The high failure rate of the elite force’s selection course shunts hundreds of candidates into low-skilled jobs.
Tag: Draft and Recruitment (Military)
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Putin Warns Russians to Prepare for Protracted Ukraine War
Vladimir Putin appeared to acknowledge that subduing Russia’s neighbor was taking longer than expected, but said there was no need for another draft now.
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Kherson Evacuates Hospitals Under Relentless Russian Shelling
“This is the revenge of those who lost,” the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said of Russia’s attacks.
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It’s Veterans Day. Where Have All the Veterans Gone?
New research finds an important benefit to Army enlistment.
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Russia Sends Ill-Trained Draftees Into Combat Amid Losses, Analysts Say
Ukraine’s military and Western analysts say Russian forces are making fruitless attacks in eastern Ukraine and taking heavy losses after a hastily arranged draft added over 300,000 troops.