SOVIET ARMY TRAINING DATA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600020031-1
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2010
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: March 19, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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The training prograa. to be given at all of the training points in the rayon in
the responsibility of the officer commanding the local draft board who, howevor,
may designate one of the permanent duty officers in the local board as his deputy.
Formerly, this traini_.- the responsibility of the Vcyenkomat officer heading
the 4th Section. The 4th Section of the Voyankomat has been abolished however,
and training is now the direct responsibility of the officer in charge of the
local board
Preinduot_on training includes: physical education (usually in the morning',
military courtesy; weapons assembly, marksmanship, tactics, etc. Training aide
will include one rifle or automatic pistol for each 15 to 20 students; one
practice grenade; models of light and heavy machine guns; and posters showing
other types of equipment.
Preindiictees wear civilian clothing during the entire period of training, They
also must provide their own food for the entire period as well as their trans-
portation to and fro,i the training point. :1oreover, they are not paid for
these two weeks of tra._nir- < ::vrn the reserve instructors wear civilian clothing
and must furnish their cis four and transaortatior; however, any of the
instructors or preinductees echo happen to be working at the time they are palled
for the training conti: ,,e to receive their salary from their place of employment
and their jobs must be yept open for them.
On completion of trninin- o. suitable remark is made in each youth'a "Booklet
of the Preinduotee" to indi-ate the completior of training. The preinduotee
receives no more trains::, pr-:or to his call up to active duty, If he joins or
belongs to a DOS organization, he will of course receive further military training;
however, this _s considered as voluntary on ;youths part even though in most cases
cc:n_ul!c.y participation is the ru:e,
The local rayon draft board call., up its quota of people on the basis of
reauisitior_s received the Office Of Organization and obilizavion at military
District Headquarters, it sends them to the Oblast draft board on a specified
day The oblast board turn sends the draftees to existing units within the
military district.. accompanied by an officer.
On erri-?el in a unit the recruits undergo a period Of "
months T:.-- is '-i-~-, C1cset,,-t - ~ quarantine" lasting two
equivalent to the .1nerican concept of-basic training,
i ,Cr.its receive physical examination., clothing and additional basic military
training. Their special ab:l ties are studied as a basis for future assignment.
At the end of the quarantine period. V ,en the recruits know the fundeaZantals of
military life incl., dcng how to fire a rifle they
or the t;asis of ,, ::c.tns f o are assigned to a regular outfit
m hoadacarters They take their oath of allegiance
which marks the end of quarantine, Thereupon they become full.-.fledged soldiers
and start on the training eyrie prase,.
Inside a military not, there is a year`s traininP prc
tram. At the close of the
summer -training perccd the forces return t
~ ;,inter quarter., demobilization take.,
place, and new recruits are _ et eved foI Iowino their quarantine period:, The new
,.raining cycle then begins at the close of the
;,oar Cr in January:
The first stare consists of individual training and (truck- radio, weapons etc.,.) The second stage is comprisednofosmallYuniteo.ia?.'cy
assembly and tactics, The thi:1 stage and on takes up company through division
mancuvera. Summer training is devoted to training larger units and how to live
in the field. :uay, June, July, and August are the months of the summer training
period. It is the time when Individual training is ompleted
read to ,o . so the troops are
y f into taco r:n' -
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There is no special program for night training. Soldiers sleep during the day
and turn the clock around so that they train at night,
Privates serve three years in the soviet Army; noncommissioned officers, four;
officers; indefinitely. Privntcs are ?~ut through one cycler requiring one year;
and then select ones are sent to a regimental training school for noncommissioned
officers: The course lasts six months to a year. Upon completion of it, they
return to their original unit as sergeants and help train the privates for their
final two years of service,
There art. .just two categories of enlisted men: privates and sergeants. A
cclpo?a1 (~efrater) is merely a soldier promoted because of a good record in his
second or third year He receives no more money for this promotion since he is
theoretically still filling the role of a rifleman. There are three grades of
sergeants. Junior Senior and Top.
Squad leaders receive a nay of 1F? rubles per month regardless of rank although
it 1s usually held by a sorge3r.t. Top ,1st) sergeants get 300 rubles a month?
Tile company clerk gets nr.ly rubles per month since he is still considered
fillin,- a private's role. Th e clerk in section headquarters, with the job title
o.' "clerk - 1st. serge'.nt" gets 300 rubles per month because of his position.
Thus. enlisted pay is according to position held, and not grade or rank.
Jpon dise.:arZe soldiers are issued _ certi_?i^