Of all the lapses and fallacies of the soviet-styled Belarusian system, one of the most disgusting is the mandatory military service. All Belarusian men are obliged to serve in the army unless they have some good reasons not to do so. One such reason exempting from the military service is poor health. Each conscript has to go through a series of medical checks before he or she is approved to be a soldier. Well, it is so, of course, unless you are an opposition activist and the authorities want you blocked away from your “socially harmful” activities. (more…)