Those who think that military reform is only the fate of those who are now in the battle formation are greatly mistaken. No, I'm sorry. We, veterans of the Great Patriotic War, who have experienced the great front-line happiness of Victory, who have given the best years of their lives to service in the victorious army, cannot but be concerned about any changes in the now Russian Army. We went through terrible trials and together with all our people overcame them with honor. And that is why we cherish front-line traditions, memories, and all that is somehow connected with serving the Fatherland. We hear and read a lot about the reforms in the modern army. About the fact that there are also practical shifts in this direction... Let them forgive us the habit of veterans-to compare everything: we will always compare today's orders, morals and foundations with those that existed in the Soviet Army. Whatever they say, it wasn't all bad then. There was also a lot of good stuff to learn from. As a veteran soldier, I am very concerned about the problems of modern education of a young soldier. Often they are solved formally, without a soul. Take at least a solemn meeting in the parts of the young replenishment and seeing off the dismissed to the reserve. I remember very well how this was done in our time, in particular, in our Guards anti-aircraft missile regiment, which was stationed in the Far North in the sixties, specifically on the Rybachy Peninsula in the Murmansk Region. I'll tell you in more detail. Autumn in the Arctic. The day turned out to be extremely sunny, fine. Personnel lined up on the parade ground. It was nice to see the warriors: stately, brave, strong. On the chest of each sparkle signs of soldier's valor: badges of the warrior-discharger, class specialist. They say that young men serve the Motherland conscientiously. Some of them have already fulfilled their honorable military duty with honor and are leaving for the reserve. The solemn construction i ... Read more