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First, about how I personally prepared for the service.

The starting point for me was the decision to go to serve. I accepted it about six months before the call, and I think that this is the most important thing - to internally humble yourself with the boots of a soldier. Neither physical fitness, nor smart plans and arrogance, nor a "hairy paw" - all this does not matter if you do not decide in advance: your personal decision is voluntary - what is it? With the wording of my own, I decided as follows: “If I’m fit for health reasons, then I’ll go walking and digging.”

I calculated around October 15 as the date of my call, from these calculations I began to prepare. The first points of preparation were:

I met everyone I wanted to meet;
- completed all unfinished business;
- wrote down 5 possible future places of employment;
- Finally, I radically solved the issue with a breakthrough of junk on my computer - I just deleted half to hell;
- got acquainted with the fact that we are given network resources for understanding the army, of which Lurkmoar singled out. All sorts of "committees", "bar associations" and so on, then seemed to me crazy nonsense. After serving, I realized that I was right;
- I got acquainted with the stories of my father and grandfather on the topic of the army;
- spent a lot of time trying to drive into the head of acquaintances, friends and relatives that I don’t need any money and I’m going to serve for sure. Thanks to everyone who supported me, helped me, was perplexed.

Then, having completed all of the above and trips to the doctors, I developed a plan of preparation activities, where the emphasis was on psychological and moral preparation. Even now I believe that this bias is correct, but I regret that I did not pay enough attention to physical training. Psychic-moral-preparation consisted in psychological attunement to the service, long observations of the behavior of various young people in various places: yard punks, alcoholics at the store, pretentious comrades choosing an iPhone for themselves. In addition: studying your own medical history and using relevant video, audio and text materials.

My physical training consisted of weekly races three times a week for a kilometer, along the way squats 30-40 times, pull-ups 5-7 times (it was cold and it was already snowing, by the way). All this turned out to be unspeakably small.

But there were also gratifying moments in addition to psychological preparation - this is drill. With some unknown feeling, I felt that I needed to train in this direction, and for the whole month before the call at home, I raised one leg or the other by 10-15 cm and kept it straight, trying to keep my balance and a straight back - these are not tricky exercises allowed me subsequently to feel confident on the drill. Where others fell, weaved, splashed with tears (!) from 2-4 minute delays of the legs on the weight, I did not have a single (!) remark for the drill throughout the training.

Summing up the story of my training, I have to note that it was correct in places, but on the whole not quite adequate. Now, after long observations, some trials and numerous remarks, I can explain to everyone who is interested how to prepare myself for the army so as not to get into trouble.

1. Important decision

The main thing and the main thing is that you need to clearly and definitely understand why you are going to the army. It's one thing to whine that the bloody regime is forcing you, and quite another to realize that you need it. Your actions and attitude will largely depend on the initial decision and strengthening yourself in it.

You should not waste time convincing your acquaintances and everyone around that you are going to serve for some other reason than “you don’t have money, or what?” You can convince them, but you don't need it. Relatives and friends will understand you immediately, after the first serious conversation.

Next, you should finish all the work. Important things that you have time to finish, you must finish - no "later". You can’t finish, you don’t find time - forget about it forever, which means you don’t need it for nothing. The most correct, albeit scary, is to understand what you would do if you were going to die: said what you need to the right people, shook hands with whoever needed it, wrote a letter to a long-forgotten grandmother, threw away your gently stored children's toys, brought totalitarian order to the assigned territory ...

2. What to do right away?

You should start by preparing the legal framework for the military registration and enlistment office and understanding where you yourself would like to go to serve. At this stage, it is necessary to clearly understand that "it's too late to rock the boat." Search and collect information about yourself - that's what you really need. All diseases, sores, personal specific skills that are useful in the service, the experience of friends, father, grandfather, brothers.

The legal basis is: the Federal Law "On military duty and military service." For some reason, no one bothers to study it, but in the military registration and enlistment office there are solid juvenile experts on what they are “obliged” to and what someone is “not entitled” to do ...

