Is it possible to be dismissed from AFU due to pregnancy or care for up to 3 years? | 3rd Mechanized Battalion
AFU Knowledge Base • Updated October 2026

Is it possible to be dismissed from AFU due to pregnancy or care for up to 3 years?

Pregnancy and care of a child up to 3 years old. Updated: October 2026.

Quick Answer

Yes. Pregnancy and care for a child up to 3 years old (up to 6 years - according to a medical opinion), as well as a spouse of a military serviceman raising a child up to 18 years old - grounds for exemption from AFU Details below.

3 years
care is the basic term
6 years old
with a medical opinion
Married couple
military serviceman with a child under 18

Documents and grounds

  • medical certificate about pregnancy;
  • birth certificate for care;
  • according to a medical opinion - extended terms of income for 6 years;
  • a spouse of a military serviceman with a joint child under 18 years of age.

Frequently Asked Questions

The husband of the wife of a military man is a reason?

The application of the spouse of a military serviceman (that is, the other party is in AFU) with a joint child under the age of 18 is the basis for dismissal.

Mat'modona Ofigorov in front of him when will she be born?

Yes, giving will be spoken 6 times from the moment of birth; before birth - spouses with a pregnancy document.

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