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There are several types of training in the army. The most common is training, as they say, in combat, that is, in combat units, when a person is given equipment or weapons and they say: use it. In this case, the soldier comes to something himself, something is suggested to him by those who have been suffering with the same equipment or weapons for some time. In this regard, the practice of succession is widespread: before retiring, a soldier prepares a replacement for himself in the business he is busy with.

Absolutely in all parts, a young soldier's course is practiced, lasting about a month, designed to train soldiers in drill preparation for the oath, to teach army discipline and other basics of soldier's life.

In the army, there are also training units, in the vernacular "training". Here, soldiers are trained in a narrow specialization for six months. Sometimes - eleven months (in reconnaissance training units). For such a period, a soldier, even with a low quality of training, acquires some basic skills in his craft. After completing training in such a unit, soldiers are sent to ordinary troops, as a rule, according to the specialization they acquired in training.

It is very important that not all soldiers go through training units. The overwhelming majority immediately goes to the active troops. The only possible form of training for them is the transfer of experience from conscription to conscription. Only after six months of training and another six months of independent practical work is the soldier sufficiently prepared to serve in a responsible position.

A contracted soldier has the opportunity to get a promotion by going for additional training to courses for officers or ensigns. But this occupation is rather meaningless, because in reality, apart from the drill and the next portion of humiliation, it does not give anything. Therefore, this action can hardly even be called study.

For officers, the issue of training is much more serious. Officers become either after graduating from a civilian higher educational institution, where there is a military department that provides some basic training, or after a special higher military educational institution. Theoretically, graduates of military universities are better prepared than graduates of civilian ones - it’s not just that they are being chased for five whole years. And even more so, they better imagine what a real military team is, since they themselves spent a decent chunk of their lives in it. However, both those and others in the troops quickly adapt to army conditions, learn the necessary command skills and some technical skills. Both of them have to learn a lot almost from scratch.

It is interesting that career officers in their higher military educational institutions undergo something very similar to military service for ordinary soldiers. Only everyone here is on the course of one call, so their leaders who occupy sergeant positions immediately stand out among them. They can behave very impartially with fellow students, trying to plant something similar to hazing in the troops. Do not forget the senior courses, which in relation to the young certainly reproduce elements of hazing.

In our time, the quality of human material has been extremely reduced, especially in moral and intellectual respects. Accordingly, the quality of human material in the army has also decreased, moreover, even to a greater extent than in civilian life, since most smart people prefer non-military educational institutions. Military universities, on the other hand, are increasingly turning into a receiver of people who have not been able to enter anywhere else. But there are also pleasant exceptions, however, which are such only in comparison with other similar institutions in modern Russia; Soviet they still do not fit the soles. Many high-ranking military officers frankly say that they are not going to send their children to these military universities, because when they themselves began to serve, the atmosphere in them was much more humane. They even admit that in the current situation they themselves would not have gone to study for the military. This alone makes you think.

Often, a condition for occupying a certain military position is the passage of additional training. Usually she does not give anything and is a series of deep drinking with other "upgrading" officers. In reality, additional training is nothing more than an empty formality. Most of those who arrived to pass it already have real work experience in this position, they just need a formal basis to be appointed to such a position. If there is no experience, the officer in this wild kaleidoscope of drunkenness mixed with classes manages to learn only certain points, but he does not receive a comprehensive complete knowledge. He will receive it already being in office, in the process of daily work.

In general, one can state an extremely poor training of personnel in the armed forces. But we shouldn't be too dramatic about it. Modern military training is sufficient for the use of outdated equipment, adequate to it. Training in warfare also meets the needs of society: the troops are given the so-called "counter-terrorism" training, focused on conducting local operations. I dwelled on this in the chapter on contractors.

The authorities are trying in parallel to preserve and introduce high-precision and highly effective weapons. I have no information about the quality of training of military personnel for its use and planning operations with its use. Is it possible to refer to the books of Maxim Kalashnikov, where he states a very weak level of such training and says that the generation of Soviet senior officers who knew how to plan and implement the most ambitious operations on a planetary scale is dying, leaving no worthy successors. Modern senior officers are not taught to fight the best armies on the planet with the complex use of the latest weapons. As I understand it, Soviet officers learned this not in military universities, but in practice, passing on their real experience to their successors. Now this institution of succession is being destroyed.

As for the actual operation of highly effective modern weapons, it is obvious that it is impossible to transfer the experience of using it through succession in view of the insignificant (one-year) service life of conscripts. The authorities are trying to find a panacea in contract soldiers, but, as shown above, they are unlikely to live up to expectations. As a result, inexperienced commanders of global operations will have to command inexperienced executors.

This weekend, more than twelve thousand recruits across the country took the military oath and swore allegiance to the Motherland. Ahead of the recruits is a year and a half of army hardening. In this regard, "NG" asked: What does military service teach?

