Ranks of Ukrainian Militia

The rank and file complement is staffed on the agreement basis with the males who have already undergone the service in the army and other people who are in reserve of the military forces of Ukraine (except retired officers) and in case of necessity with females.

These categories are conferred the ranks of: private, junior sergeant, sergeant, master sergeant of militia, ensign and senior ensign.

The positions of medium- level, senior and higher commanding complement of militia are staffed with specialist who have higher or special secondary training and meet the requirements of the militia service.

The medium level commanding personnel is staffed with the junior commanding personnel who have secondary or higher education, practical experience in law enforcement agencies.

The last category of personnel are conferred the ranks: junior lieutenant, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, captain; to the senior commanding staff - those of major, lieutenant colonel, colonel of militia; to the highest commanding staff - major- general of militia, lieutenant- general of militia.

Training of the personnel is done in the following way: primary professional training is done at the primary professional schools of training during 6 months with conferring the profession of a militiaman.

Professional educational training of junior militia staff is done at the militia colleges during 3 years with conferring qualifications according to militia agencies activities.

Lexica- grammatical exercises

III. Find in the text English equivalents for the following expressions.

- пройти службу в армії

- бути в запасі

- офіцери у відставці

- особа чоловічої (жіночої)статі

- рядовий міліції

- старший прапорщик

- підполковник міліції

- відповідати вимогам для служби в міліції

- навчання особового складу

IV. Explain the meaning of the words below; make up sentences with them.