To determine fitness for military service, based on the results of a medical examination, each citizen is assigned a certain category of fitness for military service. It is on the basis of the assigned category that a decision is made on fitness for military service, on deferment, on exemption from military service. You will find more detailed information about eligibility categories (including in 2019) in the article.
How is fitness for military service determined and assigned category?
In accordance with Russian legislation, every citizen subject to conscription undergoes a medical examination. Based on the results of such an examination, the citizen is assigned a category of fitness for military service.
Let us remind you that in accordance with the law on conscription and military service, male citizens aged 18 to 27 years who are registered with the military or are required to be registered and are not in the reserve are called up for military service.
However, there are exceptions to this rule. Citizens are not conscripted for military service:
- exempted from military duty;
- exempt from conscription for military service;
- who have been granted a deferment from conscription for military service;
- not subject to conscription for military service.
To conduct a medical examination and examination, a military medical commission is created, which assigns each citizen a category of fitness for military service. These rules have not changed in 2019.
During the examination, diagnostic measures, laboratory, instrumental, morphological and other studies are carried out.
During the examination, the state of health and physical development of a citizen is studied and assessed in order to determine his suitability for military service, training in specific military specialties, etc.
Medical examination of citizens upon conscription for military service is carried out by specialist doctors:
- surgeon;
- therapist;
- neurologist;
- psychiatrist;
- ophthalmologist;
- otorhinolaryngologist;
- dentist;
- doctors of other specialties (if necessary).
As a general rule, examination in absentia (based on documents) is prohibited.
The conclusion of the military medical commission is made by open voting by a simple majority of votes of the commission members present at the meeting.
The suitability of citizens for military service is determined according to the rules approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of July 4, 2013, N 565 “On approval of the regulations on military medical examination.”
Based on the results of a medical examination, a citizen may be recognized as:
- fit for military service;
- fit for military service with minor restrictions;
- limitedly fit for military service;
- temporarily unfit for military service;
- unfit for military service.
Therefore, based on the results of medical measures, a citizen is assigned one of the provided categories of fitness for military service (these categories are also relevant in 2019):
- A - fit for military service;
In this case, a conclusion on temporary unfitness for military service (category D) is issued for a period of up to 12 months.
In case of disagreement with the conclusion of fitness for military service based on the results of a medical examination, that is, in case of disagreement with the assigned category, a citizen has the right:
- undergo a control medical examination organized by the draft commission of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation;
- undergo an independent military medical examination;
- appeal to court the decision of the draft commission, including the draft commission of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation.
It is worth noting that going to court does not exclude the conduct of an independent military medical examination as part of the trial.
Note. If, during a control examination, deviations in the state of health are detected that change the category of suitability for military service, the draft commission of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation cancels the decision of the draft commission, which is reported to the citizen and the appropriate draft commission.
What are the influence of fitness categories for military service?
So, based on the results of passing a medical commission, the citizen was assigned a category reflecting his suitability for military service. How does this appropriation affect the fate of the citizen?
Depending on the assigned category, there are three possible options for a citizen’s further attitude towards military service:
- he is recognized as fit for military service;
- he receives a deferment from conscription for military service (in fact, this means a temporary exemption from conscription, which is given only to citizens subject to conscription);
- he is exempt from military duty.
Each of the listed options is based on the corresponding decision of the military medical commission. And the commission makes a decision based on a medical examination and a conclusion on the state of health in relation to fitness categories.
Let us recall that the law on conscription and military service defines the following categories of military suitability:
- A - fit for military service;
- B - fit for military service with minor restrictions;
- B—limitedly fit for military service;
- G - temporarily unfit for military service;
- D - not fit for military service.
Those who are declared unfit or partially fit for military service due to health reasons (categories B and D) are exempt from conscription for military service.
Please note that for citizens classified as category G, a deferment is granted for a period of no more than 12 months. After this, a repeat military medical examination is scheduled.
Completing military service in the army is associated with various factors. And one of these is the distribution of all employees into different categories of fitness for military service in the Russian Federation in 2019.
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Some diseases do not give the right to serve, but you need to understand the classification of health indicators that give the right to a deferment, or complete exemption from military service.
General information
Before sending a recruit to the army, a special commission determines his state of health.
After all, some diseases or characteristics of the body do not give the right to serve only in some troops, while in another case the fighter may be completely fit.
