The russian federation is proposing draft legislation to raise the age of military contract personnel, including those that were recruited before June 2023, to age 65, and age 70 for officers. This would substantially raise the current age limit of 51 for non-officers and would likely extend the contract length, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
The pre-war 2021 life expectancy for russian males was 64.2, according to the World Data website. Therefore, this measure confers on these service personnel, in effect, a lifetime contract.
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Although this measure will likely alleviate the need for additional mobilisation, increasing the number of military personnel aged over 51 is highly unlikely to increase russia’s combat effectiveness, particularly in kinetic assaults.
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