Russian President Orders Bill On Cutting Conscription Time
MOSCOW, December 1 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to revise and submit to parliament a bill on cutting the length of army conscription from 24 to 12 months from January 1, 2008, the Kremlin press service said Thursday.

The bill also seeks to change and revoke a number of grounds for deferrals, as well as to release students who have undergone military training at university from this duty.