Next, the problematic moment that absolutely needs to be solved is the girl. If you have a wife, then she is unlikely to go on a walk with someone or suddenly fall out of love, as a rule, such examples are one in a thousand, but a girl is the cause of a lot of problems. Therefore, you need to understand whether you love her or not, and ask this serious question to her - the answer must be sure and clear. If you don’t love or she doesn’t love you, feeds you breakfast and avoids a direct answer, break up with her. While you are in the army, such an undecided 99% will leave you, after cheating on you, it is just a fact of existence. It hurts, it’s difficult, but now it will be easier for you than when you receive an interesting letter in the army, which for some impressionable people is an excuse to beat someone up, break something or shoot yourself on the guard tower. The political officer may even understand, but he will not be able to help in any way - and because of your unjustified hopes, you can also thunder into a jail, or even worse. Therefore, it is important: one of you does not like someone - disperse!

The girl must understand that "wait" and "wait for DMB" are two different things. And if she "loves", but "is not ready to wait", then it is even more worth getting rid of her.

If you are lucky and everything is in your chocolate, then it is categorically not worth promising anything to her: letters, calls, text messages at night. They can take you to hell, they can take away your phone, you can lose it, you will spend two weeks trying to find out the postal address of the unit, in general, anything. Service. You can only promise one thing, that you will contact her as soon as possible.

3. Moral and psychological preparation

Moralopsycho for you should consist in self-tuning and understanding the details of the male team, military service, "concepts" and roles of behavior. All this is described by the epic books of Ortega y Gasset, Le Bon and all sorts of Freuds. It is clear that even during a human life one cannot comprehend all this, let alone in a couple of months, so you need to spend time before going to bed on extreme evenings in a civilian with intelligence and ingenuity.

List of what you need to consume before serving in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (in my opinion):

Film "Experiment";
- the film "Small Earth";
- the film "Full metal shell";
- movie "DMB";
- series "Soldiers", only the first season;
- series "Storm Gates";
- the film "Guard";
- the film "The Unthinkable", in order to think carefully about whether you can pull the trigger when you need to;
- the film "Starship Troopers";
- the film "300 Spartans" - the anthem of the professional army;
- the book "The Adventures of the Good Soldier Schweik";
- the book "Painted";
- books by Vasil Bykov;
- the book "Confessions of a military serviceman";
- the book "Kirza";
- all possible songs about the army, starting with LYUBE and ending with Soviet ones.

All this is more than enough.

Your task is to improve your knowledge and beat in various situations, how to behave more effectively and how to show completely strangers, but necessary and intelligent people, that you can deal with and rely on you. Remember: you come to a strange monastery, you should not bring your own samovars. It is better to collect them locally.

4. Physical fitness

FIZO should pay close attention after you have collected all the data on your sores and shortcomings. Be clear about your limits: smoking is stopping you - quit! No time due to computer games? Uninstall everything except MS Office. find time for FIZO.

What you need to train first: endurance and lifting capacity. Endurance is trained by running, squats and breathing exercises. Load capacity: horizontal bar, dumbbells, barbell. In no case should you pretend to be Rambo, start small, but be consistent - every day, but a little many times better than once a week, killing yourself with a forced march through the mud.

It is worth starting to pump endurance with hundred meters for a while and a kilometer of running at a calm pace. Here is an approximate starting minimum for endurance: running at a calm pace 200-300 meters, squats 20-30 times, running 700-800 meters, running a hundred meters.

Second level: calm running 400-500 meters, 30-40 squats, running 800-900 meters, speed running 100 meters.

Third level: calm run 1000 meters, 40 squats, speed run 100 meters, calm run 1000 meters.

Fourth level: calm running 1000 meters, goose step 50-60 meters, 20-30 squats, average running pace - 500 meters, shuttle run 2-3 times 20 meters.

The highest level of pre-conscription physical endurance pumping according to general impressions:

30-40 squats with a minimally knocked down “breather”;
- 2-3 km at an average pace;
- "goose" step 50-60 meters;
- Shuttle run 3-4 times 20 meters;
- 100 meters in 12 seconds or less.

Now, in terms of carrying capacity - why is it at all? Push-ups 400 times from the floor and pull-ups 25 times - it's all fun, but it's not waiting for you as often as carrying your RMB and running in a bulletproof vest with all the OZKs and your own Kalash. Carrying capacity is primarily physical strength and the ability to carry weights for a long time.

Homemade dumbbells of 3 kg, a barbell of 10 kg per pancake and 5-7 “clean” pull-ups on the horizontal bar - this is your start. If you already know how - well done, if you don’t know how - you must reach this minimum.

