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Needs to be in Cyrillic....

Isn’t that currently what we do in every other field? One peanut allergy changes the policies of school boards, one person with a different outlook on life changes (or creates) a « bathroom policy » where one was never needed before, etc., etc. While there can be such a thing as the « tyranny...

Only problem is, they don’t work in Russia. (stolen Ukranian farm equipment is full of tech. So it has often been remotely disabled by the manufacturer, like a stolen iPhone).

Multiple generations of “do what you’re told or you will be beaten” have a tendency to do that to a culture. The culture of the West, until recently, used to punish you for not using your head. “What were you thinking?”, “Use your head for more than a hatrack” and other expressions used to be...

Jarnhamar is right. If you can stick it out, do so. 40 year old you WILL thank you. There is no reason you can't be an NCO with a degree - especially in engineering, one of the last degrees where you are still actually required to know things. If the schoolwork isn't actually an issue for...

Let's be trendsetters. Why ask? Plus, "soviet" has all those warm and fuzzy connotations for Eastern European countries...Back in the day, "Soviet matches" were matches that wouldn't light, "Soviet shoes" were shoes that didn't fit, broke easily, were incredibly sub-standard. Really kinda...

Alles klar, Herr Kommisar?

I think realistically, Estonia has contributed way beyond what might be expected of a small nation. Seems that former WP countries are kinda upset with Russians in general. But, good for France. Context is important.

I think it was a general who said “Going to war without the French is a lot like going deer hunting without your accordion”

Dukes of Hazzard, tank edition anyone?

I still think both appearance AND competence matter. Later on in your career, you simply know better what to look for. The way you choose to look says something about your character, and the way you see yourself and others. As one gets older, or less inexperienced, you fine-tune that “look”...

While appearance shouldn’t matter, I think history shows it does. If your unit looks like a bag of crap, people will see it and think “that unit is a bag of crap”. Who wants to be part of the Crap Bag Regiment? Further, in the “fake it till you make it department”, looking in the mirror like...

The Canadian National Museum of Unpleasantness and Disharmony

They actually are. I’ve seen it in more than one place. As a descriptor for marauding killers who rape, loot and kill at the behest of an evil empire, it’s not a bad description. Apparently Tolkien is big there. The movies really brought him to the world tho.. I was kinda hoping for more...

The problem is that some people are entirely unteachable, and unreachable. It’s why we have militaries for defence - so that there is someone to say “no buddy, you can’t have that, you’ll get a bloody nose”. Some things can’t be reasoned out. It all comes down to “but I want it”. It’s the...

Von Moltke, one of my faves. But yes, the simple answer is usually the best. Still, dogged persistence in the face of extremely limited progress does make one wonder...

I have been wondering cui bono of late. A disarmed and isolated Russia, held in contempt by the rest of the world, bad demographics and a diminished younger generation; youth frequently being the ones that foment change. The only stable centralized power structure left being NATO countries...

Well, Seagal IS Russian, so it’s kinda appropriate...

Jr Officer. Understand, Mister?