During a meeting with students at MATI, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu explained the essence of training reserve personnel through training students at military departments and passing training camps. Today we are publishing the full version of Sergei Shoigu’s conversation.
A meeting between Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and more than 300 students from 14 Russian universities took place on December 18 at the Moscow Aviation Technological Institute (MATI). In 1.2 hours, the minister answered 26 questions that were related to the procedure for military service by students.
In his opening remarks, Shoigu said:
– You have all heard that the president pays great attention to increasing the defense capability of our country. And, in particular, on changes in conscription for military service, and student service in general. A few numbers. Every year, 532 thousand young people receive higher education in our country, this is only male. Of these, about 10% are called up for service, at best 11%, who go to defend the Motherland. Some of them continue to serve. We would like to figure out why this is happening and fix what can be fixed. To ensure that ultimately our society comes to understand and accept that it is indecent not to serve in the army. This is our task. It is difficult to accomplish, but we believe that we can accomplish it with you if we pursue this path thoughtfully and energetically.
That is why we are here today, within the walls of your wonderful educational institution. Before this, we had a meeting with the rectors of leading universities in our country and we will continue this practice. Next week we will have a meeting with 140 rectors who are members of the council of rectors of our country and we will discuss what we will have time to develop by then.
There are 72 military departments in our country where future lieutenants are trained. The preparation cycle is different. Basically, it consists of the fact that you attend a military department for 2 years, and upon completion, you undergo 2 months of field training and receive the rank of lieutenant. Today's technology suggests the question: if we can train a lieutenant in such a cycle and in such a mode, then why can’t we train an ordinary reservist in the same mode? The answer is natural - of course we can. If we approach this very thoughtfully and, most importantly, with desire, then here we will see a lot of positive things for our country, and for our army, and for each of you.
We didn't stand still all this time and this is what we managed to do. This year we met the sports community halfway and created sports companies. Of these, 32 people have now been selected for the Olympic team who will participate in the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014. In addition, more than 70 members of the national team in various sports serve in sports companies.
Next, we met the talented guys halfway and organized scientific companies. Today there are four of them, and in the future we expect to expand our interaction with university science and increase their number as necessary. And there is such a need today. We see good results. Today, for scientific companies, which is a completely new phenomenon for us, we select one person from 15 candidates for a place. And the selection was quite tough, but the result completely satisfies us. During the first 4 months of service, 3 applications for inventions, more than 40 innovation proposals and more than 40 scientific publications were submitted.
And these are all ordinary scientific companies. Of the entire intake, approximately 70% of the guys expressed a desire to continue serving in the army. Of course, we are looking to ensure that they can continue their scientific work and work to implement their proposals into practice. Today we have already received a fairly substantial amount of materials in the areas of materials science, diagnostics and control systems. All this is already being implemented.
We are commissioning a large number of facilities. Thus, the Plesetsk and Vostochny cosmodromes are being built. The first part is already in operation and we expect to complete its construction in the near future. And we need a lot of good specialists there, specialists with good education.
We propose today to create a system of university reserve training based on the scenario for training lieutenants, but in a truncated version. Over the course of 2 years, the student undergoes theory and upon graduation, after a bachelor’s degree, between or after a master’s degree, three-month training camps in our training camps and units. After this, the student receives a military specialty, a military ID and a diploma. Exactly in this sequence. The time of the training camp is negotiable.
What are the pros and cons here? The first and main thing for us is the huge amount of work that needs to be done. This is bringing our entire training ground base into line with modern requirements, which should provide training for reservists within 3 months. A few words about reservists. The army is becoming more and more professional. Every year the number of professionals in the army will grow, and the number of conscripts will decrease. In the end, only that part will remain that we need to prepare a mobilization reserve in case, God forbid, war. And we expect that in 2 years of theory and 3 months of field training, with your strong desire, we will be able to prepare an active reserve. Of course, there are many more advantages. This includes serving in your teams and obtaining a real military specialty. During these months, we are ready to teach you at an intensive pace everything you need to obtain a full-fledged military ID, which will allow you to consider yourself a person who has fulfilled your civic constitutional duty.
Ready to answer all your questions.
– Will the period of study at the military department, in the event of expulsion from the university, be counted towards the period of military service?
- No, it will not. Today we don’t need to dig trenches, machines do that. Today we need to service complex systems and equipment; today we need specialists who are able to work on this equipment. We need specialists for control and communication systems, drivers, mechanics. Medical specialists are urgently needed. This year alone it is necessary to create 16 medical companies.