Vladimir BAZANOV, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the House of Representatives on National Security:
- Taking the military oath is a significant event not only for a young man, but for his entire family. It is not for nothing that from three to ten people, his relatives and friends, come to each recruit for the oath. I believe that a real man is obliged to serve in the Armed Forces and other military formations, receive a military specialty and be ready, if necessary, to defend his family, his home and his state with weapons in his hands. Therefore, the current mixed principle of manning the army is the most optimal, and it must be preserved. The country has carried out the optimization of the Armed Forces, every year new and modernized models of military equipment are adopted, exercises of the territorial defense troops are conducted. All this contributes to the strengthening of national security and the defense capability of the state.

Nikolai FINSKY, veteran, participant of the Battle of Kursk, Minsk:
- Service in the army is an obligatory element in the upbringing of a young man. And not only because it aims a person at the most important thing - the defense of their homeland. Military service forms many very useful qualities that will be useful to a person throughout his life: diligence, respect for other people, the ability to restore and maintain order in everything. A person who has undergone military hardening perceives reality more sensibly, less susceptible to any everyday difficulties and other annoying little things. So military service is an extremely useful thing both for the state, and for society, and for its particular citizen.

Sergey Rubets, captain:
- The army gives a lot to young people. This is not only drill training, the ability to handle weapons and protect military facilities - these skills will be more useful to those who want to work in the police or in the security department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus in the future. Soldiers also receive good technical training. In addition, the formation of the personality of a fighter takes place in the army. Young people come here as green youths, and already during the service they learn responsibility, self-control, self-discipline, undergo ideological training and begin to understand the political processes taking place in the country and the world. It is no longer a boy who leaves the army, but a real man, a good specialist and a worthy citizen.

Ivan Pukhnarevich, private:
- I have very good impressions from the army. There were practically no difficulties - I got used to army life in a week. When we took the oath, the commander said that in the army we have time to take care of ourselves. And indeed it is. Here I not only made new friends, but also became more disciplined. The army teaches a lot, and the acquired skills, I think, will be useful in civilian life. In the driver training classes, we study the structure of the car. Previously, I could only look under the hood, but now I can not only drive, but also fix the car.

Irina ORLOVA, mother of a serviceman:
- I always knew that serving in the army for every guy is a useful thing, it tempers character, disciplines. Although we don’t have hot spots, we were very worried about our son: how he would adapt to new conditions, how he would find a common language in an unusual environment. Much of the unrest subsided when a letter arrived signed by the company commander, which even included a mobile phone number. This has never happened before in the military. Thanks to his attentive attitude, his son's long-standing passion for the drum has become a very useful thing - the drum roll will now accompany the marches of the company. On the oath at the training center for the training of ensigns and junior specialists in Pechi near Borisov, they were convinced that everything was in order with his son. He has not lost his natural benevolence. And a military uniform suits him.

Polina ANTIPOVA, student, Baranovichi district:
- To be honest, before I didn’t take all these grandmother’s instructions about the army (“a young man must serve, or this is not a man”) seriously. Well, the time is different now, society has other interests, and we ourselves are a peaceful country, right? But now everything has changed: my young man left to serve, the other day he took the oath. His mother and I went to see him in Maryina Gorka, where we decided just this Saturday that we would get married immediately after his demobilization. And most importantly, I realized how great it is to be a soldier's bride. Endure separation, test our feelings for strength and become the wife of a real man. Therefore, I would answer your question as follows: military service teaches the most important thing - to make the right decision in any life situation.

Every year in Ukraine there are new laws concerning politics, economy, budget. This fate did not pass and the military unit. As you know, a new decree may appear in the Ministry of Defense stating that the soldiers of the Mariupol military unit will have to cook their own food, while now professional chefs are doing this in order to provide future defenders of the motherland with the opportunity to do their direct duties - to learn shooting, proper construction, combat tactics, physical training, first aid to the victim, and the art of war in general.

However, free labor is never redundant. In addition, as an officer of the press center of the Eastern Territorial-Regional Command of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said Alexander Likhobabin, the main food is still cooked by cooks, but if a young soldier comes to the army who already has the appropriate education, he may well be appointed to the position of assistant. Also, a soldier should be able to cook porridge in the field, because, as the Minister of Defense, Mikhail Yezhel, said: “The army is a structure that is not tied to the cauldron, but quite the opposite – the cauldron always follows the army.” Therefore, in the military unit, young and inexperienced young men must learn a lot. By the way, if in Ukraine they are now trying to introduce new changes to the Ministry of Defense, in Russia, on the contrary, they cancel the requirements according to which a soldier must cook porridge and peel potatoes. According to the Russian military reform, professional chefs are required to do this, and soldiers must hone their military skills and master combat skills so that, if necessary, they can protect not only their state, but also not leave a comrade in trouble.

