What documents are required for discharge from military service?

Conscript military servicemen are dismissed from service on the grounds of:

• in connection with the expiration of the established terms of military service - within the terms determined by the Decree of the President of Ukraine;

• according to the state of health - on the basis of the conclusion (resolution) of the military medical commission on unfitness for military service;

• due to family circumstances – if they have the right to postponement or dismissal due to a change in family circumstances. Military personnel who have the right to discharge from service on this basis may not use it;

• in connection with the entry into legal force of the guilty verdict of the court, which imposed a punishment in the form of deprivation of liberty.

Military servicemen who undergo military service during mobilization, for a special period, military service upon the conscription of reservists during a special period, are released from military service on the grounds:

• by age – in case of reaching the maximum age for military service;

• according to the state of health - on the basis of the conclusion (resolution) of the military medical commission on unfitness for military service with exclusion from military registration;

• in connection with the entry into legal force of a guilty verdict of the court, which imposed punishment in the form of deprivation of liberty, restriction of liberty or deprivation of a military rank;

• due to family circumstances or other good reasons (if servicemen have not expressed a desire to continue military service).

In order to be discharged from military service, a serviceman must submit a discharge report to the commanding officer in the name of the commander and attach to it documents confirming the right to discharge during wartime.

The report must include:

• reason for dismissal from military service;

• the serviceman's opinion regarding his desire to serve in the military reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the relevant military accounting specialty;

• the district (city) territorial center of recruitment and social support, to which the personnel file of the serviceman must be sent.

Depending on the reason for dismissal, documents confirming this reason should be attached to the report.

In case of dismissal in case of reaching the maximum age, a report of being in military service is sufficient.

In case of discharge due to health on the basis of the decision of the military medical commission on unfitness for military service with exclusion from military registration, a copy of such decision is also attached to the report.

In case of dismissal in connection with the entry into force of a guilty verdict of the court, which is punishable by deprivation of liberty, restriction of liberty or deprivation of military rank, a copy of the verdict is attached to the report.

In the case of dismissal due to family circumstances, the serviceman is obliged to provide original documents confirming such reasons. Therefore, it is necessary to make notarized copies and add them to the report.