Turkestan Military District
He held various command positions in the Soviet Army, first in the Turkestan Military District, then in the Odessa Military District and after that in the Transbaikal Military District. From 1983 until 1986, Hazheev served as chief adviser to the Soviet military mission in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Back in the Soviet Union, he was assigned to the post of Deputy Commander of the Higher Military School of Vladikavkaz.