Therefore, medical specialists evaluate the person’s condition as a whole, and make a verdict according to which the soldier either enters service or is sent home.
At the military registration and enlistment office at the medical commission, instead of the category of unfitness, they can establish another category that allows the person to be drafted. Such a decision can be challenged in court, especially if a previous examination established the presence of the disease.
What it is
People with poor health who will not be able to effectively master weapons and methods of defending their homeland do not enter the ranks of the military. The commission allows you to avoid health problems, even the most severe ones, including during service.
Each fitness category is clearly regulated; it contains a certain list of diseases, injuries and other medical problems that, if a conscript has, can serve as a reason for his non-involvement in the service.
Thus, a person who has absolutely no health problems is considered ideal; such conscripts are recommended for enlistment in the elite troops of the Russian Federation.
Those who have minor deviations from the norm also go to serve, but in other, less prestigious troops.
Schedule of illnesses
There are quite a lot of illnesses that give the right to a deferment and final exemption from military service.
They will not be accepted into the army if the conscript has problems with vision, hearing, skin or the digestive tract.
When there are injuries, poisoning or other short-term deterioration in health, the conscript is not released from service, but is given a deferment until the next conscription, counting on the person’s recovery; the same applies to officers.
At the next medical examination, he is checked again, and if his health is good, then he is recommended for military service.
The complete list of diseases is called the disease schedule, and it is this that the military registration and enlistment office employees are guided by after the doctors’ verdict.
Diseases are presented in the form of articles, and each includes diseases of a certain group. If a conscript shows signs of illness from the classifier, then he is released from the army.
Photo: medical report upon dismissal from the Armed Forces
What regulations governs
The main document defining fitness categories is the Schedule of Diseases, approved by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and medical services. It contains 88 articles, which corresponds to about 2 thousand diseases in different manifestations.
The Schedule is presented in the form of a table, from which you can easily determine the eligibility category of a conscript in accordance with the identified disease or absence of health problems.
This document also contains requirements for the ratio of height and body weight. If, according to the formula from the Schedule, a conscript is underweight or overweight, then he will not be accepted for military service, given a temporary deferment with the hope of correcting the situation.
The rules for conscription and examination of a person are stipulated in Law 53-FZ “On Military Duty and Military Service.”
Thus, it stipulates how military registration and medical support for a future conscript should be carried out, as well as how conscription is carried out.
Separately, information is given on methods for studying the health of a person who is planned to be registered as a military personnel and, of course, there is data on the registration of a deferment if suddenly the conscript does not meet the medical requirements.
What are the categories of fitness for military service?
To form a combat-ready army, all conscripts undergo a medical examination, at which they are classified into one of five categories - A, B, C, D or D.
Categories A and B indicate the presence of good health or minor problems that will not become an obstacle to military service. But the other three categories serve as a reason for granting a temporary deferment or deregistration.
After all, they show that a person has serious health problems, be it injuries, chronic diseases in the acute stage, incurable diseases, or simply a frail body that often gets sick.
Where can I find out
First of all, you can find out about the types of diseases and injuries that interfere with service directly at the military registration and enlistment office. You can check with your health care provider or any other employee for the most current version of the Sickness Schedule.
Such information is distributed on the Internet, and is even provided with useful comments on when illness can be considered a reason for canceling service or assigning a non-combatant position.
If a medical examination shows that a person has health problems that prevent normal service in the army, then the military commissar issues a so-called “white ticket”.
It is a military ID, where the head of the commission puts a mark on unfitness for service. Later, this person is added to the list as unfit and is either drafted in the event of hostilities breaking out, or is not drafted at all.
What types are there (A, B, C, D, D and their interpretation)
They are not difficult to remember, especially since the suitability of a conscript is determined only by the first two categories, and the rest one way or another do not allow a person to enter military service.
| Category | Suitability |
| A | A citizen can be drafted into the army with absolutely no restrictions on troops. This category stipulates the complete absence of health problems and even recommends the conscript to serve in elite units or under contract |
| B | Conscription is possible, but with restrictions on types of troops. The recommendation for specific troops is determined by the number after the category:
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| IN | The citizen is enlisted in the reserves and is exempt from conscription in peacetime. At the same time, he is issued a military ID with the appropriate mark |
| G | A delay of up to a year is provided, during which the disease can be eliminated. The next commission will re-examine the category of suitability for military service. |
| D | Complete exemption from military service. Conscription cannot be carried out either in peacetime or in wartime. A military ID with the appropriate mark is issued |
Factors preventing conscription
One of the main reasons for delays may be full-time studies at a higher educational institution. In this case, the conscript is released from service for the entire period of training, but in case of expulsion, the deferment is lost and the person is called up for service.
