SOVIET ARMY TRAINING DATA

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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 19, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY UuSR/Germany (Bova..?t done)
SUBJECT Soviet Army Training Data.
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Preinduction training is giveno Every year a training cycle of 110 hours of
training is offered to those youths who will be inducted into the Saviet Army
within tkie newt yearD At the age of 16 yearag every youth has to register with.
his local draft board (Voyenkomat~o Actua7.ly~ at birth everyone is registered
in the local passport aeration of the police (militia) and that information is
auppli~d tc tYie local draft boardD Upon moving somewhere elsea the first step
is to r?agiater at tho new police headquarters It has a section (?$milittary
table?0j wh:Lch 'then proceeds to oontact tha old draft board and to get the full
papers on the youth which it then hands over to the new loo al draft board, A
letter is sent to the youth after his 16th birthday telling him to report for a
preinductiorx physical examinations If the medical examination is successfully
paaaed9 the prea.nductee must undergo preinduction military training prior to his
oallupo
The time for such training is left up to the local .draft boardD depending
largely upon when it will have the facilitiea9 instruetoraA etcg availablea At
any events it will be given yearly and usually at a time when the people are
least-occupied with field work or the harvest. Preinduetion training is esompoaed
of 100 hours of military training and ?0 hours of political indo?trinationo
Each rayan will establish tv~D to four preinductee training pointaa d epsnding
upon its size and populationo Uauallyg they will be established in soma puba.i?
building (club or achool~o Once a year there wild be an assembly or camp of the
preinducteea at each center~D The training period will last 1~ to 14 dayao
During this time9 the preinductess live in barracks and follow a schedule similar
to that in regular az?my units The training is conducted by one junior officer
.called up Blom the local reserve contingent and several noneommisaioned officers
also called ug for the name purpaseo Thia organisation is true of each training
site El
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Tha training program to be giy?n at all of the training points in the rayon 3a
the responsibility of the officer commanding the local draft board whop however,
may deaigna.te one of the permanent duty effioers in the local board as hie deputye
Formerlya thin training was the responsibility of the Voyenkomat officer heading
the-4th Section. The 4th Section of the Vayenkomat has been abolished howevars
.and training is now the direct responsibility of the officer in charge of the
local baardo
Preinduotion training includes: physical education (usually in the morning)
military courtesy, weapons assembly., markamanahipfl tactics? etoo Training aide
will include one rifle or automatic pistol for each, lb to 20 students; one
practice grenade; models of light and heavy machine guns; and posters showing
other types of equipmento
Preinduoteea wear civilian clothing during the entire period of training? They
also must provide their own food for the entire period as well as their tran~-
portation to and from the training paint. Moreover9 they are not paid for
theta two weeks of trainingo ~'ven the reserve instructors wear civilian clothing
and must furnish their own food and transportation,, howevera any of the
instructors or preinduoteea who happen to be working at thv time they are called
for the training continue to receive their salary from their place of employment
and their jobs must be leapt open for themo
Ckn oosnpleticn of trainingo a suitable remark is made in each youth?a "Booklet
of the Freinduotea18 to indicate the completion of training. The preinduotee
receives no more training prior to hie Dell up to active duty If he ,joins or
belongs to a DOS organization, he will of course receive further military training;
howeverA this is considered as voluntary on youth?s part even though in moat cases
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Tha local rayon draft board calls u its
p quota of people on th? basis of.
requisitions received from the (}ffice of Qrganization and Mobilization at Ad'ilitary
T7iatrict Headquarterso It sends them to the oblast draft board on a, specified
days The.. oblast board in 'turn sends the drafteos to exiatiss,g unite within the
military districts accompanied by an officero
On arrival in a unit, the recruits undergo a period of t'quarantine'A lasting two
months This is the eloseat equivalent to ?tha Bmerican_ooncapt a.f_baaio trainingo
Recruits receive physical examinations9 ?lothing~ and additional basic military
training. Their special abilf.ties are studied as a basis for future aaaignmento
At the end of the gtaarantins period9 when the recruits know the fundamentals of
military life including how to fire a riflev they era assigned to a regular outfit
an the basis of quotas from headquartera~ They take their oath of allegiance
which marks the and of quarantined Thereupon they become full fledged soldiers
and start on the training cycle phased.
