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5. Most are conscripts who only serve one year

Sat Mar 12, 2022, 12:40 PM

Mar 2022

That's not enough time to get up to snuff as a professional soldier.

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Mercs winetourdriver01 Mar 2022 #1

Most are conscripts who only serve one year Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 #5

This would make a very poorly trained army. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #6

Also why they're trying to drag in Belarus' sons. Wingus Dingus Mar 2022 #3

Isn't this what Governor Ptomaine did in Blazing Saddles? Midnight Writer Mar 2022 #4

Putin scrambling to find new recruits to send into Ukraine: report LetMyPeopleVote Mar 2022 #7