DMB in Russia: decoding the abbreviation and its meaning

DMB – the decoding of this abbreviation means the word "demobilization". This word has many meanings and is presented differently in different dictionaries.

Value

The main meanings of this word include such as:

• Dismissal of military personnel from the armed forces at the end of their term of service or military operations;
• The process during which the transfer of the armed forces, as well as the national economy, the economy of the country with martial law for peaceful purposes;
• Weakening of activity in a certain field of activity, weakening of readiness for something, loss of vigilance.

Detailed explanation

What does the abbreviation "DMB" mean? The interpretation of this abbreviation is as follows: "demobilization", sometimes "demob". Demobilization is the opposite concept to the word "mobilization". A striking example is the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, when general mobilization was announced, and in May 1945, at the end of the war, demobilization was announced. If we touch on history, in Russia of the twentieth century, demobilization was announced at the end of three wars:

• Russian-Japanese;
• Civil War;
• The Second World War.

After the collapse of the USSR, when the Russian Federation appeared, the mobilization process was never carried out, which is why this period was not marked by the DMB. The interpretation of the concept is quite ambiguous and multifaceted.

Alternative abbreviations

Today, the term "demobilization" is often used by military personnel who are or have been conscripted into military service. They use this term to denote such a process as retirement to the reserve at the end of active military service, but this is a somewhat erroneous opinion. Retirement and demobilization are two terms that denote different processes and differ significantly from each other. In army slang, words derived from this term are also very often used. One of them is the "demob". This concept means a serviceman who is on active duty or is discharged into the reserve. Sometimes the concept is used to refer to the very process of retiring a serviceman to the reserve, that is, his DMB. The transcript may have other meanings, and the official abbreviation itself is often used by the military for tattoos or any other forms of artistic expression. In Russia, as well as some other states that used to be part of the USSR, the process of retirement is associated with the holding of a DMB holiday. The meeting of the "demob" usually takes place on a grand scale, in the villages they walk and celebrate with the whole village, with songs and dances. It is accompanied by various rituals that were invented by the servicemen themselves, now it has become a tradition. Congratulations on the DMB are often heard at such meetings, and the military uniform of a demobilized serviceman is decorated with additional attributes, which is an indicator of his new status. But the dress uniform is worn not only on the last day of service. Even after a certain period of time, former employees also wear this uniform.