unfit for other work, as well as many able-bodied ones, were assigned to construction battalions (стройбаты). This tradition continues in a number of post-Soviet states, notably Russia, Belarus and Turkmenistan. See also Alternative civilian service Bevin Boys Civil conscription Civilian Conservation Corps Construction soldier Hand and hitch-up services Labor battalion Reserve Army of Labour Reichsarbeitsdienst Workfare Unfree labour References Soviet internal politics Forced migration in the Soviet Union Unfree labor in the Soviet Union Conscription Military of the Soviet Union Non-combatant military personnel