What benefits will be provided to graduates after completing military training?
– The main benefit is the absence of a white ticket, but a military ID and a military specialty. And you won’t have to hide in the swamps until you’re 27 to get a full deferment later. And you won’t have to have two or three children, although in principle this is good. Everyone has their own and let's not cross the line. Believe me, for us this is a serious step towards all of you. And we really want you to really take this as a good opportunity not to run anywhere, but to study calmly, without interrupting the educational process, to go through three months of training. And for this we will create decent training centers, incl. at our higher educational institutions.
You will undergo theoretical training one day a week, it is not that difficult. After this, the formed teams will undergo training camps for 3 months. We have enough parts, training grounds and equipment for this. And believe me, we will try to do everything to ensure that the conditions are humane. But at the same time, of course, we will demand full commitment. We need to recruit from 80 to 100 thousand people into the reserve per year.
One more thing. Agree, this is not great for our country when, after receiving higher education, about 10-12% of graduates are “simple”.
Therefore, I would not talk about benefits here. By the way, if someone thinks about extending their service, there are no obstacles to this. There are training centers where you can take additional courses and, having a higher education, receive the rank of lieutenant. Our officers today earn much more than in civilian life, or as they call it, the industrial average, or the regional average. Officers with the rank of major to colonel receive on average more than 60 thousand rubles. per month. This is despite the fact that we clothe them, provide them with shoes and provide them with an apartment. And from lieutenant to major - from 50 to 60 thousand rubles, somewhere in this corridor. You go into civilian life, find such a job today!
Explanations by Nikolai Pankov: If you closely follow Russian legislation, you will undoubtedly have noticed and paid attention to the fact that on January 1 of this year, a federal law came into force. It does not introduce benefits, but specific restrictions for enrollment in the federal personnel reserve and entry into the public service for those who have not completed military service under conscription. And in general, today public and private employers pay the most serious attention to this. This, it seems to me, also falls into the category of benefits and preferences.
– Does a student have the right to choose a specialty during service and will it necessarily be related to the specialty obtained at the university?
– Of course, a student can choose his future specialty, but most likely it will be determined by the specialty obtained at the university. We will try to bring the military specialty as close as possible to your future profession, we are interested in this. Well, as for the educational institutions where you study, everything is determined by plans and programs. This applies to many universities, especially technical ones. There we have a more serious approach to technology, which is due to complex military systems, anti-aircraft missile systems, space and many other things.
– Will all university students have the opportunity to enroll in the military department and undergo military training?
– If such a decision is made, and we will try together with you to ensure that it is made, so that all students have this opportunity. Of course, with the exception of those who do not have such an opportunity due to health reasons or other valid reasons.
– The army is the most important social institution, which, along with school and family, specializes a person. The army teaches a lot, mutual assistance, a sense of comradeship. Only in the army can a person be imbued with a sense of patriotism. Thus, these 60 thousand people who do not join the army will be deprived of this. Simply put, their specialization will not be final. Not only is the army losing 60 thousand people, by and large Russia is losing an entire generation. That is the question.
- I agree with you. Believe me, this is a big, big question. There are students who lived in the “dorm” and those who did not. There is a difference? Eat. The one who lived in the “dorm” has an iron will, is a more independent, and more self-confident person. The same is true in military service. As for patriotic education, it is not instilled only through propaganda or posters, but is instilled precisely by the attitude of society towards those who serve. Just like the attitude of society towards those who should serve, but do not serve.
Look, in recent years we have acquired a huge amount of literature on how to get out of the army, how to sue a boss or an officer. Well, there is a lot of similar literature on other issues. Moreover, certain “passengers”, or rather citizens, began to speak out, who began to boast that they had managed to “slack”, managed to escape from service. It started with the escalation of the fact that our army is a horror, the army is worse than a prison, the army is a place where people are seen off with tears, crying, lying in the middle of the road, etc.
Of course there was something. Our country has gone through a very difficult and very difficult path over these 20 years. This is a historically short period, but very difficult. Everything was here. Today you see that we are trying to do everything to make serving with dignity and prestige, so that the service itself is not humiliating. And the time today is different, the third millennium, we must already forget about many things. You are following our actions to improve the living conditions of officers and privates. We also draw certain conclusions and ask ourselves certain questions.
