The active military will return to the Russian squad of cosmonauts, the head of the Cosmonaut Training Center, Hero of Russia Pavel Vlasov told RIA Novosti..

"For the first time in many years the servicemen will not be dismissed, but on the basis of the President's order appoint to military posts," he said..

A total of up to ten servicemen can be in the detachment. In the current set, which ended in the summer of 2018, there are four such people.

The decision was made with the aim of attracting military pilots to the orbit by saving them with privileges and seniority. Currently, the CPC is awaiting the order to second the already selected candidates.

The center has become a civil organization since 2012, when it was transferred from the Air Force of the Ministry of Defense to Roskosmos.