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How to enroll in the Afrika Korps
2024-01-01
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Text taken from the V Kontakte page of Akrika Korps.

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.

[ColonelCassad] For those who want to give Macron a kick and are interested in these issues. The procedure for enlisting in the Afrika Corps, which is actively deployed on the African continent to help the peoples of Africa in the fight against Western imperialists and colonialists.

Information for candidates.

The corps requires specialists from various professions, and military personnel with combat experience are welcome.

Guaranteed:

high salary;

service under the leadership of competent commanders with extensive combat experience both in the Northern Military District and abroad;

payments in foreign currency while abroad;

medical care and all social benefits.

Contact information regarding enlistment in the Corps for both active military personnel and citizens in the reserve:

84951501163 - call center phone number.

Telephone numbers of the selection point in the Krasnodar Territory:

89181186160

89284420701

89181185303

Call during business hours: Monday-Saturday from 9 to 18 hours Moscow time.

First of all, the Afrika Corps requires military personnel with the following specialties:

Motorized rifle (assault).
Artillerymen (self-propelled, towed, mortar, rocket).
Tankers (mechanics, commanders, gunners).
Driver mechanics and weapons operators of armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles.
UAV specialists.
Drivers (B, C, D, E).
Communications specialists.
Specialists of air defense troops (Armorists are a priority!).
Operators of P-18 stations.
Operators of Garmon stations.
Electronic warfare specialists.
Flamethrowers.
Specialists of engineer-sapper troops.

Requirements for the candidate:

Age from 25 to 45 years, Command staff up to 55 years. Exceptions are possible based on the candidate's physical fitness.

Preference is given to former officers, warrant officers and contract military personnel who have served in special forces units of various departments, in various positions and have experience of participating in combat operations and employees of the Wagner PMC.

A prerequisite is permission to travel abroad (no debt - check on the website of the FSSP of the Russian Federation)!!! It is not necessary to have your own passport!

Persons without Russian Federation citizenship are not accepted for contract service.

Medical specialties required:

surgeons, traumatologists, anesthesiologists, therapists (infectious disease specialists), paramedics, medical instructors, operating room nurses, anesthetists.

Conditions: age up to 55 years, men, women are allowed for the positions of operating room nurse and anesthetist.

Mobile medical groups will also be formed to work in the countries where the units are located.

Required documents:

First of all (for consideration of a candidate) - where and how to send them you will be told after calling the call center:

Resume (with photo), a brief description of military qualifications and training (what military skills do you have and to what extent, when and where did you serve in military service, in what units and in what positions).

For active military personnel, a certificate with a photo.

Completed questionnaire (filled out in as much detail as possible) - the questionnaire will be sent to you after a telephone conversation.

In the future, you will need the following documents:

Color copies (scans) of good quality, the size of which does not exceed 400 KB.
Original, copy of Russian passport (all pages).
Original, copy of foreign passport (all pages, if there is such a document).
A copy of your birth certificate (yours or close relatives).
A copy of the work book, for active military personnel, the service record (the pages with records are taken from the personal file).
Original, copy of reserve officer's identification card, military ID (all pages).
A copy of the diploma of secondary specialized and/or higher education, insert.
A copy of the marriage certificate.
A copy of the insurance certificate (SNILS).
Copy of TIN.
A copy of your driver's license.
Photo:
4X6 cm color, without a corner for a questionnaire - 2 pcs.,
3.5X4.5 cm color, or black and white matte for a foreign passport - 4 pcs.,
9X12cm without a corner - 1 pc. (all photos in a shirt, suit),
photos are current for the current date.
Copies of documents on awarding state awards (if any).
A copy of your veteran's ID (if available).
Details of the world card of any bank in rubles (write 16 digits of the card on the form), a color copy of the front side of the card.
Autobiography.
Help from a narcologist!
...a psychiatrist dealing with addicts...
Certificate from a psychiatrist!
ECG with interpretation!
Certificate of oral sanitation (teeth must be cured)!
Certificate of absence/presence of a criminal record (it is useless to hide the presence of a criminal record; in case of concealment, there is an unequivocal refusal).
Certificates for: HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis, Tuberculosis. The statute of limitations for certificates must be no more than 1 week.
Passing physical fitness standards (averaged) by age category (100 m, 1000 m, pull-ups).
In the future, you will need to submit the originals of these documents. Upon arrival, you must submit the entire list of documents on purpose and SCANS of the same documents on electronic media.

Additional information:

1. Transfer from SVO is not possible.

A regular contract is signed with the RF Ministry of Defense; there is the possibility of signing a contract for DRO.

If you previously served in the Russian Defense Ministry, your rank will be retained. If you have a special rank as a police officer, then recertification is not carried out, and the rank is assigned to the one indicated on the military ID.

The monetary allowance depends on your rank, salary scale, length of service, other allowances, and during a business trip payments are made in foreign currency in an amount depending on the country of residence in accordance with Government Decree No. 812 of December 26, 2005.

More details on the actual amount of the monetary allowance allowances you will be answered at the call center by phone. 84951501163. The minimum amount of pay for a private in the 1st tariff category while in the police station is 110 thousand rubles.

Procedure for completing the service:

call the contact phone number;
receiving, filling out and sending your application form to the selection point;
Then the questionnaire is reviewed by the commanders, if the decision is positive, they will contact you and indicate when and where to arrive;
upon arrival, verification activities are carried out;
a contract is signed for a period of 1 year;
then you are provided with the required types of allowances;
then preparation is carried out;
upon completion of training, you go on a business trip for at least 6 months;
upon return, leave is granted for a period of 1.5 months;
after the vacation, a decision is made to extend or terminate the contract with you.
The transfer of an active military personnel is possible provided that he is not located in the Northern Military District zone. The transfer is carried out with exclusion from the lists based on the previous place of service and enrollment in the lists of the Corps unit; you will be told in more detail about your actions during the transfer at the call center.
The timing of consideration of your applications is individual, the decision is made by the commanders.

Transfer from the Russian Guard to the RF Ministry of Defense is impossible. Entering the Corps for service only through termination of the old contract, dismissal and signing of a new one.

The questionnaire will be given to you after the interview at the call center.

Posted by:badanov

#9  And guaranteed no transfers to the "Special Operation"?
Posted by: ed in texas   2024-01-01 14:54  

#8  ^ or use Lili Marlene in their commercials/website.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-01-01 12:39  

#7  #5 As I recall, the Avalon Hill version of Africa Korps was lots of fun and considerably cheaper than $88K.

Russian government couldn't very well name it Panzerblitz, now could they?
Posted by: badanov   2024-01-01 11:44  

#6  #3 It's not like the individuals in this forum are going to jump at the chance at wearing the uniform of a foreign military.

A mod got to comment 3 before I could quote it...
Posted by: badanov   2024-01-01 11:43  

#5  I have too many cats for the Avalon Hill version.
Posted by: Super Hose   2024-01-01 11:11  

#4  As I recall, the Avalon Hill version of Africa Korps was lots of fun and considerably cheaper than $88K.
Posted by: SteveS   2024-01-01 10:55  

#3  OK, so anyway... yeah Rommel.com is the way to go.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2024-01-01 10:43  

#2  ^ Only USD $88,000

Such a deal!
Posted by: badanov   2024-01-01 03:36  

#1  Go to Rommel.com
Posted by: Ululating Platypus   2024-01-01 02:50  

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