For example, why did a person, when he came to work, wash himself once every seven days? And then when they lead him in formation. It's not clear at all. I ask the military officers who fought, what must a soldier overcome in order to get from the barracks to the teahouse? After all, while he is walking, he can end up in the guardhouse three times, or there will be a parade ground for revenge, or something else... They will shake everything out of you, where are you going, why are you going, why are you going, and when you arrive you don’t want any tea, no communication... That means These soldiers' tea rooms provide a necessary attribute of a military unit. It seems like it exists, but it seems like it’s not particularly needed. How to communicate with fellow countrymen? The simplest things.
And the issue of foot wraps, which we talked about at the beginning of the year? What a fuss there is. What's special about the fact that we decided to abolish foot wraps in the army? I'll tell you about the influence of the Internet on foot wraps. There is one unit in the Moscow region, I came there and talked with young conscripts. Please show me what you are wearing, what you are wearing, what is important in winter. They lined up young, newly drafted guys. They are standing dressed, with woolen socks, everything is as it should be, not in boots of course, but in good boots and ankle boots. I asked one boy, 18 years old, just drafted, not after college, how is everything okay? He, apparently having read a lot on the Internet, says - Comrade Minister, but the foot wraps will be more comfortable. Okay, we agreed, the commander gave him foot wraps and boots. But the guy doesn’t know how to use footcloths, so it turned out “more comfortable.” Then the commanders suggested, let’s still allow him to give out socks and boots, let him go as he goes. But he managed to send the sad photo to his mother.
Here, if you leave the foot wraps, of course boots will be more comfortable for them. But you and I are modern people. So let's move with the times. And we have foot wraps for 5 million people, if there is a desire, we can send them. We are now spending them on targets.
– I am a 3rd year student, going to graduate school. Will I have time to get into this program?
- I think you will have time. In any case, we will try to make sure that you have time. To do this, we need to make some changes to the laws, we need to adopt several government resolutions, and most importantly, we need to prepare everything in order to switch to such a system for recruiting students.
– Today, conscription starts from 18 to 27 years old. But, as a person who has completed military service, I have retained my opinion about conscription into the army. How do you feel about starting military conscription at the age of 16? (laughter in the audience).
– Sharply negative, because I would like them to finish school, which they finish at the age of 16. I can’t imagine this... Remember yourself at 16 years old.
– If a student is not fit for military service due to health reasons, will he subsequently be called up for service?
- Well, of course not. But if he wishes, each specific case will be considered separately. For example, in terms of vision, it is possible to provide service in research institutes.
– What happens if a student does not pass the final assessment?
– If he does not pass the final certification within 3 months, he will serve for a year. In my opinion, everything is fair. Fair, right?
– After successfully completing university, can I go to serve under a contract?
- Certainly. When do you finish? (laughter in the audience) Of course you can. Moreover, you have good prospects with a higher education to receive the rank of junior lieutenant, and with further continuation of your studies at our universities, higher ranks.
– Can I continue my studies at universities of the Ministry of Defense after graduating from the military department?
- Naturally. But we must keep in mind that every year we now have more and more competition for admission to our higher educational institutions, very high. Firstly, because we extend the service life, and secondly, because we recruit exactly as much as we need. We recruit for the equipment that we receive over the years. Now our cadets are scheduled according to year. Today we need to seriously solve the personnel problem in terms of ship and sailing personnel. So you have everything ahead. If you have such a desire, we will of course be happy to accommodate you.
– What happens if a student refuses to undergo military training at a university?
– Read the criminal code (laughter in the audience). What does refuse mean? He is a citizen of our country. And you see, we do all this to give the opportunity to really not run away from service. On what basis will he refuse? If faith does not allow, please, we have other opportunities for such people, if health does not allow, then he will not serve at all. There is a country, there are laws.
– I would like to know whether the experiment with scientific companies influenced the desire of young people to serve, and whether it justified itself, and what the results of the spring and autumn conscription showed?
– In addition to what I said earlier, I can add that no one has any doubts, and if there is, then I can dispel them. We are creating scientific companies at our Air Force and Navy training and research centers from those who are engaged in various kinds of special projects. This is where we select, and will continue to select, the worthy. In Voronezh, in our training center, out of 34 guys from the scientific company, 22 people will continue to work in our military-technical professions. No one is forcing them, they are conducting scientific work that is very important for us and they themselves want to continue this scientific work and put it into practice themselves.
