PROMOTION AND PAY POLICY OF SOVIET ARMED FORCES

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• Publication Date: September 2, 1952
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CLASSIFICATION I'SECL.RITY IN;'0RN"=0N
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPOR-r
SUBJECT Promotion :rnd Pat, P.,1 -r s,,..:,..
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE
ACQUIRED
NO OF ENCLS.
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CLASSIF1CATION
STy7 A /y X TT ~~R~ITY n A
I DISTRIBUTION
An individual is ^iven the rank of frivat, after he is inducted into active
military service and sent to a unit by the Raion Military Commissariat.
2. Upcn arrival, all new inductees are placed in quarantine for a period of three
weeks durin^ which they wear their own clothing, live in separate quarters, and
are fed separately from the otter personnel of the unit. During this period,
they pe rform only household tasks and study military regulations and manuals
which will govern their lives and conduct, After quarantine, they are issued
military uniforms and continue to study military subjects. Then, after three
to six months, these individuals are sworn-in and are granted the right to
receive passes in the same manner as the older service personnel, the enlisted
men and NCO's. In accordance with a directive issued by the Minister of Armed
Forces of the USSR "Pertai:ine to the assignment of military ranks to the EK
and NCO personnel of the armed forces," the second military rank of "Corporal"
is awarded to wall-disciplined enlisted men in their second year of service
who have obtained grades of excellent or good in their political and combat
training, The next military rank, Jr Sergeant, is awarded to Corporals xho
have excelled in co-bat and political training and whose duty category (or
designation) is that of a Junior Sergeant; if the duty category is only that of
a private, it is necessary to transfer the individual to a Junior Sergeant's
duty category first, and then promote him to this i;;ilitary tank. This order
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ec4 in assigning all mil:.tarv ranks to enliaiCd and NCO
miii.iary ranks from personnel. The
Corporal to Master Sereear.t inclusive are awarded after a
six month period of "time-in-grade."
3. The nilitarp ranks of Sergeant, Sen or sergeant, and Master Sergeant are awarded by
order of the Divisional Commander. In addition, the regimental 'aril divisional
commanders may award consecutive military ranks before the "time-in-grade" require-
ments have been met for special excellence in political and combat training. It
must be remembered t}at in addition to the above c anmanders, Maher level commanders
may award the same military rankq.
h. Usually, all mil'tarv ranks are awarded to Sergeants during holidays such as May 1st,
November 7th, aviation Dav, an} Soviet :rmy day.
5. _?efore such holidays, the regimental commander summons the regimental corm,and
personnel to a conference iealina with tie preparation for, and conduct of the
hol`day, At this conference, he instructs the squadron commanders to present him
with lists of the best EP1's and NCO's to be used for awarding consecutive military
ranks.
6. .after this. he air squaircn cor.,nanders re,u:re t: c 'light commanders to present
ti.em with lists which include a brief service evaluation of the best al's -nd (CO'
for the iT rnnee p- a ardin- C _five military ranks.
7. F.iaht corminder- are 'overned by t}c Lollowin? .actors w en .drawing up these lists:
(a) The evaluations given the :-articular individual in political training
(b) His degree of discipline
(c) Efficiency rating
(d) Party or Komsomol membership
(e) Sociability
The flight commanders present these lists to the air squadron commander who checks
them and sends a composite ;mnf for the entire s_oadron to the Enlisted and Officer
Personnel Section of the ..ir Regiment if be agrees with the selections on the list.
8. Then, the vhief of the Enlisted and Officer Personnel Section checks the list
for proper duty categories and presents it to the Regimental Commander for examina-
tion. After this, he compiles a :.st of these individuals for the entire regiment,
has the Air Regiment Commander and Cficf of Staff sign it, and directs it to the Air
Division. Thin list will contain cn.v the names :f those individuals who are to be
awarded military ranks by the Divisional Commander. After this, the names of
some of the individuals on the list sent to the divisions will be sent to the Corps
so that the ,ir Corps Commander nay :.e rsonally order their promotions. In all of
these cases, the Individuals' military occupation is considered. For example, an
assistant mechanic may have a rank of from Private to Sergeant inclusive; such an
individual will not be promoted to tie next consecutive rank (Sr Sergeant) since his
duty category limits him to a Sergeant; in order to be promoted, his duty category
must be rcised to an aircraft mechanic; if it is not, he will remain a Sergeant as
long as he is c.n active -ii'tarn duty.