Isaaida a military unitD there is a year?s training program, At the close of the
summer training period, the forces return to winter quartersm demobilization takes
placav and new recruits are .received following their quarantine periodo The screw
training cycle then begins at the class of the year or in Januarys
The first stage consia?ts of individual training and dayelopment of one?a specialty
(truck$ radie9 weapons etco~o The second stage is comprised of amall_unit
e-ssambly and tactcso The third stage and on takes up company through division
maneuvers Surr?mer training is devoted to training larger units and how to live
in the fieldo +~ayfl June9 July9 and August are the months of the aurmn,er training
periodo It is the time when individual training is completedp sa the troops ax^e
ready to ~a into -htar*+; ~u.1 a--A., ~,,,_
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There is no special program far night traininga Soldiers sleep during the day
and turn the nlnok around so that they train at nights
Privates serve three years in the Soviet ~-rmy; noncommissioned officersa four;
officer s indefi.nitelyu ~'rivates are put through one eyole9 requiring one year;
and thou select ones are sent to a regimental training school far noncommissioned
offioeraa The enures lasts six months to a yearn Upon completion of it9 they
return to their original unit as sergeants and help train the privates for their
final two yearn of serviced
These are just two aategories of enlisted mans privates and sergeantso A
ssorporal (Eufrater} is mer.?ely a soldier promoted bemuse of a good record in his
second or third year He receives no more money for Chia promotion since he is
theoretically still filling the role of a riflemana There are three grades of
sergeants Junior9 SeniorF and Topo
Squad leaders receive a pay of 150 rubles per month regardless of rank although
it :is usually held by a sergeanto Top (1st} sergeants get 300 rubles a months
The company clerk gets only 30 rubles per monthq since he is still considered
filling a private?s role, The clerk in section headquartera9 with the job title
of "clerk -~ 1st sergeant" gate 300 rubles per month because of hi.s positiono
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soldier has on him It is his authori.~ati.on far a free railroad ticket to his
destination iodinated on the dertificateE Usually the discharges returns 'to iia.a
premaervine home sines it is easier for him to-get a job thereo His travel
certificate also iodinates the period of time?uvhich the individual has to report
as well as auth.oriz,ing rations for this same tirneo The unit also notifies the
local draft beard of the soldier?s returns
Ur~.ited States ,Armyo Tt shows vrhat personal identification documents each
Upon dian;~~ar e9 the soldiers are issued a certificate for travel (1?'rokhadnoye
Svidetelstvo~ by their unito This is the equivalent of a travel order in the
Can arriving at his travel certificate deatinatian9 the disohar~gee must first
register w~.th th.e local polies and then with the local military board whieh
puts him on their roles as a demobi.li~ed veteran in reserve
En.liatod reserves are kept on the rolls according to VtTS (occupation s~enialty},
Enlisted reser?~es receive no reserve training no pay9 no promotions Reserve
service has no advantages, only disadvantagesoB9 The veteran must remain a part
of it until he is 55 years old unless his health fails him in the meantimeo
Thero is no ch~.nee f'or a youth to join the reserves and avoid inductions
Officers in the reserve corps have a slightly different program from aboveo Each
has a personal fi.ls whieh is kept vrith his unit while in the USSR or is main?
twined in the section on persannel of the Armed Forces in Mosnow when his unit
is ser?~r.ing outside the Soviet Union Upon disch.arge9 this file is sent to the
of.finer?s local board The fa_lefl or at least extrants from its are kept in the
military distrint headquarters and at ~asnow in the headquarters for the .6rrn.ed
Forceso
There are two ways of becoming a reserve o:fficer~? :host common, is by discharge
from a,ntive duty as an officer; and secondf, graduation from a college RQTC unite
By regulations reserve officsea?s s.re to be called up for three months of extended
active duty every three years? They receive no pay fm~om the 1~rmy but oantinue
to receive pay from the%r place of erriplc~,ymente They do re:~eive food and trans?
portation oosts~ hawever9 and wear unifcrms~,
Reserve training is rondunted by the apps?opriate a.rm or service in schools or
camps activated far this purpose Training sites are generally nearby so that
no long di:stana~e tz?avel is in~;olved~ Purpose of training is to provide refresher
training and to tsanh. new procedtnrss. R.eservs officers are not eligible for
promotions lTo pay is recsiva~. for bein~ i,n the reserves as it is considered a
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dutye ~ff:icers9 taoD must remain in the reserve corps until the age cf 55 unless 50X1
released for physical reasonso
Each branch of the Army has its awn officer training schools and higher
acsademies for advanced training in that particular arm or serviced officer
candidates attend a three year courses and graduate as junior lieutenants or
lioutenantso Following thisA the officers are assigned to tactical units
where they serve as platoon and company commanders in the field (occasionally
even as battalion commanders) befo~^e being returned to a Branch academy for
higher training. Requirements for .advanced schooling ar? at least two years as
comrnandi.ng officer of a company age limit of 33 years9 and a good recordo
Attending ranks are usually captain9 and occasionally ma~oro Four years
training is given at the branch aeadernyp upon completion of which graduates are
sent to command units according to tYi.eir rank9 and brancho
The Frunze Academy is an infantry branch academy. ~r"~aduates of infantry branch
academies van be assigned as commanding officers of other branches since, as
genere~l troap commandersfl they would have a working knowledge of the other
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