Russia military looks to recruit more foreigners

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The Russian Armed Forces has eased its rules on recruiting foreign citizens into its ranks, according to amendments posted on the Defense Ministry website.
The worsening demographic situation and the reluctance of Russian nationals to serve have apparently driven the military to seek recruits among the ranks of the growing immigrant population.
According to the amended law, a citizen of any foreign country, aged 18-30, can now sign an initial 5-year contract to join the army.
Basic requirements are a good command of Russian and a clean criminal record. As an incentive to join, recruits are offered Russian citizenship after three years of service.
Experts believe that Russia is unlikely to succeed in attracting large numbers of foreign recruits given the reputation the Russian military has for harsh conditions, relatively low pay, corruption, and brutality within the ranks.
As of 2009, about 350 foreign citizens were serving in the Russian Armed Forces. Most were from CIS countries, whose citizens make up the bulk of Russia's immigrant population, but there was also a handful from Latvia, Germany, and Israel.
According to official sources, 699 foreigners applied to join the Russian military in the past year but most were rejected for having poor knowledge of Russian, health problems, or low levels of education.
In line with an ongoing military reform, the Russian Armed Forces will be downsized to 1 million personnel by 2016, with 150,000 officers and about 745,000 soldiers. The length of military service for draftees will remain unchanged at 1 year.
MOSCOW, November 25 (RIA Novosti)
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http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20101125/161492830.html
 
I'd love to get my face kicked in by my drill instructor for a lousy pay. Sounds like a good career plan, how are the social benefits and how many days off do I get?
 
Ted said:
Sounds like a good career plan, how are the social benefits and how many days off do I get?
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hahahahahaha That is a good one....

Benefits? Well... it is where the best girls are :D
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90,000 women in the Armed Forces of Russian Federation now. Thank you, Putin, for allowing women to serve in 2006. :D Before, was horrible, two or three years with no female company... Like prison colony. That is how you become homosexualist.

As for day off, day off is when you commander says is day off. You just keep your mouth shut and your gun clean. ;)
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Oh, and by the way

Russian Army don't wear socks. You want to serve here? Learn to tie on the portyanki
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:D
 
A Can of Man said:
Seems like a trend these days.
Interesting!
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Indeed. Well, France has that Foreign Legion. Not at all a bad idea, I think. Except, one has to somehow ensure loyalty of foreign troops... If only thing that ties them to you is money... I don't know. That is the bad thing with mercenaries.
 
GHR said:
Prapor; I hope that you use underwear! :p
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That we do.

But not socks. Military health authorities back in the early Soviet days decided that the portyanki are more sanitary. Been that way ever since. Such a pain in the ass though, wrapping those things on. If you don't wrap just right, you get blisters on your feet after a day.

I think that's only for conscripts though. Contractors, I believe, are allowed socks.
 
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