As for the change in the situation in relation to the army, it has indeed changed. This year, the number of draft dodgers has decreased by more than 20%, and this is a huge figure, more than 30 thousand people. If you noticed, during the spring and autumn conscription days there were no major scandals, we weren’t particularly chasing anyone. In general, we believe that the steps that have been taken to improve conditions of service in the army have been taken correctly. The rules that are established in the army, starting with clothing, living conditions and other conditions, when you serve for 5 days and have free access to the city for 2 days, you can make a phone call, are correct. The situation is changing, and even our decision, if we carry it through in a thoughtful manner, will significantly affect the attitude towards the army.
– Will there be any changes in the procedure for deferments from military service?
“I don’t know, we still need to think carefully about what other deferment from military service we can come up with.” We already have so many of them today that I just don’t know anymore. What other order can we talk about, do you have any ideas about this? Our people are certainly inventive. Instead of inventing some kind of delays, we would rather deal with issues of improving service conditions.
– Is there a possibility of receiving a referral from the military department either to a rescue squad or to engage in rescue activities?
– This question is not for me, but for the Minister of Emergency Situations. If we talk about us, then you know that we have the widest service capabilities, starting from mountain brigades and ending with special-purpose units, and there are even more special things. As for rescuers, we can certainly come up with something. But while we are talking about training reservists, we are talking about those who will come to serve tomorrow, we are talking about those who, after serving once every 3 years or once every 4 years, will be called up for a week or two.
– Today there is some kind of unfair attitude towards officers who became officers after graduating from military departments. What prospects are there for solving the problem of the prestige of serving in a military department?
– The president of our country graduated from the military department. The same applies to the Prime Minister, the same applies to the Minister of Defense. What other examples are needed? (applause in the hall) It all depends on the person, if a person decides to devote himself to some other craft, some other activity, some other job, why should he leave training at the military department? 25 years ago I could not even imagine that I would put on shoulder straps and serve. I was doing what I loved, working and building in Siberia, building a lot and interestingly. I never expected that I would get this job. But it happened. So a student who has completed training at a military department and three months of training can be compared with someone who has completed an educational unit. And those who served know what training is.
Therefore, if you want to continue your profession and become a riot police colonel, you need to move in this direction, graduate from an educational institution, continue to serve and achieve what you have set for yourself. No one has any restrictions. The only restriction, if the law is passed, should be for those who had the opportunity but did not serve. I am absolutely sure of this that this person should be limited in promotion through the ranks of the civil service.
– It is known that when entering a military department to receive an officer rank, you must take a physical training exam. Is it necessary to introduce such an exam upon admission to obtain the rank of private?
– I think it is necessary (laughter in the audience).
– Don’t you think that it is necessary to introduce a certain quota for the military department?
- No, I don’t think so. Because an interesting thing is happening today. They go mainly to those universities where there are military departments. In this case, we equalize everyone's rights. After all, a person goes to study the specialty that he wants to acquire, and not the one that is given at the military department. And most importantly, he does not have to run from the army. This is what you all need to understand. We want to create conditions under which a person is prepared who, if necessary, will defend the Motherland in his hands. And he will do this with sufficient knowledge in this area. And if today we continue to follow the path of catching everyone, forcing everyone to serve, then this will be wrong.
We all must create in society such an atmosphere, such an environment where it would be indecent for any young man or man not to serve. Today, the level of education among ordinary non-commissioned personnel is gradually becoming lower and lower. In the end, the situation becomes very similar to the statement that we really have a workers' and peasants' army, which had a low level of education. But modern weapons are complex and are becoming more and more complex every year. We don’t need those who will dig trenches; we have special machines for this. We don't need those who will make dugouts. We are moving away from the concept of living force. Today, living unarmed force is not force.
Who are reservists in the USA? They are called the National Guard. Listen up, National Guard. These are people who have served, or undergo special training and join the reserves, have a uniform at home, and when the country calls them, they put it on and go to carry out the tasks assigned to them. I saw these in Afghanistan, Iraq and many other places. It's the same with us. If tomorrow the Motherland is in danger, then who will we call on? Call for a shovel? But this is complete nonsense. Today the army is motorized and we need specialists who can solve certain problems using this equipment.
– I’m studying a foreign language, I want to study in the military department, what are my prospects within the Ministry of Defense?
– You have good prospects. Because we have a huge amount of information that requires translation, we need translators. In particular, we are now training sappers to work in Afghanistan, and translators will also be needed there. We have a lot of work for translators. We also carry out extensive international activities.
– I served with one guy for 26 years who did not have a higher education. Because of this, he was not allowed to go on leave to his visiting parents due to the fact that he would not be able to behave correctly on leave. They explained this by saying that there is such a law, is this true?