9. The duty categories of assistant 1recl:ar:ics for urmaments, radio, instruments, and
electrical eYui_)mcnt are the same as the duty category for assistant (aircraft)
mechanics and they are promoted in the same nanner.
10. Aircraft neehanics are divided into twc duty categories; the first is the senior
aircraft mechanics (of which, there is one in a fight) and the second is aircraft
mechanics. The first group may hold military ranks of from Private to Master
Sergeant inclusive, and the second group, from Private to Senior Sergeant inclusive;
a Senior Sergeant is the maximum grade for an aircraft mechanic and he will be in
this grade until demobilization.
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11. If an assistant aechanio r?o the
i- -st exLu his -..e of e, he is
mmediately promoted to the next, consecutive rankuregardless1of hisSduty category
or the time-in-.rode he has acquired since his last promotion; however, after this
.'romotion. he will not. t chided
to tiM next. consecutive rank until he 'as at least
six months in Trade.
12. It, is n,cessarv to remember that in the VVS of the USSR, military ranks are not given
to EM's or NCG's for `avin, nerved for specific )eriod of time but rather as a
stimidus to the best EM's and NCO's. For this- reason, many individuals are not
promoted to th next consecutive mi:itare rank for ,periods of it year and more even
t' our}. their duty categories : ermit s;:cis promotions.
13. On an avera^e, eac). hclida,' order nromctes 5 to 8% of the i,'r Regiment's total
Enli-ted and NCC personnel to the next consecutive rank. However, on an average more
than 50% c? the Enlisted and NCO personnel receive uromotions to the next consecutive
military rank within a year, 30% in a period o' six months, 5% in less than six months,
and 15% in more than one year. Tte 'iv-r fir,W
on the >nlisted and NCG perso:.: el of a Fighter It r~Regiment.p iroximate and are based
1). In addition, gi_ite c: ten cases occur in :rich several sergeants are demoted a grade
or two; in such cases the demoted ser~esnts minst gait at least three to four months
(a-sumin' that duri.n, thi period t''ev will improve themselves and will obtain
better results in their suhiects and Their itica,
back their former grade. leg tions of military rank occur Ufortvatr) to
riousntypes oft
disciplinary violations -.nd for :n unronscientiuus attitude towards service obliga-
tions.
15. Usually the longest prorootionless :,eriod occurs in the case of mechanics in the
various types of air specialties since these individuals usually graduate from
mechanics' school in the grade of Sergeant or Senior Sergeant. These individuals
are not promoted within units until their duty category is raised to that of a
senior aircraft mechanic at .hir., rime r,,ey receive the next consecutive military
rank of Master Sergeant .pith which they complete their active military service.
16. All of he above data refers only o combat air units and joint U7111`.S.
17. In the rear :nits (such s a Separate ..ir Technical battalion, a Communications
Company, or he Head_uarters of a F'vhter +.ir Division) the system of promoting
Em's and NCG's will be different from fiat of combat units.
16. According to the T/O & E of a Communications Company, the only sergeants in this
company are: commanders of :-,iuads, assistant platoon corn-sanders, assistant s4uad
com,,,anders, and the company master sergeant. Each Communications Company consists
of three platoons, each platoon of three squads, and each squad of ten to eleven
men.
19. T},u_, according to the T/0 & E, each squad has two sergeants; in actual practice, there
is one sergeant and one corporal. The T/O & E re.uires assistant platoon commande"s
and the company's master sergeant to have the grades of master sergeant.
20. Thus, the nuinher of sergeants in a Communications Company comprises 20% of the
company's total personnel (not including officers). On an average, this 20%
is not promoted to the next consecutive rank until at least one year has elapsed since
their last promotion; the remaining 80% will be privates and corporals for the
remainder of their service period.
21. The Enlisted and NCO personnel of a Separate .ir Technical battalion fall into exactly
the same categories according to their T/O & E as the Communications Company and
receive promotions under the same time-to-grade specifications.