Moreover, reinstatement in studies does not give a delay again and the summons can come even in the middle of the school year, after the start of the next conscription.
If a criminal case has been opened against a person, or he has an outstanding criminal record, he is also not conscripted until he is clean before the law.
But the most common reason for delaying or canceling conscription is precisely a health problem.
Restrictions on further professional activities
If a man does not complete military service, then it will be impossible for him to find employment in law enforcement agencies, military structures, and even security. It is these three professions that require military training.
Some illnesses will not allow you to get a specific job in the future. These are problems with vision, hearing, neuromuscular system and psyche; employment with cardiovascular diseases will also be questionable.
Removal from military registration due to health reasons
When a medical examination reveals that a conscript has health problems and can be classified as category D, he is removed from the register. After this, he is still given a military ID, but with the mark “unfit”, and a corresponding entry is also made in his personal file.
Since army service requires from a conscript not only patriotism, but also health, determining the degree of suitability of a conscript for military service is a task of paramount importance. It is based on the results of the medical commission that a conclusion is issued on the category of compliance of the young man with the requirements of the armed forces. A future soldier in the army will have to not only shoot, but also make many kilometers of forced marches and endure other physical and mental stress, which may not be possible for soldiers with health problems.
After a medical examination at the military registration and enlistment office, the conscript is assigned a category of military fitness, which means which troops he can join and which ones will be closed.
What are the categories of military fitness of conscripts?
The legislative framework of the Russian Federation states that any citizen of the country (and foreigners too) has the full right to serve in the army. Different types of troops and military professions place certain demands on the health of conscripts, and it is for this gradation that there are categories of fitness for military service. They determine whether a conscript can serve without restrictions or is only fit for wartime.
It is worth noting that it is mainly disabled people and those suffering from mental disorders who are completely ineligible for military service. Previously, the list of diseases for which a conscript could be “rejected” was wider, but due to the fact that the service life decreased from 2 years to 1 year, the list of diseases was significantly reduced.
Classification of fitness categories in a military ID
In order to understand the meaning of the categories, it is enough to study the table that will help decipher the degrees of fitness in a military ID:
- Category “A1” means that the conscript has ideal health and external indicators. Such an applicant will be gladly accepted into the elite units. Unfortunately, there are practically no ideally healthy people, so conscripts of category “A1” very rarely end up in the army. All subparagraphs of category “A” (of which there are 4 in total) mean that the conscript is fully fit for the army;
- Category “B” means that the conscript can serve with some restrictions. Category “B4” is considered the last category under which a person can be drafted into the army under general conditions;
- Category “B” means that the conscript is fit for non-combatant service;
- If the column on the military ID contains category “G”, this means that the conscript is undergoing treatment and it is temporarily impossible to determine his category. In such cases he is granted a reprieve;
- Category “D” is complete unsuitability for conscription into the army under any conditions.
To know which branches of the military a particular conscript is suitable for, there is a special scale that indicates all the necessary requirements for service in specific types of troops.
Illness schedule table
To determine the degree of suitability, there is a special table of illnesses. It contains three columns. Each column is intended for a specific group:
- The first column is the most popular. It is intended for conscripts and citizens of pre-conscription age;
- The second column is intended for military personnel and reserve personnel;
- The third column is intended for contract soldiers.
A knowledgeable person, guided by this table, can easily determine which fitness category is written on his military ID and what it means.
Detailed description of category "A"
Conscripts who received category “A” can be proud of their health. They are suitable for service in special forces or marines. This category is divided into 4 subgroups:
- Category “A1” is currently quite rare. To comply with it, the conscript must not only have ideal health, but also be suitable in terms of external indicators. The most severe selection takes place in the airborne troops. For example, the height of an applicant for category “A1” must be between 170 and 185 centimeters and weigh up to 90 kilograms. Naturally, vision and hearing indicators must also be ideal;
- The second degree “A2” is given to conscripts who fully correspond to category “A1”, but who previously suffered a serious illness or had fractures that did not lead to a deterioration in health. In fact, this subcategory is no different from category “A 1”, but you cannot get into the Airborne Forces with such a category. They won’t take her into the Marines either;
- The third degree “A3” implies minor health deviations. Most often these are minor visual impairments. Mostly, holders of this category serve in the internal, missile or chemical forces;
- The fourth degree of category “A” implies vision problems that exceed 20 degrees. Despite this, a conscript can serve in any army except those listed above. All other health indicators, except vision, must be ideal.