- There is no such law. If someone said something like that in a unit, then he is a tyrant. Tell me what this part is and when it was, we will figure it out. You have already served, and there is nothing to be afraid of (laughter in the audience). I say absolutely seriously, there is no such law. Today, any serviceman on Saturday and Sunday can leave the unit absolutely unhindered.
– How strong is the influence of the Committee of Soldiers’ Mothers today? Can they influence the decisions of unit commanders?
“Today every soldier can call his parents home. We have many different organizations that interact with us in one way or another. But today we will not discuss this; today we have another topic to discuss. I firmly believe that if you serve in the army, you voluntarily accept certain responsibilities and restrictions that you must conscientiously fulfill and endure. Those who wear shoulder straps voluntarily submit to certain restrictions, this distinguishes us from civilians. But for this we are given certain benefits and certain living conditions. So far they are not always fulfilled, but we are moving towards this and getting there.
– Can a student from a foreign country undergo training at a military department?
– How soon will the program discussed today come into effect, and will we, 4th year students, be able to take part in it?
– We would like to launch pilot projects already in 2014, so that in 2015 it would be fully operational. We need to hurry. In order for it to work, we need your support. If you have your support, everything will move energetically and quickly, and the necessary amendments and adjustments will be made to laws and government regulations. There will be no such support, it will be difficult for all this to move.
– Will military departments be introduced in universities where they do not exist, and will they be introduced in all universities, including private ones, or only state ones?
– Yesterday we discussed this issue with the rectors and came to the conclusion that students from universities where there are no such departments can undergo such training in neighboring universities where they exist. Today we need to use the existing military departments in full, so that they work 7 days a week and so that we see the results obtained. When we realize that there are not enough of them, then perhaps we will begin to expand them, but it would be wrong to create such a department in every university. We believe that students of all universities should undergo appropriate training at the interuniversity military departments being created. And it won’t be a big deal if you leave the walls of your university one day a week and study at the military department at another university. We won’t do this in all non-state universities, but in those that have state accreditation, I think so.
– We need to pass exams, defend our diplomas, how to combine all this with training camps, when to do all this?
– We will give you the right to choose, either after a bachelor’s degree, or after a master’s degree, or in between. So, many guys from Kazan University take academic leave, serve for a year, then return and graduate from the university. I don’t understand this kind of rhetoric when you ask me about when to serve and when to study. There is already a bun, already with butter, there is already a jar of jam standing next to it, what do you need, what else do you need, tell me.
Let's assume this option. We won't change anything. Let's leave everything as it is. You graduated from university, received a diploma, and we called you. You served with us for a year and during that time you forgot what a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree was, what exams you took... You forgot everything, or almost everything. Believe me, this is real, we all studied at universities. If for a short period you are not in contact with classes in your future profession, a lot is lost, this is serious.
What we are saying today is that we would like to discuss with you how to do better for you, listen to your opinion, what concerns you, and only after that prepare a law and make the necessary decisions. You don’t need to talk to us like that, we came to you with a very interesting and good intention. First of all, taking care of you, our Armed Forces and our country. We discussed this issue with the rectors, they will discuss it further and then give us their proposals.
The personality of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu is heard almost everywhere today! Everyone who served in the army or even had nothing in common with the armed forces knows perfectly well who he is. However, his career is shrouded in darkness and very little is actually known about him. For example, many residents are concerned about the question: the Minister of Defense probably should have served in the army, but did Shoigu serve? Today we will try to lift the veil on this mysterious issue.
A little about the biography
Before we understand the mysterious story with the service of the Minister of Defense, let's first talk about what kind of person this is? Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu was born on May 21, 1955 in the city of Chadan (Republic of Tyva). His father, Kuzhuget Sereevich, was then the editor-in-chief of the local printed publication “Shyn,” and his mother, Alexandra Yakovlevna (before her marriage, Kudryavtseva) held the position of animal engineer and head of the planning department of the Agricultural Committee of the Republic of Tyva.
The real name of the Minister of Defense is not Shoigu, but Kuzhuget. The fact is that when his father received a passport, an error occurred due to which his last name and first name were mixed up. Since then, no one has changed anything and Sergei Kuzhugetovich entered the history of the Russian Federation with his current patronymic and surname.
The future Minister of Defense spent 10 years in high school, graduating with straight A's and B's. Then he entered the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute, where he successfully studied to become a civil engineer in 1977. In 19 years, the future head of the Ministry of Defense will defend his dissertation and become a candidate of economic sciences. In addition, Sergei Kuzhugetovich also studied at the Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which played a certain role in his fate.