22. In )ilitary Air Institutes (which graduate officers) and Schools (which train
sergeant-mechanics of various specialties), the students are assigned military ranks
of :.orporal to master sergeant inclusiv= during the period of their training by
order o. the Chief of the Institute or School based on excellent grades in their
educational-combat training; however, the time-in-grade must be not less than six
months after the last promotion received regardless of duty designation during the
tra:ning period at the school.
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23. After gra i t.ion from the sc ocl, stu:_ent-mechanics are in the rank of sergeant
or senior seraea:t assigned to them b-? order of the chief of the Air 1?1echanics'
School.
2L. Upon graduation from a INil'tarv A'r lrstitt.tt~ the students are commissioned in the
rank of Lieutenant -r Junior Lieutenant deuending upon the category in which they
graduated (in respect to ^rades). If they are in the first or second category
upon graduation, they are commissioned in the rar;k of Lieutenant; those who graduate
in the third cateapr/ are commissioned Junior Lieutenant.,
25. In a Military sir Institute, the var'ou - sergeant ranks are not considered when
commissions are bein^ awarded to students graduating from the institute. The graduate
of a tilitary Air Institute receives Iis commi-lion by order of the Commander in
Chief of the VVS of the SA (Soviet Army) of the USSR.
26. Upon receiving the first officer's rank, Jr Lieutenant, the officer must serve for
two years in this ran', before he is awarded the next consecutive officer's rank,
Lieutenant, I. order for an officer to receive the next consecutive officer's rank,
the direct coriander (or chief) of thin officer compiles an attestation report in
quadruplicate and sends it up t}-rcurh his chain of command. This attestation must
be signed by the rerirental cor;?ander, after rh:ch it is signed by the Air Division,
"sir Cor -s, and ?ir Army Comcanders; finally the VVS Com:*:arder-in-C},ief signs the order
t~ '-w'ard the ne t officer's rank. The new rank be?omes effective on the day the -
order is signed by the Co..runder-in-Chief of the VVS, SA, USSR.
27. As a rule, promotions to the rank of Lieutenant are not held up if the officer to
be promoted is assigned to a un.t at least six months in advance of the moment when
his time-in-grade is up and is not transferred from t'e unit before his time-in-
grade is up; in such cases, the officer will receive his promotion when the time-in-
grade re.uirement is met. If, on the other hand, the indi?:idaal i-, transferred to
a new unit when his time-in-grade reuirement is almost up an?:i an attestation is
compiled for the individual in the rid unit, tte new unit will normally compile an
attestation on the individual oily after six months have elapsed since his arrival;
ho.,=ever, the attestation can bedra ci -up earlier if the olirect commander of this
individual feels that, he is w rthy of hein=- promoted.
2E. In the case of the first two o-' 'ice. grades, the duty category is unimportant since
according to the T/0 & E a line pilot should be in t e grade of Junior Lieutenant or
Lieutenant.
29. The time-in-grade between a Lieutenant and a Senior Lieutenant should be two years,
from a Senior Lieutenant to a Captain, three years; Captain to Major, four years;
Major to Lieutenant Colonel, four years; Lt Colonel to Colonel, five years; Colonel
to Major General of Aviation and above does not re.,uire any specific time-in-grade
or number of years in service; instead, these individuals are promoted to the next
consecutive militar? ran': orly for exceptional serW_ces, in other words, for master-
ful leadership of trcops, etc.
30. All VVS officer grades from Junior Lieutenant to Lieutanant colonel inclusive are
awarded by the Cormrander-in-C ief of the VVS. T1-e grade of Colonel is awarded by
order of the mister of var.
31. Grades above Colonel are awarded by directives from the Presidium of the Supreme
Soviet of the USSR?.
32. In all cases, the time-in-grade re-I'ir?_.rent of the various military ranks are
strictly enforced in accordance with the statute "Pertaining to the assignment of
military ranks to officer parsonnel." Therefore, promotions outside of time-in-
grade requirements are awarded only to outstanding officers Who have excelled in
combat training b-: introducing new methods of troop instruction, innovations which
increase the effective utilization of armaments, or, who have exhibited heroism in
executing various types of state missions, Etc.
