Asia-Plus: Призыв в TJ завтра отвечаем на важные вопросы

Asia-Plus (Russian edition), 2 September 2025. The article is an FAQ on Tajikistan’s autumn 2025 conscription campaign (1 October – 30 November). It reports answers given by Dilrabo Samadova (Дилрабо Самадова), executive director of the NGO “Office of Civil Freedoms” (Офис гражданских свобод), on common questions about military conscription. The article reports that paid military service (“квотники” / alternative service) can be arranged via local military commissariats with documents including passport and birth certificate, and costs 750 calculation indicators — 56,250 somoni at the then-current rate of 75 somoni per indicator. The article reports that students on distance-learning programmes are not entitled to deferrals and may be conscripted; only full-time students can receive deferrals. It reports that rural teachers qualify for deferrals only if they hold higher pedagogical education and meet required teaching hours (at least full-time equivalent). The article reports that a son whose mother has died cannot be considered the “only son” of his father if the father has other children, and therefore has no grounds for exemption. The article reports that a military commissariat has no right to arrest or punish parents for their adult son’s non-appearance; coercion or threats to force a son’s return from abroad are described as unlawful. On medical grounds, it reports that open-form tuberculosis leads to exemption; closed-form cases may be conscripted depending on health. It reports that those not studying at 18 lose educational deferrals. It reports that a citizen who served in the Russian army and holds dual citizenship with Tajikistan is exempt from service in Tajikistan upon presenting a military ID. It reports that orphans are called up on general grounds. On physical criteria, it reports a minimum height of 150 cm and weight of 45 kg. The article reports that 17-year-olds cannot enlist voluntarily; service begins at 18. It reports that at age 27 a citizen is placed into reserve and no longer subject to call-up. Service duration is 24 months for those without higher education and 12 months for those with higher education.