Shoigu's career as a party leader developed rapidly. At first he had to work in leadership positions in some organizations, which included:
- "Tuvinstroy";
- "Achinskaluminystroy";
- "Sayanaluministroy";
- "Sayantsyazhstroy";
- "Abakanvagonstroy"
But since 1989, Sergei Kuzhugetovich begins to work for the benefit of the party. First, he occupies leadership positions in cities such as:
- Abakan.
- Krasnoyarsk
Later he goes to work in Moscow, where he is immediately entrusted with the work of deputy chairman of the RSFSR Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture. Then he puts forward the idea of creating a Russian rescue corps, which will later be transformed into the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Of course, Shoigu also managed to lead both of these bodies. After the collapse of the USSR, he remained in office thanks to taking the side of Boris Yeltsin and joining the leadership of the Russian Federation after the death of the Soviet Union.
In 1992, an armed confrontation began on the territory of North Ossetia and Ingushetia. Sergei Kuzhugetovich was sent there, where he became deputy head of the provisional administration of the republics engulfed in flames. At the same time, he remained the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and continued to hold this post until 2012, after which he changed his type of activity.
In March 2012, Shoigu resigned as head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in order to head the Moscow region. At the same time, he also did not stay very long here, remaining in the governor’s chair only until November. It was then that a loud scandal broke out around Oboronservis, because of which Anatoly Serdyukov, who at that time headed the Ministry of Defense, was forced to resign. Sergei Kuzhugetovich was recommended to take his place, and he accepted this offer. Since then, he has been the permanent head of the Ministry of Defense. But did he still serve in the army? Let's look into this issue further.
Was the minister a conscript?
The most comical thing in our situation is that Sergei Shoigu himself did not serve in the army. In general, many critics of his person doubt the way he was able to rise to the rank of major general, if in fact he was not even on conscript duty! So how did he become a military man? Let's try to figure it out.
Sergei Shoigu's father was a prominent party leader. And it is he who is suspected of doing everything to ensure that his son does not serve in the army and enters a higher educational institution with minimal problems. In particular, during his career he managed to occupy a leading position in the regional committee of the CPSU in the Republic of Tuva (where the current Minister of Defense was born). And Sergei Kuzhugetovich himself managed to serve as secretary of the regional committee of the CPSU in cities such as Abakan and Krasnoyarsk.
As we said above, Sergei Shoigu graduated from the 10th grade of high school, after which he entered the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute, where the military department was located. As you know, every student can take a course of study and receive a military ID with the finished military rank of lieutenant, even if he did not serve in the army. At the same time, such citizens are no longer subject to further urgent conscription, the only exception being cases of mobilization. However, undergoing military training and military service are completely different things, so we can safely note that Shoigu himself did not serve in the army.
But the further development of Sergei Kuzhugetovich’s career raises questions among many residents of our country. In particular, it still remains unclear how it was possible to receive the rank of major general if a person did not even serve in the regular army? The fact that Shoigu received this military rank in 1993 is a fact officially reflected in his biography. At the same time, there is simply no information about his stay in any military units or units! Sergei Kuzhugetovich himself points out that he headed the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which helped him along this path. However, critics of this version say that the Ministry of Emergency Situations was nothing more than PR for the future defense minister; in fact, he did not serve there.
So, it turns out that Shoigu did not serve in the army? Yes exactly. All that Sergei Kuzhugetovich can boast of is only the military department, nothing more. But the question immediately remains: how did he manage to jump through six military ranks at once and rise from an ordinary lieutenant to a major general? Perhaps we will never find the answer to this question.
A similar situation can be cited with the diploma of the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, who wrote it on the topic of Panfilov’s heroes. However, as it turned out later, the head of the Ministry of Culture was preparing a scientific work on the topic of the detachment, which was only a propaganda myth. Actually, no 28 Panfilov men existed, which has already been proven. However, the university where Medinsky “defended himself” did not take away his diploma and scientific degree. How did this happen? Then again, we'll probably never know.
The lives of many of our politicians are shrouded in fog, and some facts of their biography raise doubts even among their most ardent supporters, not to mention skeptics. How did it happen that Major General Shoigu did not serve in the army? How did he manage to receive such a high rank, without actually spending a single day in the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation? How did he manage to get a ministerial position with such “gaps” in his biography? We will probably never get a proper answer to this question. Unfortunately. But really, it would be very interesting to know how to magically get a major general without even serving in the army? Maybe everyone has such talent, not just Shoigu?
