Thread: Россия 2011

As Russian saying goes: "Who had served in the military doesn't laughs in a circus".

I met a Latvian person (regular Latvian, not Russian) who actually said that he had a great time in the Soviet army.
He was a long distance runner and was sent to a place in Russia where he mostly did long distance running for the duration of his military training. He had nothing bad to say about it at all, quite interesting actually... I always thought that everybody in the ex Soviet countries had a terrible time in the army.

Originally Posted by Hanna

I always thought that everybody in the ex Soviet countries had a terrible time in the army.

Why? During Soviet times military was quite prestigious and well-paid job. Even conscripts was in 100 times better conditions than modern Russian conscripts.

Originally Posted by Basil77

Why? During Soviet times military was quite prestigious and well-paid job. Even conscripts was in 100 times better conditions than modern Russian conscripts.

That's sad.... it's hard being a guy sometimes! what happened?
They thought it wasn't worth spending money on anymore?