work in these areas.

  It should be taken into account that only periods of actual work are counted in the “northern” experience, and military service will not be counted in the “northern” experience.

  Thus, your work experience in the Far North is 5 years 10 months, which is not enough to qualify for a preferential pension.

• I served under a contract in the Murmansk region on nuclear submarines for 2.5 years, do I have the right to work for two months in calendar terms?
• Hello, According to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated September 22, 1993 No. 941 "On the procedure for calculating length of service, assigning and paying pensions and benefits to persons who served in military service as officers, warrant officers, midshipmen and military personnel on extended service or under contract as soldiers, sailors, sergeants and foremen or service in internal affairs bodies, and their families in the Russian Federation”, paragraph 4 of this resolution is not subject to publication. Articles open for publication indicate that a month of service on a submarine is counted toward the length of service as one and a half months. One can only assume that for service on a nuclear submarine, a more preferential calculation is applied - 2 months. This benefit will be used to calculate length of service when determining length of service, payment of pensions and benefits.
• Hello, Ekaterina Illarionova. Question: I did compulsory military service in the regions of the Far North, equivalent areas and other areas with unfavorable climatic or environmental conditions, including remote ones, where a regional coefficient and percentage increases in wages were established, the service lasted 1 year for 2 two years. Is military service included in the preferential pension? Also for two years or not?
• I, LAZAREVA NINA IVANOVNA, ARE AN OFFICER'S WIFE AND TOGETHER WITH HUSBAND I LIVED 20 YEARS IN THE MURMANSK REGION FROM 12/13/1982 - 09/5/2002. FROM 1992 TO 2000 SERVED UNDER CONTRACT IN THE ARMY. IT DID NOT WORK FROM 2000-2002. TOTAL WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE NORTH IS 18 YEARS OF WHICH 8 YEARS IN THE ARMY IN THE NORTH 2 SONS WERE BORN (83Y AND 86Y) I AM ALMOST 51YEARS IN ALL WORK EXPERIENCE IS 25YEARS WHAT BENEFITS I HAVE. AND IS THE EXPERIENCE INCLUDED IN RECEIVING A NORTHERN PENSION THAT TIME. THAT I DIDN'T WORK WHILE LIVING IN THE NORTH. +
• From 1971-1976 - cadet at a military school (conscript service) 1976-1984 - service in the North as an officer. Does the length of service of this period (coefficient 1.5) count when calculating the labor pension at 60 years old? Does it affect the amount of the pension?
• Hello, I serve in Kamchatka, please tell me whether military service is included in the northern pension or not. Thank you
• Alexander, service in the Armed Forces is included in the length of service for an old-age pension, but is not included in the length of service for a preferential pension for work in the Far North and equivalent areas.
• Hello Elena! I am Vladimir. Since 1980-1982, compulsory service in the ranks of the SA in the regions of the far north. The length of service is clear. And from 1983 to 1985, Voluntary service of the SA also in the regions of the far north (by conscription, by contract). How to be here with preferential seniority?
• Vladimir, in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated July 11, 2002 No. 516 “On approval of the Rules for calculating periods of work giving the right to early assignment of an old-age labor pension in accordance with Articles 27 and 28 of the Federal Law “On Labor Pensions in the Russian Federation” (with as amended on March 25, 2013): “…2. When early assignment of an old-age labor pension to citizens in the manner prescribed by these Rules, the periods of the following work are summed up: ...11) work in the regions of the Far North and equivalent areas;"

  From this we can conclude that neither military service nor contract service is included in the “northern experience” for a preferential pension.

• Hello Elena. Please tell me if I served in the conscript army in Perm (Ural region), will this service be considered as two years? The fact is that for my brother, when joining the fire department, they counted a year as 2 thousand thousand, the Ural region is equal to the north, and for me, when joining the police counted it year by year. Is there any law to guide them?
• conscription service in Altai (Barnaul) - are there northern allowances? Thank you.
• I served in military service in the Far North region for 1 year for 2, now I serve in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will 1 to 2 be counted towards the length of service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for retirement, thank you..
• Please tell me if I served in the conscript army in Tiksi (the Arctic) now I serve in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will 1 to 2 be counted towards the length of service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will this service be counted as two years in the preferential calculation of length of service in the Internal Affairs Ministry. Is there any law to guide them?
• Hello! You write that service in the armed forces in the Far North is not included in the northern experience, but the decree to which you refer came out much later and I served in 1984 - 1986, when the old decree was in force. I found a precedent for such a case on the Internet. I quote:

  The appeal ruling of the Vologda Regional Court dated September 26, 2012 N 33-4011/2012 The application for declaring illegal the refusal to grant an early retirement pension, the obligation to include the period of military service in the work experience in the Far North region and to assign a pension was satisfied, since it was established that the applicant no later than three months after dismissal from military service, he entered work in the Far North region; the period of military service refers to the period before the establishment of new legal regulation of the issue of assigning pensions and is subject to inclusion in the special length of service. Please comment.

• Hello! From 1978 to 1980 he served in the army in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. There they told us that our service lasts for a year, a year and a half. I have a question. Will I be able to retire not at 60, but at 59? Why then and where is this benefit useful?
• Hello. My colleagues and I began conscript service in May 2003. In October we found ourselves serving in the far north. And we expected that the northern pension would be assigned to us in October 2020. But since you write that conscript service is not taken into account , it turns out there is a need for another 1.5 years of service? We have worked out a pension in any case, our preferential service is well over 20 years.

Reviews

The advantages that attract many to service in the north sometimes do not correspond to reality. This is evidenced by many reviews of the guys who served there. It is very difficult to work, much less serve, in the Far North, where summer lasts only one month. And the rest of the time there are frosts of -30, blizzards and polar night.

Service on the territory of units located in territories that are equivalent to the northern ones, for example on Sakhalin or Western Siberia, according to reviews, is more favorable. Because the climate here is milder than, for example, on Novaya Zemlya. But still, in any case, reviews of contract service in the north convince us that it is not so simple.

Every contract soldier, before accepting any vacancy for contract service in the north, must first carefully consider all the disadvantages and risks, and not just take into account the promised advantages.