If previously it was quite difficult to correct vision, then with the advent of laser correction, a conscript can easily change his fitness category. For example, changing the fitness category from fourth to second is a fairly simple procedure.
Detailed description of category "B"
Category “B” is the most common among military personnel and conscripts. Since most of the conscripts have some kind of health deviation, all of them are assigned category “B”. This category is divided into four groups, similar to category “A”:
- Category “B1” is assigned if the conscript suffers from a mild degree of any disease or allergy. These diseases cannot affect the general physical condition of the serviceman, therefore, with this category they are taken into assault brigades and border guards;
- Category “B2” is practically no different from the first category, except that the conscript, in addition to minor health problems, may have a small percentage of vision loss. With this category they are not hired as submariners, but you can fully count on the surface fleet. You can also get into tank crews and engineering troops;
- With category "B3" you can count on signal troops, engineering or chemical troops. “B3” is assigned to conscripts with varying degrees of allergies, slight hearing and vision loss (more in percentage terms than with category “B2”);
- Category “B4” is characterized by residual effects from previously suffered injuries and illnesses. In addition, military personnel in this category may have insufficient weight and height, as well as problems with hearing and vision. Such people, as a rule, are sent to serve in a construction battalion (now these troops are called military construction units) or signal troops.
Description of category "B"
If you are assigned category “B”, then you will not get into the army. This article means that the conscript is partially fit for military service. This restriction means that you can only be called up for service in time of war. The article implies a significant loss of health, which makes military service impossible (which implies almost 24-hour readiness to fulfill the duty of service).
Description of category "G"
Fitness category “G” is inherently the most uncertain. A conscript who has received this category is given a deferment, since at the time of the examination he has an illness or injury that requires treatment. But this article should not be considered a verdict. After completing a course of treatment and rehabilitation, a new category is assigned during a second medical examination, taking into account the current condition of the conscript. These can be categories “B” or “B”. There are cases when, after a second examination, a conscript was given category “A”.
Description of category "D"
Category “D” is the equivalent of a “white ticket”. A conscript of this category is not fit for military service under any circumstances. If you have this category on your military ID, it is very difficult to obtain a driver’s license.
Is it possible to change the eligibility category?
A special challenge procedure is provided for this. Sometimes it is very necessary to challenge a category, because it may create problems in the future when getting a job or when obtaining a driver's license.
To challenge the decision of the draft commission, you must submit an application requesting a re-examination. Based on the results of the new survey, it is possible to challenge the decision of the draft commission.
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In 2018, the list of diseases for which people are not allowed to serve for the good of the Fatherland is quite long. The most important reason for unfitness is serious dysfunction and severe congenital diseases.
Categories of suitability for military service
In 2018, there are five categories by which the commission determines the degree of suitability of a conscript.
- fit;
- suitable with minor restrictions;
- has limited validity;
- temporarily unfit for military service;
- unfit.
In case of controversial issues, the citizen is prescribed an additional examination and, if necessary, treatment in a hospital.
After its completion, a second commission is appointed, where the final decision is made:
- for military service;
- call him up for alternative civil service;
- grant a deferment;
- carry out exemption from conscription;
- enlist in reserve;
- according to legal grounds, grant freedom from military service.
The law of the Russian Federation states that the conscription age for men lasts up to 27 years, after which they are not subject to service.
A citizen may also be declared unfit if there are significant dysfunctions due to peptic ulcers of the stomach and intestines, hernia, or psoriasis. Conscripts who lack limbs or fingers on their feet and hands, which impede movement, have flat feet and chronic kidney disease, cannot serve.
Persons subject to military conscription, according to the law, must be healthy - there are a number of criteria for determining the condition of a conscript, thanks to which the medical commission makes a verdict on whether the young man is fit for service or not, and in which troops it is better for him to serve. Categories of suitability for military service, which are defined by state law, appear in the relevant Resolution regarding military medical examination.