Second level: 3 kg dumbbells, 20 kg barbell, pull-ups 7-9 times.

Third level: 4-5 kg ​​dumbbells, 30 kg barbell, pull-ups 10 times.

Fourth level: dumbbells 4-5 kg, barbell 40-50 kg, pull-ups 12-14 times, parallel bars - a full pass.

The highest level of pre-conscription physical pumping of carrying capacity according to general impressions:

Dumbbells 5-7 kg;
- barbell 50-70 kg;
- pull-ups 15 or more times "clean";
- full passage of the bars on the hands of 20 meters;
- "kach" on the uneven bars - 12-15 times.

I emphasize once again: it is extremely important to observe moderation and constancy, because you will get into the army looking like a jock and on the very first run in a frost of one and a half kilometers you will die in a snowdrift.

Another important element of physical training: drill. First, practice keeping balance on one leg, on the other, then balance with straight legs while lifting either left or right to a height of 10-15 cm from the floor. Practice in the stance itself: try to just stand straight with your back as straight as possible for 2-3 minutes without moving or scratching, then ask someone to help: let them make you laugh, show some kind of crap, blow, bite your cat - you must save equanimity - even a turn of the head or an attempt to blow on a sweaty forehead - this is already a fail, all over again. It is worth walking along the street for some time with a go-ahead of the hands, so that the body gets used to taking out the corresponding hand to the corresponding leg: the right foot went - the left hand is in front and vice versa.

5. Intellectual preparation

Your IP in front of the army is the study of the performance characteristics of small arms, rifles and grenade launchers, grenades and bulletproof vests adopted by the RF Armed Forces. Almost all data can be found in the public domain. Believe me: you will be much more comfortable if you study the main characteristics of AK, SVD, AGS, RPG and various RPKs in advance. This knowledge will greatly help you become a “wheel” and spend more time on other things than sitting on a “take-off” and cramming, feeling awkward and resentful, as if you were at a school desk.

The second part of the IP is the OVU, general military regulations. You should not even take the Charter of the Guard Service or the Disciplinary Service in your hands - all this is not necessary for you yet. You need to review and, if possible, understand the main provisions of the Internal Service Charter and the Military Charter. The most basic concepts: what is a drill step, line, formation, how does movement occur in formation with and without weapons, what are the combat teams, discipline and unity of command, army ranks and positions, what is and why is a daily outfit assigned, duties and responsibility of the orderly and duty officer in the company.

For the service, you will have to learn a whole lot of everything, especially if you want to be someone more than give and take: go on guard duty, become a paramedic, a company on duty, a checkpoint officer or a shift operator. Be prepared for this initially - get acquainted with the basics. And you will understand in advance that if the army “stupefies” anyone, then it is clearly not the one who prepared in advance.

6. Regime preparation

RP is about organizing your day. Gradually come to the parameters:

Rise at 6-7 o'clock in the morning, light exercise;
- Breakfast at 8-9 am, no matter in what conditions;
- lunch at 13-14 pm;
- daytime rest in a lying position from 14 to 15;
- dinner 19-20 pm;
- lights out at 22-23 pm.

Try to include in the diet the simplest food - white bread, buckwheat, pasta with stew. You can eat hamburgers and ice cream on the wires, but two or three weeks before the army, start fast food and all kinds of office and student food.

Here is a comprehensive guide to self-preparation. For those who do not want to read so much, just below is the symbol table that needs to be “pumped” before the service.

ENDURANCE.

KNOWLEDGE OF TTX WEAPONS.

GENERAL MILITARY REGULATIONS.

RIGIDITY.

VIGILANCE.

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT OPERATION AND REPAIR OF GARDENING AND CLEANING EQUIPMENT.

COLLECTIVISM.

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COMPUTERS. Level 1: word, excel.

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COMPUTERS. Level 2: word, excel, power point, how to fix software problems, install the system and programs, determine the cause of hardware failure and what exactly is broken.

KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COMPUTERS. Level 3: have all the above skills, as well as skills in Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, know excel formulas, be mega-smart.

ACCURACY.

MECHANICS. What to fix: from a tape recorder to an UAZ.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Guitar, drum, harmonica, damn it, even the saxophone will work, I guarantee it.

