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2019-04-01 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Putin has signed decree of conscripting 135 thousand people from age of 18-27

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Posted by Fred 2019-04-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 New border patrol for the Far East or the south?

Posted by AlanC 2019-04-01 09:07|| 2019-04-01 09:07|| Front Page Top

#2 I thought they were changing over to the professional army approach. What happened?

Posted by trailing wife 2019-04-01 10:54|| 2019-04-01 10:54|| Front Page Top

#3 ...couldn't create an American style NCO corps (its a cultural thingy). Going back to quantity has it's own quality rationale?

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-04-01 11:42|| 2019-04-01 11:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Army, or unemployment subsidy?

Posted by Skidmark 2019-04-01 12:49|| 2019-04-01 12:49|| Front Page Top

#5 ...couldn't create an American style NCO corps (its a cultural thingy).

They are still working on the culture thingy

American-style NCO corps is a huge force multiplier in that it allows you to make decisions and take action at a lower level rather that waiting for info & orders to come down from HQ. That whole OODA loop thing. The downside is you have to trust them not to overthrow their own government.

Posted by SteveS 2019-04-01 18:21|| 2019-04-01 18:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Going back to quantity has it's own quality rationale?

Rationale? Or is it a rationalization?

Posted by gorb 2019-04-01 18:41|| 2019-04-01 18:41|| Front Page Top

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