"There are only soldiers' specialties": in the Armed Forces told about the "18-24 contract" (video)
Igor Shvaika said the Deputy Head of the 4th Center for Recruitment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on April 7. Igor Shvaika notes that the Cabinet resolution, which will expand the list of specialties under the "contract 18-24", is already on the exit. However, now young people between the ages of 18 and 25 can only choose from soldiers. "There are only 9 specialties in the first version, beyond which you can't go.
Why is such an incentive prize? Because these are the main soldiers' positions: infantry, intelligence and small -scale directions. If you want to make a career or study in a sergeant position, they have no restrictions.
He recalled that under the terms of the experimental project of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine "contract 18-24" 1 million hryvnias of incentive payment, volunteers will receive in parts: according to Igor Schvaika, territorial defense forces also accept young volunteers on the annual contract " The sergeant, to learn at professional training and become the operator of unmanned aerial vehicles or radio electronic fighting.
We will remind, the project "Contract 18-24" started in Ukraine on February 11. One -year contract provides for payment of UAH 1 million in addition to salaries and social benefits: entry into the university to the budget, interest -free mortgage, permission to travel abroad, etc.
On March 29, the Defense Ministry explained that volunteers who have been admitted or called for military service after February 24, 2022 at the age of 25 and have at least 6 months of experience of direct participation in hostilities as of February 13, 2025, may also receive a payment of 1 million hryvnia under the contract of 18-24.