TO THE INITIAL. To be able to quickly return the arrangement of things, their appearance, specific documents or things to their original position, without asking any questions.

REPAIR OF UNITS. Level 1: Ability to hem, patch holes, and sew on buttons.

REPAIR OF UNITS. 2nd level: the ability to hem, patch holes and sew on buttons very quickly.

REPAIR OF UNITS. 3rd level: ability to hem, patch holes and sew on buttons in seconds, know the location of insignia, be able to sew on chevrons and make urgent repairs to any fixed clothing.

TELEPORT. Appear instantly at the call of the chief.

SAFETY. Know the safety requirements when working on rooftops, in abandoned buildings, near electrical installations and with sensitive equipment.

DARK NIGHT. Do not lose working capacity at night, be able to relax every free minute provided.

NOT IN DEBT. To be able to live on the minimum amount of money, now with a military salary for a soldier more than a thousand rubles - this is simple and ordinary. But not everyone succeeds: in the end, maybe it was worth buying a military man?

HARDENING. Level 1: calmly wash your hands, face, brush your teeth and shave in cold water.

HARDENING. Level 2: you can take a cool shower, you feel confident in a tracksuit on the street at minus 10-15.

HARDENING. Level 3: you can wash with cold water, falling naked in the snow is far from a tragedy for you, you know how to wash clothes in cold water and quickly restore blood circulation in your legs and arms.

After successfully passing the draft board, you will be informed of the day when you need to come to the military registration and enlistment office to be sent to the collection point.

You will go to the assembly point in an organized manner, together with representatives of the military registration and enlistment office. You cannot go to the collection point on your own.

2. What to bring?

You need to bring the following documents with you:

• passport of a citizen of Russia;
• certificate of a citizen subject to conscription for military service (it is withdrawn, and in return a military ID is issued under a personal signature);
• certificate of military registration specialty (if any);
• driver's license (if any).

You will also be checked for serviceable and appropriate clothing and footwear for the season.

What else you can take with you, check with your military registration and enlistment office.

3. What happens at the collection point?

A day or two is usually spent at the collection point. There is a distribution of conscripts by branches of service and military units. Officers from military units select conscripts on the basis of an interview and personal data.

During this time, you need to go through a medical examination again.

You will be given uniforms and toilet bags with shampoo, shaving accessories, toothbrush and paste, soap and other necessary accessories.

If you have not cut your hair short in advance, you will be cut at the collection point.

At the assembly point, all conscripts must be fed. Also, there should be organized the sale of essential goods.

At the assembly point, educational and mass cultural work is carried out with conscripts: they are told about the history of Russia, military service, and the oath.

After you will be sent to the military unit in an organized manner.

4. What payments and benefits are due to a soldier?

All military personnel receive monetary allowance. If you have received military registration specialties or command personnel, you can count on an increase.

Upon transfer to the reserve, you will be given military transportation documents in your hands, which can be exchanged at the station for a free ticket home.

Even before the end of military service, upon conscription, a soldier can conclude an agreement and enroll.

Young men who have served in the army can:

• enter state universities and colleges out of competition if they successfully passed the entrance exams;

There is a lot of talk about her. Some are dissatisfied with her, spread various rumors that only harm them. But what is behind all this? Life or its end? And do you need to know how to prepare for the army?

In this article, we will start only from real events, and not from what "someone said there." I think this decision will be the most correct, and at the same time simple and logical.

Firstly why did you decide to prepare for it? Why not get there right away? The secret lies in the fact that the army has its own requirements, which each person must comply with. It brings up will, patience. In general, those qualities that can only make a bad boy a real man.

For example, if you have never been involved in sports, then you should not count on the honor that is given only to true leaders. Is it getting scary? Nothing like that, it can be easily fixed and without any problems

Secondly you need to understand the reason for your fears. Maybe they are hidden in the depths, and there is no way to release them from there? You are mistaken, the human soul requires changes, he is able to develop in himself the new skills he needs.

1. Prepare mentally for the army. What level is your self-esteem? Do you value and respect yourself? By answering these questions, you will determine for yourself at what level you are. That is, will you allow other people to order you? Do you think it's stupid to fulfill other people's desires? Everyone's discipline is lame, and it won't hurt to improve it in the army. will help.