And here is what Mariupol residents think about future innovations, they said themselves. Our Ukrainian guys in most cases believe that every self-respecting man should be able to cook, but it’s quite difficult to combine the art of cooking with hard army work. However, as you know, every week a kitchen duty officer is appointed, who fulfills the corresponding obligations, so that any soldier is in one way or another connected with catering. Also, the opinions of Mariupol residents were divided on whether the army is really needed. Some consider it a school of life, while others consider it a waste of time.

So what do our guys learn in the army:
Opinion 1. Smoking and using profanity
Opinion 2. Statutory relations between servicemen
Opinion 3. Survive, as well as know military discipline and unquestioningly follow the orders of the commander
Opinion 4. Independence
Opinion 5. To the art of war, to increase physical fitness, to reduce the pain threshold, both physical and psychological, and also to hope and rely only on one's own strength.
Opinion 6. Disassemble and assemble weapons, wash floors and overcome an obstacle course.

From all of the above, it follows that the army is not so bad, but like a real school of life, it significantly changes a person: he becomes tougher, more courageous, stronger, and more self-confident. A real man must experience the art of war, and not only in order to be able to defend his homeland from the attacks of strangers, but also because weaklings are not loved in our world, and especially if men are among them. Previously, after all, a guy who did not serve was even looked askance and was not taken to the fleet. Of course, the world has changed, but the rules have remained the same, except for the fact that in the 21st century many seek to avoid the army with the help of one universal means - money, but if they will not regret their act after a while ....

In preparing some of the facts of the material, the official website of Mariupol lifecity.com was used.

Anna Kondratieva

In today's world it is very difficult to find answers to many pressing questions. To find the answer to your question, just go to the Internet.

It is possible to talk about the army: its foundations, rules, traditions, rituals, a person who did not serve, who was not deprived of a certain freedom, albeit for a while, in different ways. Sitting in a narrow family circle or being at the disposal of close friends, there is an opportunity to boldly, openly, not in an undertone, talk about many problems, troubles associated with the military organization and, as a result, unwillingness to serve. But if, by chance and, importantly, due to the absence of serious illnesses, you had a chance to try on a green robe with epaulets on your shoulders, taste a soldier's share, and at the same time porridge, forget what happened before. You have a long and busy road ahead of you. At the same time thorny and memorable, filled with both heavy obstacles and unbridled fun. Brothers, you are in the army!

I once heard this brave cry, which marked the beginning of an adventure that stretched out for exactly a year. Many colleagues who are still in the army to this day were zealously indignant: “why are they, drivers of tractors and other agricultural equipment, hard workers, prominent, honored people in their village, forced to serve for a year and a half, and I, a guy from a big city, some kind of journalist, albeit with a higher education, a white-handed woman who has not known real work until now, will I get off with just one? True, I myself did not know the answer to this question and simply shrugged my shoulders in confusion. Relations with the guys improved over time, of course, but some envy in their hearts, I think, still remained.

The first and most important thing that you should understand when you come to the service is to forget your position in the civilian world, who you were and what you did.

Respect yourself, feel a certain pride in past merits, achievements, of course, worth it. No other way. If you do not respect yourself, you will never achieve respect in the eyes of others. Earn in the military environment the authority of a kind of obedient dog that can be trained, which can be controlled and manipulated. That's just too much to boast of past accomplishments, too, is not necessary. The army is a true section of society, here everyone, successful and not very successful, employees and workers, is just a part, a small detail of a huge military mechanism. Suppose you are, in your humble opinion, a respected person. For a long time they lived in a noble, cultured society. You think that nothing unites you with an ordinary guy from the village, does not connect you, and you actually have nothing to talk about with him. But believe me, when this guy starts regularly feeding you hungry, and therefore evil, with bacon (warmies are a running product), you will definitely get better and change your point of view. And the point here is not at all a tasty meal or your self-interest, but a rallying of unfamiliar people, mutual support, mutual assistance. Surely, this village philanthropist will become your good friend at all. That's how it's done!

Second. Always be yourself.

Third. Keep your composure.

It is very important to be psychologically resilient to various scenarios. Of course, in stressful conditions, emotions often prevail over reason, but clarity of mind and a sober look at things should be your main weapon. Don't constantly think about why you are here. Consider the army as one of the most significant life stages that must be overcome with dignity and honor. Do not get into sharp feuds with officers. You are on their territory, and forced to play by their rules. At the same time, at any time, be ready to make specific proposals, correctly explain your position, and justify your point of view. Showing yourself in communication with officers as a calm, sensible, reasonable person, you are building an excellent springboard for building, if not friendly, then equal, respectful relations.

Fourth. Take the initiative wisely.