16.05.2011
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First, a few words about the Minister of Emergency Situations himself. According to official data, his name is Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu...
But I remember when in 1999, in order to promote the little-known official Putin for the presidency of Russia, Berezovsky created the Unity bloc in the State Duma elections and Shoigu was put in the top three of their election list, a scandal arose in the Central Election Commission...
It turned out that according to his passport, Shoigu’s name is not Shoigu at all...
Shoigu is not his last name at all, but either the first name or patronymic of his dad (we’ll talk about his dad later...), and his and his dad’s last name is Seree-oglu...
How could it happen that for a fucking cloud of years the post of minister was occupied by a person who had a different first and last name in his passport than on the door of his office remained a mystery...
Then there was even talk about removing all this Unity from the elections because of this crap...
But who will remove the prototype of the future party of power...
Now a few words about dad Shoigu and his family...
Shoigu (correctly Seree-oglu) was born into one of the most nomenklatura families in Tuva...
His dad was the second or third person there (secretary of the regional committee of the CPSU and deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic)…
In general, the future head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations began gorging on black caviar and feeling his exclusivity in everything from the cradle….
He is a civil engineer by training... By military rank until 1993 was a reserve lieutenant...
Naturally, I never served a day in the army...
When you read his career growth since graduating from college in 1977. you're silently freaking out...
Grew by leaps and bounds...
Every year (less often two) a new appointment with a sharp increase (dragged by dad’s firm hand)…
Since 1985 he is already the manager of a construction trust... (gift from dad for his 30th birthday)...
Since 1988 in professional party work - second secretary of the Abakan City Committee of the CPSU....
A year later, already in the Krasnoyarsk Regional Committee of the CPSU...
A year later in 1989. already in Moscow (crazy career, apparently dad’s friends got involved there...) - Deputy Chairman of the RSFSR State Committee for Architecture and Construction.
In 1991, a new appointment - Chairman of the Russian Rescue Corps, later transformed into the Ministry of Emergency Situations...
Here he stopped, satisfied - for more than 20 years he has been sitting in the same chair as the Minister of Emergency Situations...
I can write for a very long time about how the Ministry of Emergency Situations has been bullshitting all these years...
But despite all the scandals and changes of prime ministers, Shoigu was unsinkable all these years...
In 1993, he received the rank of general... That is, he immediately became an active general from the reserve lieutenants, without having served a day (!) in the army...
He has a sister, Larisa, a State Duma deputy from Edra, of course...
Two daughters - Yulia works for him in the ministry as director of the Center for Emergency Psychological Assistance of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia (since 2002) ...
The second daughter Ksenia is a student at MGIMO...
He also recruited rogues to match his leadership positions in his ministry...
I especially remember the scandal with his head of the internal security service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, Lieutenant General Vladimir Kamilyevich Ganeev..
This uncle was in many ways reminiscent of Shoigu, only he came from the most elite commie Bashkir clan (and Shoigu from the Tuvan one), and his position was his most trusted person...
This Ganeev was, according to investigators, the leader of the so-called cop gang. werewolf policemen... They protected all the Moscow casinos and falsified hundreds of criminal cases...
As a result, Geneev received almost a 20-year sentence...
But Shoigu got away with it here too, although he simply could not have been unaware of the activities of his closest collaborator for so many years...
Moreover, neither during the investigation nor after the verdict, Shoigu never said a word of condemnation to his deputy bandit...
Now about the incident in a traffic jam on the Moscow Ring Road, where from Shoigu’s car threats were heard to shoot the driver of the neighboring car in the head….
Would a driver shout such threats? Hardly…
Why does he need this?
Moreover, it was a day off and one driver would not have turned on the flashing lights at all, most likely...
And then, the driver shouts out such a threat on his own, and some FSB officers are driving nearby...
The driver was immediately screwed, at least fired, especially considering that he turned on the flashing light in the car without the boss...
Or maybe a criminal case for threatening to kill...
But Shoigu personally doesn’t give a damn - he’s untouchable...
This is precisely why Shoigu, who was late for the chick or the bathhouse, picked up the microphone and began to bluff... He didn’t want to waste time on a day off because of the traffic jam...
And Shoigu (Seree-oglu) has been accustomed to treating people like cattle since his nomenklatura childhood...