2. Do not think that, just having come there, they will immediately start sawing you. It is nonsense. First, they will look at you, evaluate your inner core. Standing up for your point of view no matter what. Therefore, take care of yourself. Experiment. Ask about the impression you make on your friends. Are they confident that you are a strong person? Correct this situation.

3. To prepare for the army, every month write down the character traits that you managed to instill in yourself. Is there courage? Get ready to start with her! And so on. It is advisable not to rush. One dash per month is considered normal. With this, I'm sure anyone can handle it.

4. Feel free to introduce yourself. As experience shows, the first impression plays the most important role. I saw a person, immediately you are even afraid of his gaze. And that's it, then it's hard to think differently. Although even the same daring, behaves insecurely. Feeling tells you, and you involuntarily obey it.

5. Think about sports as soon as possible. Out of habit, when you join the army, you can lose consciousness. But this, most likely, will not happen, there are smart people who will not allow a completely sick person to get into their ranks. Why should you pay attention to this? In a year, with a persistent attitude to business, you can make your body “high-quality” so much that even a few years will not help you lose it with complete inactivity. Push-ups, try to increase the number of them.

6. Learn to find the edge. or not. Peeling potatoes is not such a bad thing! One has only to remember that this is not a peasant thing, as your motivation drops. Not at all! Life is so complicated and beautiful that there will be moments when you have to cook for yourself. You can learn this. Your mother is here to help you. Will definitely teach culinary tricks.

The country needs you! Don't delay. Such a thing has ruined and is still ruining the fate of young guys. They didn't do anything. Just go there with a bright hope. Train your body and spirit!

Prepare for the army as a matter of urgency! and be sure to achieve the best result! Good luck! No one will rape you, kill you. All fairy tales are fabrications of a loser. They do not want to go forward, there is nothing to be done.

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Military service is a kind of life milestone that every man has to overcome. If we do not take into account those citizens who have received or will receive exemption from the army, then the remaining contingent can be divided into those who have already served and those who still have everything ahead. And, of course, the soldiers, but they have already fallen into their own path, so they do not participate in discussions on the topic of preparing for military service.

Conscription into the army is not a spontaneous procedure, no matter what stereotypes may develop. Especially laughter is caused by stories when they are supposedly lifted out of bed and sent to serve. The young man will know in advance about the beginning, as well as whether he is interested in the military registration and enlistment office during this period or not. The storekeepers know for sure, and the conscripts only guess about the need for thorough preparation for army service, life, life according to the charter.

Some tend to believe that the time allotted to the guy before the final appearance in the draft board should be spent as if life stops after this date. Well, there is a certain amount of truth here, but since the implementation of this idea, we have serious disagreements. After all, in that case, they meant alcoholic outpourings, round-the-clock entertainment, a little sleep and again dancing, clubs, alcohol. We mean a set of measures that will really help the young man to endure with dignity a year away from home and loved ones, so the advice will be directed in a completely different direction.

Inner mood

Instead of everything material, it is the moral preparation for military service that is put in the first place, which should begin a couple of months before the call. It is advisable to immediately determine whether you will "mow" or go to do your duty. So that later the departure from the father's house does not come as a surprise, if you really have to try on a military uniform, then you need to take it calmly, find all the possible advantages.

A conversation on the topic of courage and honor, held with a father, grandfather, older brother, will be beneficial. In the end, stories about hazing, terrible conditions and the arbitrariness of officers are fiction for the modern army, and the status of the defender of the Fatherland will make a man out of a boy. Not a single soldier will allow you to doubt this.

unfinished business

The next step is to sit quietly and focus. It is necessary to remember everything that is unfinished. To do this, it will be useful to have a list. It may well turn out that past debts will bother you during the service, but you will not be able to do anything.

Here we mean not only financial debts, although we should not forget about them either. Visit relatives, go to friends, keep your promises. Talk to senior comrades and find out how they prepared for military service.

If you have an encumbrance in the bank, then you must take all possible measures so that there is no delay in the year of absence. Parents can come to the rescue, but if you do not want to hang a loan burden on them, then call the bank. Surely they will find a suitable solution for you in the form of debt restructuring or the provision of credit holidays.