Get ready for the fact that your work will not always be appreciated, noted, and even more so rewarded. In the army, the fate of a cleaner of snow, dishes, barracks is destined for everyone, but it’s just not worth working more than others. The indomitable desire to earn praise and recognition by all means is the wrong strategy, a utopian solution. Correctly distribute your forces, consider your own capabilities. Talking about your skills, talents or still keep silent is a moot point. For example, a soldier-artist may be engaged in a portrait of an officer's wife during the moments of exhausting, hard work of his colleagues, but there is also a possibility that during their sweet, sound sleep. The choice, like a prisoner, is completely in your power.

Fifth. Enjoy everything that happens.

It is obvious that you are a bonded person, limited in freedom of action, deeds. But when else will you really enjoy the taste of halva, fight with experienced men in winter football competitions, will you enthusiastically contemplate a meaningless western action movie in a city cinema? A lonely home plate that you don’t always want to wash will magically turn into a hundred similar devices in an army kitchen, and a weapon well drawn in a computer game will replace a real machine gun assigned to you personally. He, like a girl, requires attention, care, affection. Excellent training, however, before a future relationship.

In the army, close attention is paid to physical training. You are guaranteed to become stronger, more resilient, but do not forget to develop intellectually, read more and communicate with smart people.

It is possible that my advice is not correct, superficial, out of touch with life. I served in the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, did not know the true difficulties, hardships faced by the guys from the airborne units, special forces. I will say one thing. In all situations, remain, first of all, a person, and people will definitely reach out to you.

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The beginning of a new life - new worries, new difficulties. Preparing uniforms is your responsibility. Getting up and down: working out the first commands, practical training. Charging in the army. What a new recruit needs to know about her. Adaptation to army everyday life. Drilling exercises: training will not hurt Taking the oath. The first important event in the life of a soldier. Distribution by duty station. Obtaining weapons and military equipment

A little about the first days. Personally, I remember them in the army for needlework - sewing, exercises, lifting and lights out.

Sewing on the first shoulder straps in life by young soldiers is not an occupation for the faint of heart. One should have seen how yesterday's sissies, who never held a needle in their hands, mastered the wisdom of applying insignia to uniforms! Emblems sewn on at random, buttonholes fixed at the wrong end, shoulder straps turned on the wrong side had to be altered. I must say that the first lesson in soldier's skill was a success - it became clear to everyone that soldier's work is really work, hard and not always pleasant. Today, everything is much simpler with this - you no longer have to sew on insignia.

So the day filled with worries and troubles passed and the evening came, and with it the lights out - the time to go to bed. And if you think that we were allowed to sleep peacefully, then you are deeply mistaken. The cadets are given only 45 seconds to get up and down in training, which is very disciplined, coordinated and makes you feel the spirit of soldier unity. Moreover, for the correct implementation of these elements of the daily routine, there is training: Sometimes fifteen times a day. At first, it’s really hard - new buttons are tightly held by new loops, hands don’t obey, tension interferes with thinking, things fall into the wrong place and it’s impossible to find them when lifting them ... There are a lot of reasons not to meet the prescribed standard. Relax! It's just that you are brought up with the qualities necessary for the defense of the Motherland.

Treat it like a competition or a workout. Let the sergeant think he's raising you. But no! You are doing this for yourself. And when you tune in to the correct perception of these rituals, only then will you begin to enjoy the struggle with time and will not be among the lagging behind. What is not very pleasant in the modern army.

In addition to the morale, I recommend to prepare and practically. Loosen the buttons beforehand, try to carefully trim the buttonholes so that the buttons can be easily fastened and unfastened. At least you won't be the last. Compliance with lifting standards is not a mockery of soldiers. You can trust me. This is a necessity upon which your life and the life of your comrades and commanders may depend. A well-trained soldier is ready to fight the enemy in a minute. And it may turn out that even half a minute of delay will be enough for the enemy to enter the location of your unit. Think about what will happen after that, I leave it to you. Now decide whether it is fair or not that they require you to comply with the standard when lifting.

I will give my example, which will convince you that it is desirable to rise in the army as quickly as possible. One day a cadet sleeping next door to me put on my boots. Naturally, I had to put on the rest - his. I realized that I was wearing someone else's shoes right away, but the opportunity to change shoes appeared only after a few minutes. During which I crippled his legs with boots for a couple of sizes, As a result - a swollen leg, a trip to the medical unit ...

Mornings in the army begin with exercises. In order to feel what it is, you immediately need to attach a couple of kilograms of additional weight to each leg and try to run at least a short distance. I think that you will immediately feel the "charm" of such an easy run in army boots. Add to this the feeling of unworn shoes, improperly wound footcloths. For a thrill, imagine three lines of guys just like you and try to run in such a company again. This is one of the mandatory elements of a regular army charge.

