About Army Training Camps. Part 2 🤷‍♀️

Last time I talked about receiving the summons. Now, about the organizational side.

I started by trying to call the military enlistment office: I wanted to clarify details, whether I could submit anything remotely, by phone or through Gosuslugi. In response, they said in unison:
Come in, come in. Remotely, not possible 👌

I asked how to make an appointment, when the commissioner would be on site. The answer was splendid:
He might be out, I don't know where or when. You might have to come several times a day 👌


I tried to contact the commissioner listed on the summons. I managed to get the number, but no one answered.
Moreover, even if you fill something out through Gosuslugi, after the service is provided, you still get a call from the enlistment office.
Like, you need to come in for a stamp and signature. The reason can be anything, just to make you come 😡

Three days of attempts, no luck. I gave up. On the fourth day, I decided to try again and, lo and behold, the commissioner answered.

Here's what bothers me about the logic of the process.
I call the commissioner, explain:
I received a summons, before that I got through to the duty officer.

And the commissioner suddenly asks me:
Why do you need me? I might not be there, but I'm not required for clarification. Come in, the duty officer will do everything, I'm not needed for this summons.

Logical question: then why did they chase me for three days and assure me that it was impossible without the commissioner? The standard answer:
Probably, you were misunderstood 👍


Okay. I chose a day, went there 🚶‍♂️‍➡️

At the checkpoint, they ask for an ID, I gave my military ID. The woman took it and left. I waited about fifteen minutes... she didn't appear.
Then she came out, looking surprised:
What, no one came out to you? 👀

No, I just decided to stand there 😁

After another five minutes, they called me in. They started "clarifying information". The most interesting thing was that there was nothing to clarify: place of work, residence, position, marital status, child, they already had everything.

And after the "clarification", they casually slip a piece of paper:
Here's a referral to training camps. You'll go through it, and they won't bother you for three years.

I knew about this. For those seeing it for the first time, I think it will be quite a shock.

Next, about recommendations 📝
They said to bring only food for the first day and underwear. Nothing else.
What about the summer period and time in the field?
Not a word about medicine, mosquito repellent, basic items, power bank, sports shoes.
If you don't bring them, it's almost impossible to get them on site, or you'll have to overpay triple to have someone go to the city.

You can postpone the departure date only for clear documented reasons: illness, death of a relative, being in another city or country with confirmation (business trip, residence permit). In other cases, you won't be able to refuse 🤷‍♀️

In the end, the nerves and waiting BEFORE were more than AFTER 🙂
When the referral was finally in hand, there was no shock.
Rather, relief that there was at least some certainty: when and where it will be and when I can return.

Communication is still unclear, whether it will be available on the territory 🤷‍♀️
So at the moment, I probably won't be able to respond. But upon return, I think I'll put together a small list of recommendations
on what to bring if you ever face the same.

@data_dzen 🙂