Be sure to resolve personal issues. Problems with a girl will turn a year of service into a real torment. Think for yourself, if she promises to wait, then with a high degree of probability she will wait. In response, you must make a promise that you will return to her. If she hesitates in her choice, then it is better to interrupt such a shaky relationship.

Physical training

How to prepare for military service physically? This question, for sure, is of interest to every conscript. To be honest, not every one of us can shine with the opportunity to pass the army standards. Surely the constraint that arises in this case depresses the guys most of all. However, everyone goes to serve, and everyone returns safely. They only note that they regret the gift of time spent. If you fail to build muscle mass in a short time, then it is quite possible to develop endurance.

The program, according to which the preparation of physical development for military service is carried out, must be developed by a personally experienced trainer. Naturally, those who ask questions cannot afford individual lessons, so listen to the advice of seasoned ones.

• First of all, in the army you will have to run a lot, so running should be included in the training schedule every day. Try to alternate the development of indicators of time and endurance. This means that the hundred-meter race for a while should be replaced by a uniform run over long distances.
• The next exercise that is useful to the military is weight training. Having loaded yourself with some kind of burden, you need to do squats, running or regular walking. Military uniforms that you have to wear on yourself or with you can weigh up to 20 kilograms. You need to prepare yourself for such loads to the maximum.
• There is a table of standards for push-ups and pull-ups. Do not rely on these figures. The most important thing is to slowly but effectively move towards your goal. Many young men are often shy about their performance. But if you pull yourself up 5-7 times without violations, then this is already considered good, although it is still far from the norm. The task of physical training is to double the figure. If you set such a goal at least a couple of months before the call, then everything is doable.

Development of patriotism

Without a sense of responsibility for their relatives, for the Fatherland as a whole, it will be difficult to serve in the army. It is necessary to educate in advance not just a “prisoner”, but a soldier who is preparing to fulfill a certain mission. Feature films about the exploits of our servicemen in Chechnya and Afghanistan will help in this matter, it is advisable to watch outstanding films about the Great Patriotic War.

In parallel with this, one must understand that being in the army life is, first of all, a complex relationship between comrades in arms. They can become fraternal or rather strained. If you consider yourself a prudent person, capable of analyzing human psychology, get acquainted with the works of famous psychologists who describe relationships.

Mental development

Do not believe what the prevailing stereotype says. Allegedly, in the army you do not need to think, but you only need to follow orders. Intelligence is also valued in the armed forces. Get ready to take the initiative and show your competence, especially on military topics. You should not wait for theoretical classes if you have the opportunity at home to get acquainted with the type of weapons, learn the main characteristics of weapons, at least briefly get acquainted with the general military regulations.

Guys with a head on their shoulders are sure to be noticed, trusting them with leadership positions or possession of technology. Such a fate is more personal than the appointment of construction work. Do not hide your computer skills, especially knowledge of specific programs.

Compliance with the regime

One of the difficulties that conscripts point to is getting used to the regime. At home, it will be enough to organize getting up, going to bed and eating at a certain time. The body will tune in to planning, which will allow you to rationally spend your free time.

Military service is one of the most difficult and memorable stages in a man's life. If you just have to go to the service - do not worry, in the Russian army such phenomena as hazing, lost health and poor nutrition have already disappeared. Of course, you can’t call it an easy service, but armed with basic knowledge about modern service and a little prepared- You will be able to transfer the service much easier both mentally and physically.

The article is based on personal experience of serving in the army: since June 2014. to June 2015 in the communications troops. I'll tell you about what I would prepare for if I knew in advance what awaits me in the service.

The need for physical fitness

Depending on the type of troops, you will need physical training to varying degrees, but its need in the army is obvious. You should not count on the fact that it is during the service that you just pull up the “physics” - after all, from the very beginning, the loads can be prohibitive, and you need to approach them already well prepared. Therefore, if you still have time before the start of the service, devote it to daily runs several kilometers, pull-ups and push-ups from the floor. By the way, in the army you will run in berets, which are several times heavier than your usual shoes, so pay special attention to running - it is relevant throughout the entire service life.

Driving license category C, D

If you already have a driver's license, especially category C or D, be sure to mention it when filling out various questionnaires, questionnaires, etc. You may be lucky enough to get a position as a driver of military equipment, which will allow you to avoid the numerous outfits that most exhaust a soldier.