Our first charge was very unusual. We were ordered to keep up with the sergeant for one kilometer. Purely psychologically, this technique worked one hundred percent, by the end of this endless kilometer, we fully felt that no one would coddle with us, that the army is not a home, and difficulties will be encountered at every step.

I can assure you that everything falls into place very quickly in the army. The sergeant ran fast. And it was so painful that, overcoming the last three hundred meters, I could only think about one thing: “When will this all end ?!”

Finally we crossed the finish line, but what a pitiful sight it was! With wheezing and groans we gasped for air, and our mouths were full of nasty sticky saliva. To top it all, the sergeant decided to "please" us and promised: "Tomorrow we run three kilometers."

“Mom dear! I thought. “I’m dying here after such a distance, my legs are wadded, covered in sweat, it feels like my lungs are torn to shreds, and tomorrow again torment, but ten times worse.” With this thought, I spent a day.

The next morning did not bode well. My mind was churning with the thought: “What should I do? How to avoid this nightmare?

But, whether you like it or not, you must be in the ranks and do what you are ordered to do. After some time of running in formation, I determined for myself that I would never leave the race, no matter what it cost. "I'll wait, I'll be patient," I told myself. “A few more steps, more, more…” Sometimes I really wanted to stop and say: “That’s it, I can’t, I can’t already, I’m tired, my lungs, my legs can’t stand it.” I really wanted to do just that.

But since I accepted the installation for myself not to be the last, I tried to stick to it, although I succeeded with great difficulty ... Minutes and seconds seem endless, every step is given in the whole body.

I don’t know what I would do if I ran one and a half or two kilometers. I felt like I couldn't move at all. I think that not only I had a similar state, because somewhere after a kilometer of running one of the cadets broke down and said that he could no longer. Now I understand that our pace that day was designed for such a development of events. In order to clearly show what happens to those who are ready to be the last.

The sergeant stopped the platoon and said: “I understand everything. You will run with me these three kilometers and a couple more extra. I learned my lesson, and, thank God, not by my own example. I ran to the end and memorized the first army truth. "You don't have to be the last one," she says.

The final stage of the three-kilometer run took place at a completely different, not so intense pace. The lesson is over. After two days of such races, it was announced that the next day we would have to cover 6 kilometers. I didn't worry. I knew that I would run, that the pace chosen by the sergeant did not exceed human capabilities. I won't be the last. So I won't be punished.

Someone, reading these lines, will think that this is a mockery of the soldiers, that the treacherous old-timers deliberately invent this in order to annoy the young soldiers. This is not true. Everything is somewhat more complicated. I decided at one time that not only the one who shoots and fights better survives in a war. These, of course, are also important skills. But the one who has endurance, who is better at running long distances, is more likely to survive. What is the capture of someone else's trench? This is a movement with all the ammunition over uneven terrain, sometimes several hundred meters. And if you are out of breath, you, despite your impressive size, will not be able to deliver a more or less competent blow. You're dead. In an attack that has not yet begun.

Retreat is not always loading into vehicles and moving to another location or marching towards another fortified area. Often this is a continuous movement for several days in one direction or the other. This is a grueling task - getting out of the environment and breaking through to your own. In a war, ceteris paribus, it is not healthy "rollers" who win, but lean, hardy marathon runners. That is why running training is designed to save your lives. Keep this in mind and practice. This can come in very handy.

Among other things, in the early days, the realization of the fact that you are here for a long time hits the morale very strongly. After five or six days spent in the new conditions, you usually begin to think that it is hard to live in the army and that such a life will last almost indefinitely. This happens not only in the army team. Remember - you probably had to do an unloved job for some time. At the same time, you repeat: “When will these beds (dishes, laundry, lessons) end?” The easiest way to distract yourself from these thoughts is not to look at the end of the field, but to monotonously do the work, no matter how tedious it may be. Easy to start and easy to finish. And then time will pass much faster. You can try. So it is with the army. At the beginning of your life, the day you go home seems infinitely far away.

In the army, I learned a simple truth. You just have to live here. Do not count the days left until demobilization - with such an attitude, they will drag on for a very long time. Live. Rejoice in life. She's great in the army too. You will find a lot of new good friends, learn what you would never have learned in that former life, begin to understand people better, understand who is worth what in critical situations. Breathe deeply. And never think that you are the most miserable of all living on Earth. This is not true. After a couple of months of service, you yourself will come to the realization of this fact. My task is to tell you about it in advance.

And after the end of the service, for many years, with a high probability, you will warmly remember your army friends and; maybe commanders.

Now I would also like to talk about those who hang themselves, shoot themselves, and run away. A couple of weeks after the start of the service, I entered the outfit with one guy who immediately told me that he had already written 37 letters home and at night, during the outfit, he would write 12 more. “I feel so bad here,” he complained. - Everyone offends me. But if I get really sick, I'll run away and hide. And the sergeant will get it."

