In Russia all men are persons liable for call-up and on reaching age of 18 years are called up on service for military service, except for those who are granted a delay for health reasons or study. Of course, the army service is heavy, and cases when the young man himself wishes to do military service, are quite rare.
How to help the son to avoid military service
If the child is still quite small, you should not pay special attention to its unwillingness to do military service. In high school of school he will pass the first medical commission in a military registration and enlistment office and learns about a military duty in more detail then it will create more weighed opinion on it.
Learn whether is not present at the young man of problems with health. For this purpose attentively study results of its medical commission and also take an interest what decision was made by a military commissariat. Cases when the guys having problems with health are defined nevertheless suitable for military service are frequent. It is unlikely the young man will resignedly apprehend this fact. Try to convince him to undergo medical examination again and if results are the same, address to law enforcement agencies with the complaint to a military commissariat.
If you do not want your child to do military service, help it to come right after school to a higher educational institution. It will grant it a delay and will allow to remain quietly on the citizen some more years. During this time his lives can change, for example, he will get family and children. The legislation provides various exceptions for persons liable for call-up therefore it is better not to hurry to arrive on service.
How to convince the son of need of army service
The young man who does not have problems with health and did not come after 18 years to a higher educational institution will be without fail called up for military service. The attempt of evasion from service is regarded as criminal action and is subject to criminal penalty. Therefore the young man needs to help to overcome fear and to serve in army. For this purpose talk to it. The father can give the son an example of the army service, show that it is not bad at all and not shamefully, and even often interestingly and can help the guy to become the real man, will make it stronger, is more hardy and is accurater in everything. Since the childhood accustom the son to watching movies on military subject, attend with it military parades and tell it about various military units. As a result the young man will be able to understand what type of troops is the closest to him, and even itself will want to serve in it. At the same time now commissariats define recruits in those military units and divisions of troops to which they want to get. Besides, it is important to pay attention to physical training of the son: if he is rather strong and strong, it will be simpler to it to transfer time of army service.