In my opinion, Russia's move away from mandatory conscription and towards heavy recruitment may be due to the following considerations: First, if the "partial mobilization order" continues to be implemented, mandatory conscription will be difficult and prone to public opposition; second, Russia may be counting on the traditional model of "the heavy reward will be the brave man". The first is that it is not possible to make a decision on whether or not to use it.
Currently, Russia to attract more young people to join the army, to solve the problem of shortage of soldiers, to take a series of incentives. According to U.S. media reports, a new campaign is underway across Russia this spring to use money to encourage more Russians to join the battlefield. The conscription office promises to provide cash bonuses and a variety of attractive benefits for soldiers who are called up to join the army, such as an advertisement released in the Yaroslavl region, which shows that you can get a $3,800 bonus for signing up, a monthly salary of up to $2,500 for going to fight in Ukraine, and a reward of $650 for every kilometer advanced in a commando unit; in addition, Russia is also offering a series of benefits to recruits, such as the provision of housing, free In addition, Russia also provides a series of benefits for recruits, such as the provision of housing, free medical insurance, education subsidies and so on.
? Problems with the mandatory conscription system. Russia's compulsory conscription system has long been controversial. In recent years, due to Russia's frequent presence in international affairs, its military strength has also attracted much attention. In the early Syrian war, as well as the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia sent a large number of soldiers to participate in the war, consuming a lot, and gradually showing a shortage of soldiers and other problems. In order to supplement the shortage of soldiers, last year, Russia issued a "partial mobilization order" to recruit 300,000 reserve citizens to join the army. Immediately, protests broke out in various places, and all the air tickets abroad almost at the same time, some of the increase is very exaggerated, such as from Moscow to Istanbul economy class, one-way ticket price of about 10,000 yuan, while the flight in the release of the "part of the mobilization order" before the sale price of only about 2,500 yuan.
Heavy recruitment, to some extent, to ease the economic difficulties. One of the reasons for Russia's heavy recruiting efforts is that the Russian government is trying to ease the economic hardship caused by the epidemic. In the past few years, Russia's economy has been facing various problems, and the outbreak of the New Crown Epidemic has made its economic problems even worse. The Russian government is trying to alleviate the current economic difficulties to some extent by encouraging more people to join the military, realizing job creation, and providing effective stimulus to the existing economy.
Recruiting to increase public respect and support for the military. The second reason for Russia's heavy recruiting conscription is that the Russian government hopes to increase the public's respect and support for the military through this type of conscription. Over the past few years, the Russian government has been strengthening its military and trying to expand its influence on the international stage. By offering heavy rewards to volunteers, and corresponding benefits in return, it enhances people's trust and respect for the military, which in turn raises its status and value in society.
As the saying goes, heavy rewards will bring courage. In my opinion, the adoption of the practice of heavy recruitment, though it may be effective in the short term, may also carry risks and hidden dangers: Firstly, the adoption of the practice of heavy recruitment may lead to the adoption of wrong recruitment motives by some people. The starting point of the soldiers recruited by the use of heavy money may be to join the army for the sake of profit, is to consider joining the army from the angle of money, and does not fully understand for whom to join the army, for whom to fight, and the patriotism and sense of responsibility in their hearts accounted for a relatively small number of people. If such a soldier is recruited, his inner willpower and courage will be eroded by money, which will weaken the fighting strength of the army; secondly, the use of heavy money to recruit may affect the overall morale and unity of the army. If the newly recruited soldiers are heavily recruited, and the troops in the veterans, may be heavily recruited policy before the introduction of enlistment, these soldiers did not receive heavy money and benefits, may feel unfair and neglected, the two together, in terms of values and other aspects of the veterans may be formed on the impact of the soldiers, resulting in the soldiers between the division, which affects the unity of the troops and combat effectiveness;The use of heavy recruitment may, to a certain extent, weaken the country's economic development and social stability. If the use of heavy recruitment, the country's financial resources invested in military operations will increase, resulting in a sustained reduction in the government's available financial resources, which in turn affects the country's economic and social stability.
In my opinion, the Russian government has changed from mandatory conscription to the use of heavily-funded recruitment, and although this approach can effectively alleviate the current shortage of soldiers, it should still encourage people of the right age to join the military from the perspective of patriotism and sense of responsibility, so as to avoid investing too much resources and money in military operations. In addition, the government should also ensure that soldiers receive equal treatment, to avoid the soldiers due to the differences in the treatment of polarization, to ensure the overall security and stability of the troops.