I imagined what kind of life awaits this cadet after he hits the Sergeant, and I realized who these people are, running away, shooting, hanging themselves, for the most part. I believe that they are pre-programmed not to fight difficulties, but to move away from them. Probably, this is a question of specialists, and I do not have such an education, but due to my life experience, I think that for the most part these are sick people to one degree or another. From that day on, I realized that I was not in danger of either running away from the army or attempting suicide. I calmed down and began to serve.

Here I may encounter misunderstanding and hatred on the part of those people who lost their loved ones in the army. I repeat - this is my opinion, which may be different from the correct one. Talking about the ways to survive in the army, I care first of all about those who have yet to serve. I'm sorry if I hurt anyone with my lines.

Once again I want to repeat the rule that you already know or have guessed about existence. It's better not to stand out in the army. It's safer that way. Stick to the golden mean. In this case, you will not acquire enemies and will serve the entire term quite calmly. The fact that I give advice here does not mean that I myself have always put it into practice. Life is often more complex and diverse than the most coherent theory, and it is not always possible to act in full accordance with the rules in any particular case, but try to adhere to the general law.

There is a category of conscripts who want to change the army and make it better, kinder, more honest, and therefore go into conflict with the existing system. None of them have managed to break it yet. The occasional exception, unfortunately, only confirms this rule. The proof of this is the current position of the army. In some cases, the system bends, sometimes it bends, and sometimes it breaks. Moreover, as a rule, it breaks those who try to influence it with greater force. Remember this too. You don't want the system to break you. So be as flexible as possible.

From the fact that I didn’t really like it at first, I would like to mention drill exercises. The task seems to be simple - to teach the soldiers to walk in formation, synchronously raising and lowering their legs. Moreover, it is necessary to raise the legs to a certain height, without touching the comrade walking in front and without exposing your legs to the blow of the one walking behind. To do this, we were drilled for hours on the parade ground, training in keeping our legs on the weight. The task is actually not as easy as it might seem at first glance. I recommend you practice. Again, after putting on boots. I think that you will get unspeakable "pleasure" after the first thirty seconds. In our unit, the time of holding the leg in the weight depended on the presence of sadistic inclinations in the sergeant. I wish you a good sergeant.

And finally, the quarantine period has expired, you have learned the text of the oath, acquired new knowledge and acquired the necessary skills. Now a special event is coming in your life - the day of taking the oath. Having uttered her words, everyone must sign that he really did it. From that moment on, he becomes a full-fledged soldier, who can already be entrusted with weapons, sent on guard duty and judged for failure to follow orders from commanders and other offenses.

In principle, all this should take place no later than two months from the date of arrival at the military unit, but in reality, two weeks are usually enough to master the basics of marching, the basic duties of a soldier, the meaning of the Military Oath, the Battle Banner of the military unit and military discipline. Up to this point, young soldiers are kept together and are not allowed to live together with old-timers. Such a period of adaptation makes it possible not to injure the psyche of the young replenishment so much and calmly bring him to the signing of the words that he undertakes to defend the Fatherland. After signing, he begins to defend the Motherland along with the grandfathers, who are already ready to show how this very Motherland is defended.

The adoption of the military oath, like any solemn army events, is furnished with all possible ritual paraphernalia. For example, you will be taken to the Military Oath in front of the State, the flag of the Russian Federation and the Battle Banner of the military unit.

The event is led by the commander of the military unit, and it is he who issues the order in which he indicates the place and time of taking the Military oath. Before that, explanatory work will be carried out with you about the meaning of the Military Oath and the requirements of the legislation on the protection of the Fatherland.

At the appointed time, a military unit with the Battle Banner and the State Flag of the Russian Federation and with an orchestra line up on foot in full dress with weapons. Usually, the unit commander begins this event with a reminder of the significance of the Military Oath and the honorable and responsible duty that is assigned to servicemen who have been sworn in to the Military Oath of allegiance to their Fatherland.

After that, you will be called out one by one to read the text of the Military Oath, after which it remains to sign in a special list in the column against your last name and take your place in the ranks.

This is followed by congratulations and the performance of the National Anthem. In the military ticket and service record of a serviceman, a note is made by the chief of staff of the military unit indicating the date you were sworn in. All.

Now you are soldiers who have taken an oath that places responsibility on you. Including criminal. I hope I didn't scare you. I once read the oath and, as you can see, I was not held accountable. You need to understand that these are really not empty words, but your oath. And if at one time millions of soldiers had not pronounced this oath before you, then such a country as Russia would no longer exist. And it is not clear what would have happened to you, to your parents, grandfathers and great-grandfathers. In the meantime, we all take an oath to the Motherland that we will defend it for what it once defended and will continue to defend us in the future. This is a universal mechanism that you may not like at the time of service, but certainly useful before and after it.

