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Personnel shortfall the Russian army self-evident? None of this would be occurring otherwise?

"In reversal, Russia moves to draft fathers of 3+ children"

From the tweet by Igor Sushko:

@igorsushko

"Russia: State Duma Committee on Defense recommends the nullification of the previously passed law which exempted from mobilization fathers of at least three children."

"Terminology is important."

"Mobilization has nothing to do with draft.

Russia has universal draft. Draftees serve 1 year, all of which is training. At the end of the year they can re-enlist for a longer term (this is called contract soldier, what we call lifers) or they can say no, don’t want to re-enlist. They are then moved to the Reserves and sent home.

The word Mobilization is activation of Reservists. It is not a draft process. The headline does not make sense. However, mobilizing fathers of 3+ makes pretty good sense demographically."

Igor 100 % correct. A person mobilized is an ex-serviceman having previously completed military training and duty of some sort. An individual on the roles of the RESERVES active or inactive.

A conscript a recruit generally a man of much younger age having NEVER seen military service in any capacity. 

The Russian and Red army in the past always noted for an inexhaustible manpower reserve. Troop strength and numbers almost overwhelming, and used quite often in a profligate often callous manner. No longer so?

See all previous blog entries Russian mobilization the Ukraine Conflict:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/04/dodger.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/03/alternatives.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/01/deferments.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/09/bones.html

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