Detailed explanation of all health categories
Which of these health categories a potential recruit should be classified into is determined by a number of professional doctors at the military registration and enlistment office as part of the medical commission. In 2019, the law provides for division into 5 main categories. We will look at what these categories mean next:Category A
Designation A indicates that there are no restrictions on service for a young man in the army, i.e. the conscript is healthy. However, there are 2 subcategories for this type:
A2 . He is healthy, but there are restrictions on the workload, additional selection is necessary for such a conscript, the young man underwent serious treatment. Such a conscript is sent to serve in the army in any general and special forces.
Persons for whom the medical commission has established category A, as a rule, are sent to prestigious branches of the military (submarines, airborne forces, marines, navy, etc.).
Category B
The category implies that a conscript whose state of health does not allow him to serve in any branch of the military. Young people to whom doctors assign this category experience health problems, but this does not affect their service. This type is divided into four subcategories:
B1 . Young people are fit to serve in special forces, airborne forces, can become marines, join the airborne troops, and also go to defend the Motherland as border guards.
B2. Conscripts with this category can be sent to the fleet (including submarine), as driver-mechanics of armored vehicles, tractors, etc.
B3 . Future soldiers can be assigned as drivers and crew of infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, and missile launchers. It is also possible to get into the internal divisions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, guard and chemical units. Such conscripts can be sent to fuel and lubricants depots, as well as to air defense forces.
B4 . Young people with this subcategory can be sent to guard especially important facilities (for example, in the missile forces). They also fall into radio engineering units and communications troops, other units and branches of the Armed Forces, and other formations and structures.
A conscript with this type is considered limitedly fit for service. Such persons have serious illnesses that allow the young man to avoid military conscription in peacetime. Such conscripts are provided with a military ID, which exempts them from service - however, the young man is listed in the reserves, which is mandatory during the introduction of martial law (the so-called recruitment of units of the 2nd stage). In this case, the conscript’s educational qualifications will correspond as closely as possible to the specialty acquired in peacetime.
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stands for Military Specialty. This is a designation of the military profession, in the form of numbers and letters.
Since in peacetime a conscript assigned to this category for health reasons is not threatened with service, many quite healthy young people who do not want to repay their debt to their homeland are tempted to avoid serving this particular type of service. To do this, they consult with lawyers and strive to undergo an independent examination, which is designed to identify a serious illness - some, years before conscription, draw up a medical history so that, after reading it, the doctors at the military registration and enlistment office are left with the feeling that the young man is seriously ill. Moreover, some young people actually succeed in this.
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This is partly explained by the fact that, unfortunately, since 2009, an increasing number of young people have been diagnosed with diseases for which the law prohibits conscription into the army. However, a serious illness can only be identified with a comprehensive study, which sometimes requires more than one month. In this case, not only the degree of development of the disease is taken into account, but also medical documents that detail the course of the disease, the frequency of visiting a doctor at the place of residence, the duration of treatment, etc. It is important to understand that such documents must confirm that the disease has not been cured.
The category is deciphered in such a way that the young man is temporarily not subject to conscription. The law provides for a deferment of 6 to 12 months for such persons (it is believed that during this period the conscript can undergo a course of treatment to help get rid of the disease). After this, you should be re-examined at a medical examination, where doctors at the military registration and enlistment office will once again examine the conscript and render a verdict on the suitability category - on the basis of which the next decision is made.
Category D is issued to persons who have experienced trauma (fractures, concussions) or suffer from other ailments incompatible at the time of conscription: dystrophy, excessive obesity, etc. However, it is understood that there is hope for recovery, and for this the military registration and enlistment office gives a maximum period at 12 months. Doctors have the right to give a young person a deferment more than once, and in some cases the latter is awarded category B.
Alas, in our native Fatherland, no one canceled the seasonal plans for conscription. In this regard, military registration and enlistment offices often turn a blind eye to many diseases, sending sick young people to serve in the army (the most common violation is assigning category “G” instead of “B”). The conscript must know his rights; in such cases, it is definitely worth going to court, which can overturn the decisions of the medical commission of the military registration and enlistment office. The court's decision will be based on the so-called. – for those who are trying to avoid joining the army for health reasons, it would be useful to familiarize yourself with this document in more detail.