It should be noted that the day of taking the Military Oath is a non-working day for the military unit and is celebrated as a holiday. Which involves the distribution of holiday-weekend eggs in addition to the diet.

The lists that you will be included in as a person taken to the military oath will be stored at the headquarters of the military unit in a special folder, numbered, laced and sealed with a wax seal, and then will be archived. To remind you on occasion that you took the oath and signed it. Remember this.

After this ceremony, prepare for the fact that you will be assigned a place in which you will serve. Theoretically, the replenishment arrived is distributed among the units after studying the business qualities of each serviceman and taking into account the state of his health, profession, specialty received before entering military service by conscription, characteristics and conclusions on professional suitability issued by the military commissariat and many other details. But, I think so. most likely you will have to take the place vacated after the demobilized "grandfathers" left the unit. Although we conducted tests to determine the level of intelligence, the results of which I did not see, I regularly put crosses and numbers.

The distribution is again accompanied by a ceremony with a brass band, an anthem, formation on the parade ground, a speech about the combat path of the unit, its heroes and awards, about success in the combat training of units and about the honorable and responsible duty that is assigned to military personnel. Then the floor is given to one or two servicemen who are completing their military service on conscription, and to one or two newly arrived servicemen. This ritual should emphasize the continuity of generations, inspire you to serve "as your grandfather served ...". I do not recommend speaking on behalf of the younger generation, and even more so promising something completely outstanding. Before speaking any words, it is necessary to know whether it is possible to keep them. At worst, you will be remembered and your public promises will be remembered for a very long time.

I once had a case when African students who worked in our construction team, before starting work, made a fiery speech that they would not disgrace the honor of the representatives of their homeland and would work hard at a construction site. After that, over the next two weeks, they parted in all directions: one of them, with the words “Kasasira rubbed his palm,” apparently went to treat his weary hands, the other went to his sister who unexpectedly appeared in Moscow, the third explained his departure by the fact that “it’s very hot in you". But the Africans were people who did not give us oaths and therefore were free. Everything will be wrong for you.

You have become a full-fledged part of the army with all the ensuing consequences.

Now you need to get a weapon - you won’t defend your homeland empty-handed, will you?

Everything related to weapons in the army is bureaucratized beyond measure. Any manipulation with the machine is recorded in the log. And rightly so - otherwise it is simply impossible to avoid the theft of weapons. Therefore, taking a weapon, do not let it out of your hands. The loss of weapons is a serious war crime and is punished extremely severely. Remember about this. Carefully draw up the surrender of weapons. In this situation, it is better to play it safe.

I will give an example of the misuse of weapons.

When I was a young lieutenant, I heard a story, true or false, I can’t say, but I laughed for a long time. Officer-pilots, driven there from all over Mother Russia, served at one distant Siberian "point". "flew" on the "immoral" - also on the "point"; squandered the property - if not to prison, then to the "point". So the aces of the air empire gather in one place, and similar stories fly from there.

So, somehow they sent a major to the "point", followed by an order - demoted to captain, but for what - no one knows. Yes, and he is silent, while he does not drink, does not smoke, does not play cards, and his wife has not left yet. A week is silent, the second, the personnel have already begun to worry - something is too well-mannered. A month later, on the birthday (of the Air Force), it was possible to remove the veil from this mystery. It turns out that he served as a major in the Volga region, was the commander of a helicopter crew. Somehow they flew on assignment, drank a little. And since “a little bit” is a loose concept in the army, one can only guess how much was drunk, after which the “heroes” wanted to swim. Fortunately, below, under the "wing of the aircraft", among the wooded and swampy terrain, where there was nowhere for a normal helicopter to land, a small river flowed. Since, at such moments, it would be said - but it will be done, they lowered the helicopter over this very river, just to the height of the rope ladder. Everyone jumped into the water and let's frolic. It's hot, coolness blows from the water. Our major could not stand it - he switched the helicopter to autopilot and also jumped down. Time is running fast, after an hour the kerosene ran out, the helicopter felt better, apparently, and got up. Another thirty minutes later, the crew could no longer reach the stairs. And an hour or two later, on the occasion of the development of the remaining kerosene, the helicopter made one of the elements of aerobatics - landing on water, with further immersion in it. At the same time, the crew watched everything that was happening already from the side.

The order to secure weapons and military equipment for the soldiers is given by the commander of the unit. The number of the order and the names of the persons assigned to weapons and military equipment are entered in special forms. The name of small arms, its series, number and date of issue are recorded on your military ID and in the record of assigning weapons to personnel.

Now you, and only you, are responsible for ensuring that your weapon fires at the right moment, and does not misfire. And therefore I recommend to be especially careful about maintaining it in exemplary condition. It might save your life someday.

