Russia to Shift to Mostly Volunteer Army

CCIP · 07-08-11, 09:40 AM

The Dedovschina and other problems are not exaggarated at all. Compulsory military service and its inherently terrible conditions in Russia (made only worse by corruption), combined with pointless and politically-dubious involvement of these volunteer troops in occasional wars, was one of the main reasons why my family chose to leave Russia and why I don't have a Russian passport. My family had seen enough of it first-hand to make that call. Not until these reforms are actually made will I be looking to restore my citizenship either.

But the issue of reform comes up perennially and never gets anywhere...

07-08-11, 09:40 AM	#9
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	The Dedovschina and other problems are not exaggarated at all. Compulsory military service and its inherently terrible conditions in Russia (made only worse by corruption), combined with pointless and politically-dubious involvement of these volunteer troops in occasional wars, was one of the main reasons why my family chose to leave Russia and why I don't have a Russian passport. My family had seen enough of it first-hand to make that call. Not until these reforms are actually made will I be looking to restore my citizenship either. But the issue of reform comes up perennially and never gets anywhere... __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)