Originally posted by gerbertspb
According to the decision of the President of the Russian Federation dated November 7, 2012, Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu assumed the post of head of the Ministry of Defense. There is one large star on his shoulder straps, so what is Shoigu’s title? To answer this question, you need to understand the general's shoulder straps and what should be placed on them. According to many, looking at the shoulder straps of the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, he has the rank of marshal. Why does Shoigu have shoulder straps of a marshal, but the rank of army general? At the moment, this is the highest rank in the army hierarchy of the Russian Armed Forces.
From 1974 to 1993, the presence of such a star on the shoulder straps meant that its owner had the rank of marshal. But with the decree of Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin in 1997, a resolution was adopted on wearing four small stars of an army general, which could also be seen on the shoulder straps of the head of the Ministry of Defense. The title of marshal was not abolished, but in subsequent years it was not awarded to anyone.
Shoigu now has one star on his shoulder straps. According to the decree of V.V. Putin, that all the stars on general’s shoulder straps are replaced by one big one, 4 centimeters long, like a marshal’s. But what is Shoigu’s official title now? At the moment, he has a rank higher than that of Commander-in-Chief V.V. Putin. The President of the Russian Federation has the rank of colonel, in which he was dismissed from the FSB, receiving the position of president. The Minister of Defense has the rank of army general, but this fact does not affect his powers in any way. Since the commander-in-chief is the president, despite the fact that his army rank is lower than S.K. Shoigu.
How it all began
S.K. was born. Shoigu in the Tuvan Republic on May 21, 1955. A descendant of nomads living in this region, he is Tuvan by nationality. His father was the editor of a regional newspaper and held a party post, and his mother was an honored livestock specialist of the Republic of Tuva.
Shoigu spent his childhood like all Soviet schoolchildren. After receiving secondary education, in 1972 he became a student at the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute, from which he graduated in 1977. After graduating from the institute, he acquired the specialty of a civil engineer.
In 1990, Shoigu was sent to Moscow for advanced training through the party line. He performed well and the young specialist was noticed in government circles, offering to take the position of Deputy Chairman of the RSFSR Committee on Architecture and Construction, but Sergei Shoigu did not like such work. The paperwork routine did not attract the young man; he wanted to return to his hometown of Krasnoyarsk, but he was offered a new extraordinary position, which would become very important for him. He was offered to become the head of the rescue corps.
Work in the Ministry of Emergency Situations
Without thinking twice, he agreed to this position. During the first month of work in his new position, he decided on the need to create rescue teams throughout the Russian Federation. In 1991, the rescue corps was renamed the Ministry of Emergency Situations. In fact, he himself became the founder of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. He became the person who realized that he lived in a country where accidents happened every day. After every emergency, S.K. Shoigu appeared on television screens with a speech that calmed the worried masses and instilled hope. People's trust in Sergei Shoigu was widespread.
From 1994 to 2012, he served as head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. In this position, he took part in many rescue operations, which occurred quite often.
In 2000, he became the head of the Unity party, which subsequently changed its name to United Russia. It happened to S.K. Shoigu will also serve as governor of the Moscow region. On April 5, 2012, by general decision, he was appointed to this position, instead of Boris Gromov, who left the post. (The Moscow Regional Duma, on the proposal of the President of the Russian Federation, unanimously approved his candidacy for this position.)
Receiving general's shoulder straps
At a civilian university, the future Minister of Defense studied at the military department, after which he was awarded the rank of lieutenant, but Sergei Shoigu was not in military service.
Shoigu received general's shoulder straps in 1995. Thus, from lieutenant he immediately stepped up to the rank of major general. This leap is due to the fact that the position he took during the formation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations required the rank of general. In some cases, such a transition is permissible due to existing services to the state.
In 1998, his military rank was promoted to colonel general, and 5 years later in 2003 he became an army general. What military rank does Shoigu currently have? Now he holds the rank of army general, which he has retained.
Appointment to the post of Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation
After working for some time as the governor of Moscow, on November 7, 2012 S.K. Shoigu, was appointed to the post of head of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Having been trained as Minister of Emergency Situations, he has extensive experience in making decisions of national importance. According to V.V. For Putin, such a position could only be entrusted to a person with a high degree of responsibility, capable of correctly approaching the implementation of the plans that the country has in the near future. Such trust was given to S.K. Shoigu.
Judging by the events that have occurred in recent years in the Russian Federation, the president was not mistaken in his choice. Just two days later, on November 9, the new head of the Ministry of Defense appeared before the government.