Before the delivery of weapons and military equipment with replenishment, classes are held to study their combat capabilities, as well as safety requirements. This is not just a formality. Treat this with increased attention - too many soldiers die due to careless handling of weapons or equipment.

The most common deaths are when reloading or cleaning the machine, when turning on a car or other self-propelled equipment. It happens that in such situations in front of the car or behind it are people who are injured due to the negligence of the driver. As a result, a coffin for one, a prison for another.

I once observed a construction battalion worker who decided to check whether there was a lot of gasoline left in the barrel, and in order to see it better, he lit a match and brought it to the hole in the container. Gasoline vapors in the barrel exploded, tore off the top cover, and in this circle the unfortunate soldier's head was blown off by half. The spectacle, I must say, terrible. He lived for three more days after that.

There are, of course, other than tragic and anecdotal cases. For example, this: one fighter slept in the car park on the cardan shaft of a parked KamAZ. Found it when the car started.

Now I will give the stories that eyewitnesses told me. Therefore, I will try to preserve the style of presentation of the narrators.

Training shooting range. I must say, there are a lot of mushrooms on the territory of the landfill, and therefore the locals are constantly climbing through all the cordons. So, the soldiers have already prepared for firing, as from the NP they notice a baboon with a basket advancing in short dashes on the field. Naturally, the retreat is urgently played, the grandmother is caught and delivered to the commander.

- Grandmother, mother-to-be, don't you know that there is shooting! You could have been killed!

“Iiii ..., honey, what am I, completely stupid,” the grandmother objects. “I’m listening, but if they start shooting, I’ll hide behind those plywood right away,” and points to growth targets in the field ...

This terrible story happened in Siberia, there is a small military town N there ... On the territory of this military unit, the destruction of obsolete military equipment, mainly aviation, began. Among them were solid rocket boosters. For those who do not know, I will explain - small rockets are attached to the aircraft to ensure a quick take-off from a short runway or from the deck, well, in general, this is more for older models of aircraft.

Two young talents arrived in this unit - freshly baked ensigns. There is no special knowledge, but the love for technology and entertainment is huge. I especially liked to ride a motorcycle along the runway - in general, "Hot Heads-3".

Once, on a clear, sunny day, they took this very accelerator and fixed it on the Ural motorcycle, between the cradle and the motorcycle. They also strapped themselves in. Girlfriends were invited to a test flight, but they decided to look from the outside. And so they accelerated a little and ... turned on the ignition !!! Unfortunately, the "pilots" did not take into account the power of the accelerator.; There was a roar, and they disappeared along with the motorcycle.

Of course, the incident began to be investigated, search teams were sent in the intended direction of the flight. The invited experts considered something for a long time and gave out that if the accelerator stood vertically, then the motorcyclists would take off 6 km, but we don’t know they say ... So, unfortunately, neither the guys nor the motorcycle were found.

This case is completely anecdotal and hardly really took place, but since I remembered it, I’ll probably tell you too, preserving the style of presentation. What's more, it's instructive.

We have a lot of snow here in the north in winter, so when spring comes, it accumulates on the roofs and naturally becomes a direct threat to the lives of people and "ensigns" ...

Well, then, spring has come ... The mustache has begun to slowly thaw - snow, ice, the hearts of girls, saleswomen in beer stalls ... Life, as they say, has begun ... The hearts that serve in the Entom Diet School began to thaw, therefore, taking care of the lives of students , the lieutenant colonel ordered a couple of soldiers to take shovels and use them to dump the snow accumulated on the roof over the winter ... No sooner said than done. Showing even greater concern for the students, the same lieutenant colonel ordered the major to tie the soldiers performing such an important task with a rope so that, if they fell, it would be possible to save them ... No sooner said than done. Tied. And everything seemed to be normal at first - but no ... The major comes to the lieutenant colonel and says that, they say, an emergency happened - one of the soldiers fell and broke his leg ...

Lieutenant colonel; “I ordered them to be tied!”

Major: “Duc, he was tied ... Only we took a long rope ...”

Of course, shouting and insults towards the major ... Well, okay - you need to take the guy to the hospital ... They drive the GAZ-66 and, well, they load the boy into the back ... And everything seems to be fine already - but no ... The major comes to the lieutenant colonel and says that, they say, another emergency happened - this guy broke his second leg ...

Lieutenant Colonel: "How could this happen???" This is followed by selective abuse, which touched both the major's relatives and himself.

Major: “The fact is that when we were loading the car, we forgot to untie the rope from the guy ...”

You need to remember that the laws in the army, many guidelines, rules, norms, written and unwritten laws, no matter how ridiculous at first glance they may seem, are inscribed in blood. And I would not like a new page of these laws to be written with your blood.

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