33. There are also a series of obstacles which hold back the promotion of VVS Officers
to the next consecutive military grade. Such obstacles include thr following factors;
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34. An o ricer ,41-c leaves his unit for trainin.g purposes (say, to the Lipetsk Senior
Officers' Flight-Tactical School) two months before his time-in-grade requirement
for nrmmr)tinis me
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___n _ tine 11ext consecutive military rank only after
he has completed his training"in the given school and arrives at his newly assigned
unit. Here, he will serve for a period Of six months before the unit will compile
an attestation on him and send it through their c}ain of command to Moscow--a
procedure which rey;:ires another three or four months on the average and sometimes
more, T:us., this officer would be proroted only after a delay of one year and
eight months, Promotions are of -iven to officers stud-in, in the various officers'
schools or ,cademies durin.' the period of their study,
35, In like ma:.r:er, the promotions of officers who have been tried by an officers'
court and wl.ose sentence was that their promotions stould be delayed for a specific
period of time, are ?eld-up, 'rromctions are delayed for Periods from one to two
years for them and for those officers whcse military discipline is poor, who have a
negligent attitude towards their service obligations, or, whose duties or T/0 & E
_ategory is e:ual only to their act,;ai rilitary rank or below it.
36, It 's necessary to remember that in late 191:9, a special directive was issued which
supplemented the statute "Pertaininc U. the :c;s;-nmerit of -ilitary ranks to officer
personnel" and stated th:-.t an officer who occupied a duty category which was
equivalent to his military rank would be promoted one grade shove
islime-in-grade re_
after uv~ y-?~gvay
satisfactory. -rement was met If ?in military conduct, etc, was 37. If, on the other hand, an office- has a military grade which is higher than his
duty status, he will not be promoted until he is given a duty status which is either
ecuivalent or ?hi,her than his military rank,
up c annels asking be rem
active service and to be p aced in the reserve
s if he has attainedothe designd from
for his military rank and no future service advancement is foreseeable. grated age
40. An officer has the right to be transferred to the reserves when he has attained
the following age and ?' -
m
39. If, for any reason, an o'ficer is not promoted to the next consecutive rank, he has
the right to send a report (T h request) thrc h h
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at addition to the above directive, was i sued which e mitted the romotion of audi ors
a Military :+cademv,
cnv4 ui inn
e
in whether or not a given officerhasrthe right to wearehis milita~iuh
ry.uniform
in retirement and the percentage of his last pay which he is to receive eac
h month
for the rest of hie life. Tie percentage is determined in the following manners
an officer who has 30 service years during which lis duties were those of an officer
receives 100% of his last pay and one who has 25 years received 85%. In going into
retirement, an officer's years at-the front are counted twice; furthermore, each
officer receives a lump payment or allotment with which he can buy a house, apartment,
or, other necessary articles in the amount of approximately 32,000 rubles.
. i ry rank:
Jr Lieutenant - 30 yrs old
Lieutenant - 30 yrs old
Senior Lieutenant 35 yrs cld
Gupta in - 40 yrs old
Ma-Sor - 45 yrr old
Lt Colonel - 50 yrs old
Colonel - 55 vrs old
General officers are not limited by time-in-grade req.irements. In special
cases, Generals are transferred to the reserves b~ order of the Presidium of the
Supreme Sovi-.t of the USSR; otherwise, they are authorized to retire for reasons
of health or after having -eived in the dried forces for 25 years.
In accordance with a statute of the Minister of tar, officers in the grade of Major
or above may retire after they have served twenty-five years in the armed forces.
In order for officers to retire the klin-st
f
u T,/3BCtlRIT fl Ol%MA I~1
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42. All other officers who ha _+ a
ply. Officers .41c) 'ave trrr:sferred~to f2r the~reserves treceive e ospay go into the
with the reserve
exception of officers who were rrt 1 d
ev a wtihI.le on active m;litary s is
ar invalids. Reserve officers do not have re?i_straticn certificates ~(voende rrjii$na bil
or passports but use identification papers fi ed out in ; fern especially for officers of' the armed forces. Y designated
43. All officer personnel receive -cnthiv pay Lased on .,eir military ranks as follows
(thin cay .ices not include e v received for d.ty designation):
Junior Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Senior Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lt Colonel
Colonel
Maj 3eneral of aviation
Lt Seneral of aviation
Col 3eneral of Aviat in
o
Mars:al of Aviation (F:
400.00 R,:bl,es
500.00 Rubles
600.00 Rubles
700.00 Rubles
900.CO Rubles
1100.00 Rr.bles
1300.00 Rubles
1600.00 Rubles
1900.00 Rubles
2200.00 Rubles
al to a general ( .' 'ho Arry) 2500.00 Rubles
44. In audition to pay for military grada; officers ..
status which is independent of their military rade.UaTF:isnpayescalesrunstasir duty
follows:
Pilot 1350.00 Rubles
Senior Pilot 1500.00 Rubles
Flight Commander
F 1'00.00 Rubles
,7hter A'
i
t adron
Deputy Commander
Fighter Air Squadron
Commander
Filgh:ter Air
Fighter Air
Gunnery
Rgt Navigator
Fighter Air Rgt Deputy Commander
Fighter Air Rgt Commander
Fighter Air Rgt Chief of Staff
Fighter Air Rgt Dept
Commander for the Political
,,ircraft Technician
Flight Technician
Recimenttl Chief f the PAM
(:'iobile Air Repair Shop)
Regimental Chief of Physical
Training
Fighter Air Sgdrn ?nainepr
2100.00 Rubles Plus 300..00(for
'40C.00 Rubles
2100.1A R,'hIes
for 1,er_al Combat Tactics
2200.00 Rnblez
2300.00 Rubles
2400.00 Robles
2300.00 Rubles
0
Z3ction 2300.00 Rubles
800.00 Rubles
1000.00 Rubles
1100.,,0 fiuules
900.00 Rubles
llo0.00 Rubles
F'-ghter Al- Sgdrn Senior Technician
for Armaments
Fi--hter Air Sgdrn Senior Technics
an
for Special Equipment
Air Hgt Senior Engineer 1700 plus 9300 - 20000.. 0
Air Rgt Lngineer for Armaments 1300.00 Rubles
Air Rgt En
i
g
neer for Special
Equipment
Com,and Flight Technician
Liaison Iilot
Deputy Chief of Staff fo* the
Operations-Intelligence Section
Asst Chief of Staff for Special
Communications
Air Rgt Chief of Chemical Service
Air -Mgt Senior Physician
Air Rgt Chief of Communications
Chief of E N & Officer Personnel
Section
1300.00 Rubles
1000.00 Rubles
950.00 Rubles
1700.00 Rubles
750.00 Rubles
1000.00 Rubles
1100.00 R,_bles
1400.00 Rubles
950.00 Rubles
an orderly)
Plus 300. - 2600.00
plus 300. - 2700.00
plus 300. - 2600.00
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C;-i--f (.f ;3ecret Section
air Alt icnior Techniciar, for Radio
Fi-hter sir S;dn Ad utint
74
h ter- Air Div Con ;:1.^,der
i'1us "iCO
00._0 Rubles
Plus 300 25u0,00 Rubles
i_1LLer ?,ir Div i !h ief rf Control
Point
C nerations Section: ior
Officer
750,00 .,
- 1CJ
950.00 Rubles
1100_00 Rubles
2800.,00 Rubles
3100,00 Rubles
2600.( ;G Rubles
2900,00 Rubles
2600,00 Rubles
2900,00 Rubles
21400,00 R:.bles
2700,00 Rubles
2)400,00 R,:tiles
2700,0; Rubles
26C0. _C, Rubles
2900.00 Rubles
Cperati.ons jection Cif 1700,00 Rubles
Fi *hter Air Div Deputy Got*? un-ier
f, r the Rear
Fi,'hter Air Div ~? 'f f Staff
F inhter Lir iliv Deputy c; ief
of Staff
F'-titer ,ir Div Dep Commander :;lus 3CC.,
righter Air -iv Comr., 3
i Pr for i'cliticalLO?
Section Flus 300.
