THE LAW IS ON YOUR SIDE Please explain the legality of the action of the commander of our unit on the order of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, which refers to the reduction of the status of female military personnel, and their dismissal for organizational and staff measures. I signed the contract under item "a", and I was not even offered another job when I was reduced. I am the breadwinner of a 7-year-old son, and there is no way to get another job in the garrison. I've been in the army since 1989, hoping to get a housing certificate, but now I don't know what to do... Guards senior sailor G. LASKIN. Olenegorsk city Indeed, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation issued an order (1998), which excluded from September 1, 1998 the possibility of female military personnel serving in certain military positions. At the same time, the order stated that if it was impossible to place the above-mentioned female servicemen in other positions, they should be dismissed in accordance with subclause "a" of clause 2 of Article 51 of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation "On Military Duty and Military Service". However, despite the fact that according to this order, dismissal is made under a" preferential " article, this document is discriminatory in relation to female military personnel and contradicts the Constitution of the Russian Federation (1993), which states that "the state guarantees equality of human and civil rights regardless of gender... men and women have equal rights and freedoms and equal opportunities to exercise them" (Article 19). In addition, in accordance with Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 763 of May 23, 1996 "On the procedure for publication and entry into force of Acts of the President of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation and normative acts of Federal Executive Bodies" (paragraphs 8-10, 12), all departmental normative acts affecting the rights and freedoms of citizens or h ... Читать далее