Ability to defend your point of view

In the modern army, fights have become a phenomenon rather rare, because even small injuries on the faces of soldiers can develop into a criminal case for the command of the unit - servicemen are constantly reminded of this. Therefore, you should not be afraid to enter into conflict with other "conscripts" - most likely, things will not go beyond a verbal skirmish, and it is extremely important to defend your point of view in the army. It is not worth entering into conflicts and disputes with officers or contractors, at least for the first few months of service, until it becomes clear to you how it will end for you.

Attentive attitude to things and money

For reasons I do not understand, theft is very flourishing in the army, and from their own comrades. Everything disappears - from berets, uniforms, headgear and ending with money, mobile phones and a bank card (you will be given it to receive a monthly salary, in 2015 it was 2000 rubles / month). Therefore, the entire period of service you need to monitor things day and night - a mobile phone, money and a card - it is better to keep it with you constantly, and the uniform and berets - immediately after receipt - sign with a marker in several places, and leave less unattended.

Military ranks

A few months after the start of the service, you will already know all the military ranks by heart, however, at the beginning of the service, this knowledge would also be useful to you - for example, in order to correctly address an officer and avoid receiving a portion of the choice mat.

The ranks of the Russian army are best to learn by heart right away:

Ability to properly address superiors in rank

In all military units, the rules for addressing military personnel are the same:

1. If you are going to enter a room where officers or sergeants are present, then you need to knock, open the door, and stand in the doorway at attention (giving a military salute if you have a headdress; if not, hands at your sides). Next, you need to turn ONLY to the senior in rank, asking him for permission to address him or another soldier, and immediately introduce yourself, naming the military rank and surname, for example: “Comrade Major, let me turn, Private Ivanov” or “Comrade Major , let me turn to Comrade Lieutenant, Private Ivanov. Compliance with such rules in the army is mandatory, and in case of incorrect treatment, a “pleasant” conversation awaits you.
2. If you are already indoors, or walking through the territory of the unit, and want to address one of the officers or sergeants, you must stop at attention, give a military salute (or hands at your sides if there is no headgear), and ask permission to an appeal, for example: "Comrade Senior Lieutenant, let me ask you, Private Ivanov."

Daily outfits

Practically in all military units, military servicemen are waiting for a test in the form of daily outfits, the most common of which are - orderly for a company; patrol; duty officer; headquarters messenger. Let's dwell on a few important points.

Firstly, for the duration of each of the above outfits, you are issued from the armory bayonet knife- the subject is symbolic, but you need to follow it very carefully. For his loss threatens criminal liability under Art. 348 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Loss of military property”, therefore this is a “tidbit” for old-timers who will try to steal it from you or take it by force (to sell it back later). The best way to protect yourself from losing the bayonet of a knife is to use several rings, which are used in civilian life to form a keychain. Such rings will securely bind the bayonet to its sheath on your belt, and it will be extremely difficult to steal it from you.

If they try to take the bayonet-knife from you by force, then you have the right to use the most severe self-defense techniques, and then report to the command that they defended military property.

Secondly, when you step into one of the above outfits, you will have to go through a preparatory event - a “divorce”, in which you will be interrogated for knowledge your responsibilities. I advise you to make an effort on yourself and learn them once and for all at the beginning of your service, so that later you don’t let your comrades and commander down with ignorance of simple things.

Strong immunity

What does not happen much in the army is this immunity. The likelihood of getting a cold, even in the summer, is very high, to say nothing about the cold season.

If you still have time before leaving for the service, make every effort to, because. the sanitary unit, where you will get in case of illness, is not the most pleasant place, believe me.

Savvy

Officers in the army like to give soldiers difficult tasks, set unimaginable deadlines for their completion, and so on. You should not be afraid of this, the main thing is always sure that you will succeed, as well as try to think with your head. In the end, no one has yet died from not completing a task, but the cunning and ingenuity shown during its implementation can be rated even higher than the result.

Ability to sew quickly and accurately

The ability to sew in the army will be useful to you literally every day, because. the modern army uniform (as of 2015) provides for a "hem" - a piece of white fabric that is sewn to a soldier's collar daily. There are situations when you have to tear off the old "hem" and sew on a new one within a few minutes, and this is where your sewing skills come in handy.