Pilot Proficiency Inspector
Plus 3CC,
iter -ir Div ienier ::nv cater
KUI?TMASSGvuI RABOTE)
C`. i_ef of tl.e Military Sales Store
Chef of the Target Range
Air Div Senior Engineer
"' titer ,ir Div C ief ,f 2000. C0 Rubles
Air Div Commander's Adjutant min cations 1600,00 Hubles
Air Div Chief of P'ysica: Trainir 800"00 Rubles
Fi>hter . 'jr Siv asst Chief of Cor unications1300.00 Rubles
ri ?:ter ,jr .Div Chief of lutelli.,ence
Chief of the 6th Section (G.,h 2010,OG Rubles
ens) 1000.00 Rubles
Asst ief of the 6th Section
Ci.ief f the E M Personnel oection 100.00 Rubles
Fir'hter Air Div G,ief cf Offi 1100,00 Rubles
c3Per. sonr,el
Section 1300.00 Rubles
Fighter Air iliv Senior .}rrsician 11400.00 Rubles
Chief of t: e ..Pro-Medical D _spe:,sary 1200.00 Rubles
Chef of the secret, Section
Deputy C:;ief of the Political erection 250"00 Rubles
Asst Cl:ief of the'
he Political Section for 1200"~Do Rubles
Komsomol 800.00 Rubles
Chief cf the AJivi;ional Party School 1000.00 Rubles
Political. I-ection APitatC2
P;1`_tical -ectian Instructor for :arty 1100.00 Rubles
Records 850.00 Rubles
Chief cf t!e _fficers Club
Chief c:f the Library 6.00 Rubles
Deputy Chief of the Club for Mass-Culture 6755.OG Rubles
,iork (2Ar+ESTITEL NACHALNIKA KLUBA PO
Deputy Senior Lr.iraer
Assistant Senior Engineer
Air Div Sr Enaineerfor .firmaments
air Div Com-iand Flight Technician
Liaison Flight Commander
Liaison. Pilot
Command Flight, .aircraft Technician
Chief of the MGB Counter Intelligence
Section plus 00
Sr Investigator who is the Dep Chief Of"
the MGB Counter Intl Section
Investigator of the MGB Counter Intel
Section
Cc'..unications Company Ccemrander
nt
Air Div Sr Engineer for Special quip e
Equipment
nt
675.00 Rubles
1000.00 Rubles
850,00 Rubles
2200,00 Rubles
2500.00 Rubles
1700.00 Rubles
1500.00 Rubles
1700.00 Rubles
1000..0 Rubles
1300.00 Rubles
950.00 Rubies
800.00 Rubles
2000.00 Rubles
2300.00 Rubles
1300,00 Rubles
1000.00 Rubles
1000.00 Rubles
1300.00 Rubles
1700.00 Rubles
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Communications Platoon Conrianders
D-Ly Officers at the
Control Point
Navigators t the
_. _ _ ? V 111 4
A rcraft -,ire ctor (t vG'YIB) at the
Control Point
Div C1 ief : f tie ~erL;l ;urinery
Service
.asst Chief of the Officer iersonnel
Section
Chief of Physical training
1300.00 Rubles
Rubles
1600.u0 Rubles
22UC.W Rubles
950.uc Rubles
1100.cO Rubles
i5. In a idition to 'a'r for military ~rad:e ;nd duty status, , fficers are ;aid for their
time-in-service durin- which they performed the duties of officers. The percentage
paid for time-in-service is 1c:rived from t'e tot-,1
pay as follows: of military grade and duty status
Those having performed c "icer duties for 2 - 5 yrs
Those having performed o'"icer duties for 5 - 10 yrs - 10%
Those Lavin erformed officer dates for 10- 15 yrs - 15%
T'ose having performed officer duties for 15- 20 yrs - 20%
Those !1vin- .erfcrmed officer duties for 20 yrs and more - 25%
46. In thc. case rf ?f f; .,,
Fight service is counted duble, sFor example, iinonvrinishingdadschool, aepilotiars)~
arrives at. a unit where '-e remains for three years on flying status; in such a case,
the pilot would he credited with six years of time-in-service at 10% regardless of
whether or not he flew luring this period (for reasons of ill-health etc.)
Furthermore, pilot, .in navi.,atcrs receive add_tional pay accrrding to their "class":
1st Class Pilot
2nd Class Pilot 150?00 Rubles
3rd Class Pilot 150.00 Rubles
1st Class Navigator 100.00 Rubles
2nd Class Navigator 120.00 Rubles
3rd Class Navigator 120.JO Rubles
80.00 Rubles
Furthermore, they receive separate pay for each hour flown through cloud masses,
under difficult meteorological cond:tions, and at nighttime which exceed the annual
norm as established by a directive of the VVS Commander in Chief pertaining to
combat training. All. flight lists pertaining to pay must be signed by the Regimental
Commander and stamped with the State emblem ncluding the units'? actual designation.
