Tusi se faʻaauau mo lenei palakalafa - Mai ia Tesema 1923, Rodionov sa avea ma fesoasoani "politruk" ona avea lea o ia ma "politruk" o le 2nd kamupani o le 6th Khabarovsk Rifle Regiment. I le masina o Novema 1924 na siitia ai o ia i le 5th Amur Rifle Regiment o le vaega, lea na avea ai o ia ma fesoasoani pule o le umi-tautua peloton ma kamupani "politruk", o le nafa faʻatulagaina o le Komsomol ofisa ma fesoasoani faʻaupufai faiaoga o le regimental aʻoga, ma o se fesoasoani kamupani pule mo vaega faaupufai. I le masina o Setema 1927 na auina atu ai o ia i le Refresher course mo taʻitaʻi o le Siberian Military District i Irkutsk, ma ina ua faauu ia Iuni 1928 na tofia ai o ia i le 107th Vladimir Rifle Regiment o le 36th Rifle Division, lea na ia auauna ai o se taʻitaʻi o se peloton, rifle kamupani, ma kamupani sapalai, batalion chief of staff, ma fesoasoani chief of staff o le regiment. I le taimi o le feteenaʻiga a Saina ma Soviet i le 1929
sa leoleo ai le tuaoi o le Soviet.