In Soviet times, there were those who "mowed down" from the army. However, in percentage terms, there have always been few such young people. In a society that was brought up on the ideas of collectivism, public duty and survived the Second World War, those who did not serve were most often looked askance. In those days, many young people were not looking for easy service and wanted to get a "real job". However, if someone was lucky enough to be in one of the places mentioned below, he definitely would not complain
1. In the kitchen
Almost everyone got into the kitchen in the Soviet army from time to time. As dressy. And the outfit for the kitchen in the soldier's environment was considered one of the most unpleasant and difficult. Especially the soldiers "loved" washing dishes. However, it is a completely different matter when the Motherland determined a conscript to the kitchen on an ongoing basis, as a cook. Of course, one should not think that the cooks from the soldiers were picking their noses throughout their service. Their work was in its own way difficult and extremely responsible. But they lost many of the "charms" that other conscripts faced every day. Of course, only people with the right skills, and even better, education, got into the chefs.
2. In the ensemble
If a person had cultural gifts or even studied for something creative, then with a high degree of probability he could end up in cultural work in the army. The fact is that cultural life (for the purpose of propaganda work) in the Soviet army was in full swing. There it was constantly necessary to draw posters, stand-newspapers, play music, sing songs, and also organize cultural events. Of course, since such a service was more of an “intellectual” nature, the rest of the fighters always ironically joked about the lucky ones from the “ensembles”.
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3. in the treasury
Like any other army in the world, the Soviet army had its own bureaucracy. Before the advent of personal computers, already in the 1990s, writing (and primarily writing) and typing on typewriters was a lot. Therefore, some soldiers were lucky to be in the position of a "clerk" - a person who was freed from part daily duties and training sessions, but had to help officers in filling out numerous papers. As you might guess, the rest of the soldiers always made fun of such legally shirking from “normal” service.
4. To the medical unit
If a person with an appropriate education turned out to be in the troops, even with basic medical training, then he had every chance of being in the service of a medical unit. Usually, 2-3 lucky people were needed to help military doctors in a unit. Of course, service in the medical unit had its “charms”, but in most cases it was definitely not more difficult than the service of the rest of the team.
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Source: https://novate.ru/blogs/080422/62659/