47. Regimental an, higher-level commanders have the authority to deer irb flying personnel
of various "classes" or to transfer than from
i
a ;
gl:er to a loser class for any
flying offenses which violate the norms established for ti.e given class; a change
in class is accompanied by a chance in pay based on class.
The Asst Regimental ',hief of Staff for Special Communications, the Chief of the Air
Division's 6th Section, his assistant, the officers in the Air Corps' 6th Section,
and the Air Army's 8th Section (all of wham are in the Cryptographic Service) r
in addition to their milit
i
ece
ve
ary r-rade, duty status) and time-in-service pay, an extra
30% of their duty status pay due to the classified nature Of their work.
49. MGB Courter Intelligence of icers receive norms Of nay for
their tin e-in-service
which differ from the norms received by the other VVS officers.
An officer serving in the MOB fora period of:
from one day to 2 years receives 5%
from 2 years to 5 years receives 10%
from 5 years to 10 years receives 15%
from 10 years to 15 years receives 20%
from 15 years to 20 years receives 25%
from 20 years or more receives 30%
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50. Durin, a ._-?, c' '.cers are .aa,k- for 01.i .r reds ns auCh as:
(a) t. :;:.,:rberne oerseni.el arc -iven their next. ccnsec'rtivc military
Tirade tree m nths after their ast. urnm, ti. 171 t.',? actively nart.irinn+o
ii, ?.i -ffiujL err-a'ements.. Lt' c,r c 'jeer, ncrc, nnel .Irian.-; on the ground-'----
(tech..'eal -in; :'eadouarter- lei rcrrt 1 en ;f ter eight mcr.ths.
( ) Ii. c . ;c
e
order
Commander for active ,artici:,ation in combat operations at Of F front., The military
grade of Master Sergeant is awarded b- order of the Air Division Commander during
wartime. Tirna-in-nrade re uirements are not corisidered in all o the above oases.
At the present time tl.e Tay scale for Sergeants is as follows:
n
is the same
as in non-Guards
(e) Furtherm re, i rin- ,Gorki .,ar II, officers' military grades rnnlri be
ara
Aircraft Mechanic
Aircraft Senior ,ir Mechanic
Senior -rmaments Mechanic
Senior Radio Mechanic
Senior Electrical E..uipment Mechanic
Senior Instrument Mechanic
Radio Mechanic
Instrument liechanic
Armaments Mechanic
Electrical Eouioment Mechanic
Assistant 'aircraft Mechanic (motorist)
Assistant Armaments Mechanic
Assistant Instrument Mechanic
Assistant Radio Mechanic
Assistant Llectrical E;,uiprnent Mechanic
Air Squadron zdiutant's Clerk
Phototechni.cian (FCT(i4 ANr6)
35000 Rubles
3i~.00 Rubles
.375.00 Rubles
375.00 Rubles
375.00 Rubles
375.00 Rubles
325.00 Rubles
325.00 Rubles
325.00 Rh.blaa
325.00 Rubles
125.00 Rubles
100.00 Rubles
100.00 Rubles
100.00 Rubles
100.00 Rubles
125.00 Rubles
300.00 Rubles
..i,cr or, , e time-ln-
.r~r,le c ;t e la C, time. ,, of course, does
of .:'ply n t, ter ,or.r:i ocated 1 ?he rear for tie of regrcapira purpose
J?rin- .rorld ?c;r II, fficers received no pay far their military rank;
instead t}:ey ere aai:i :cr '' cir duty status. .,r: t,me-in-service (like
riann?ar t( th, ::rese t system) Lin,!, due to a special order, they received
20?-25% of their basic .:v for beino :ocated it. sl':e front--thi
s special pay
was des- mated as "frontal" pay
Officers in Guards l'nits received 150; of their duty status i:ay and normal
time-in-service and frc:r,tal :a_v. Ser?eants in wards Units received double
duty status pay. i.t. t} e ::resent time, )ay in Guards U
its
ea to Ser.'ea,.ts who sere esuecialiy outstanding in combat and who
manifested curmaanI ar:titudes and ~hc ie education consisted of at least
seven secondary-school classes.
C'fieers .were promoted to military Grades of Jr Lt throe?h Lt Col inclusive,
by order of the '.roc Commander of the :-r