Category D
This category implies a complete inability to serve in the army. Moreover, a person with category D is not even subject to conscription. Such people are entitled to a military ID, which indicates complete disrepair. In this case, the passport must contain the appropriate stamp.
Persons assigned category D have very serious pathologies and diseases - for example, a significant disruption in the functioning of various body systems (advanced glaucoma, for example), the absence of some internal or external organs, repeated strokes, HIV.
Which category is suitable for contract service?
It is worth saying that the law also provides for the definition of army categories for those who want to connect their lives with the army even after serving in the Armed Forces. In this case, we are talking about categories A and B. Only these categories of conscripts provide the possibility of further service in the Armed Forces in the future. Moreover, if a conscript aspires to join the elite branch of the Russian military after the army, he must be completely healthy - and this is exclusively category A. If you have it, you can serve in the airborne forces, in the submarine fleet, or become, for example, a marine.
Restrictions for subsequent profession depending on the category of military service
It is necessary to understand that in the presence of V/D categories, problems are possible for a number of young people in subsequent employment. It is definitely unlikely that you will be able to get a job in any law enforcement agency (FSB, police (MVD), FSIN, etc.) - this is explained by the fact that to work in these departments you must serve in the army. However, it is quite possible to work in other government institutions with such categories (say, in the office) - factories, factories, large enterprises, etc.
There is still a myth circulating among people that people who have been assigned fitness categories B or D are not able to obtain a driver’s license. This is only partly true - those who have significant impairments in musculoskeletal functions, problems with the sensory organs, mental illnesses, etc. cannot have a driver’s license. However, other, no less significant impairments in the functioning of the body (for example, heart disease) -vascular system) are not always taken into account by the medical board. However, for persons with a V/D fitness type, when obtaining a license, there may be some restrictions for a number of driving categories. They may also be prohibited from engaging in certain types of work in a given field (say, a taxi driver or a bus driver).
Any military ID contains a special column where you can find out the category of fitness. If a young man’s health does not allow him to serve in the army, the fitness category V/G will be indicated in the column. At the same time, the disease that caused it is not reflected here.
Almost always, the categories of military service that are set in this document cannot be changed. The law, on the one hand, provides for challenging the contents of this column through the court if the young man managed to improve his health after some time, and the military registration and enlistment office prevents the conscript from changing the fitness level.
regulates all aspects of the relationship between young men of military age and the state. It indicates on what grounds it is possible to assign one or another category.
On the other hand, the commissariat is also understandable. For example, some persons who have category B on their military ID (exemption from military service) upon expiration of the conscription period suddenly decide to work in some law enforcement agency (for which category A1 must be on their military ID). In this regard, the reasoning of the military registration and enlistment office is clear - he turned away from military service, and then suddenly decided to get a job, for example, in the Ministry of Internal Affairs - the military registration and enlistment office reasonably believes that such persons should not work in law enforcement agencies.
The suitability category simultaneously reflects two points. Firstly, it indicates the result of passing the medical examination (page 13 of the military ID), and secondly, thanks to the category, it is possible to determine whether the young man served at all. It is to reflect such information that page 2 is highlighted in the document. The commonly used meaning of the suitability group is usually indicated in the form of Cyrillic letters, although in some situations there is also a decoding. The category marked on the military ID must be exclusively one of the possible ones. For unambiguous verification when filling out a document, it will be necessary to identify the correspondence between the decoding of the category and its symbolic designation.
How to change your eligibility category for military service
Of course, such a possibility is provided for by law.
The holder of a military ID can himself initiate a review of the conclusion of the medical commission that made the initial verdict on the fitness of the conscript.
The first thing that is required is to fill out a written application, which will reflect the request to carry out another examination by the medical board. The rationale for this will be positive changes in health. This document will need to be sent to the military commissariat where you are registered. By law, after receiving your application, the military registration and enlistment office must assemble a medical commission that will re-examine you, taking into account the relevant medical documents you submitted. After this, the experts will make a new decision, on the basis of which they will confirm the category previously set on the military ID or change it to a new one.
If there is an improvement in the health of the applicant, doctors must upgrade the old category. And with a greater degree of probability the new one will be A/B.
If the military registration and enlistment office, represented by doctors, a commissar or anyone else, refuses you to pass the above commission, or the medical commission, with obvious improvements in health and a corresponding medical diagnosis, did not consider it necessary to change the category, you have every right to appeal the decision of the commissariat through the court.