Will the girl wait?

Any guy who has had a permanent relationship “in civilian life” will constantly worry about “will she wait for him from the service?” As practice has shown, 80% of my comrades, including me, the girls from the army did not wait. But the good news is that if the girl did not wait for you, then this relationship was doomed, because. truly loving you - will certainly wait. And remember that after the end of the service you will definitely find yourself better!

Russian-Army Dictionary

There is a certain established terminology, which is used primarily during the service. Below is a list of all army terms that I encountered during my service:

"Chipok", "chipar", "teapot"- a grocery store located on the territory of the unit. Military personnel are allowed to go there only with the permission of the company commander or platoon commander (but this is only the first time).

"Cockpit"- the space in the barracks between the beds. As a rule, there is an even number of cubicles in the barracks, which the conscripts have to clean daily.

"Boil"(ch.) - to sleep. "boiled" - fell asleep

"Starley"- senior lieutenant

"Cap"- captain (most often, company commander)

"Srokan"- active duty soldier

"Contrabass"- contract soldier

"Citizen"- everything that happens outside the army, i.e. "in civilian life". In addition, "citizen" is also called the clothes that we wear outside of military service, everyday

"Kantik"- an evenly trimmed and smoothly shaved part on the back of the head of a soldier. Usually checked at the morning review

"Tapic"- push-button telephone. It is in great demand in the army, because. phones with cameras are banned in many parts, and even if you manage to keep such a phone “without a fawn”, then it is easy to lose it or it will simply be stolen

"Kapterka"- a place for storing military equipment, uniforms, gas masks, medicines, etc. As a rule, a warrant officer is in charge of the supply room, who takes one of the “conscripts” as his assistant for the duration of his service.

SOCHI- Unauthorized abandonment. It is used as, to visit "SOCHA".

Leninskaya, Leninka- one of the rooms in the barracks, designed for the leisure of military personnel - watching TV, reading, lectures.

"Gazik"- abbreviated name of the gas mask

"RHBZ"- radio-chemical-biological protection - the name of the special protective equipment, as well as the type of troops

"Rubber Day"- one of the days a week (most often Wednesday), when all military personnel must carry a gas mask with them without fail. On this day, exercises are held on putting on a gas mask.

"clerk, clerk"- a conscript who is engaged in paperwork in a specially designated room of the barracks - the "office". As a rule, it is exempted from carrying out most of the duties of a military man.

"Duty"- a room on the 1st floor of the barracks, where officers are on duty around the clock.

"Buttonholes"- insignia of the variety of troops that are attached to the collar

"Lychki"- insignia, which are attached to shoulder straps, and allow you to distinguish the ranks of sergeants (sergeants have badges; officers have asterisks).

How will everything go

You really begin to feel the closeness of the army at the moment when the agenda comes. This moment caught me when I was finishing my studies at the university; I had a few months left - I had to go through a medical examination.

I was not going to look for reasons to recognize me as “unfit”, therefore, at the medical commission, I told all the doctors: “there are no complaints.” Despite this, I was sent for additional examinations several times, because of which the medical commission dragged on for more than a month. Fortunately, I managed to complete its passage before the end of the call, and I didn’t have to wait an extra few months until the next call. After passing the medical examination, I reappeared at the military registration and enlistment office and received a summons to appear, followed by departure to the place of service.

If you have already been assigned a date of departure for service, then make sure that on this day you nothing of value was worn- You will be given a uniform and you will no longer see your clothes. In addition, take a marker with you, and after issuing the form, put a mark on the inside of each item by which you can identify your items (especially a hat, they disappear most often).

From the military registration and enlistment office you, and a few dozen more guys will be taken to collection point, where you have to spend from several hours to several days, depending on how valuable you are as a candidate. The most demanded candidates are: having health category "A"; driving license category "C, D", having a higher education, especially in a specialty that coincides with the variety of troops. I was assigned to the signal troops.

In conclusion, I’ll say that military service, although it was a difficult test, gave many pleasant memories; true friends with whom we still communicate (although almost 2.5 years have passed); as well as a whole "baggage" of army stories, which are distinguished by a special, unique atmosphere.

On this I say goodbye to you, and wish you a successful and easy service! Ask all your questions in the comments, I will answer everyone.