“We should be wrung out 82 times, the same time swing the press and 77 times to catch up.” Vladimir Solovyov spent a week in the elite units of the Georgian armed forces - army spetsnaz
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This week’s schedule of classes our battalion as follows: eight in the morning - climbing, jogging and other exercise. Ten breakfast. From eleven to three hours of lessons, from three to four - a break for lunch and back exercises - from four to five repetition, then boxing, wrestling, working out knife fight. At seven o’clock supper, after dark - night of fire, and at 23.00 - a retreat.
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- In the last year from 750 applicants introductory course rangers and final lecture course were only 23 people - told the captain Gegeshidze.
Captain insists that this competition has nothing to do with the fact that wages ordinary soldier is 1100 GEL ($ 650), while the average in Georgia - only 680 lari ($ 400).
- Many are still in the days when the fighter salary was 60 lari. Yes, and that for six months did not pay. So the money - not the point. If everyone just because of money here and go, many have been here and it was not - the captain said Gegeshidze.
- Suppose - I say .- Money is not important. And then what?
- Motherland. And no matter who is president.
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Body and spirit tempered by a 100-point system. To obtain this estimate, we need to be wrung out 82 times, the same time swing the press and 77 times to catch up on the bar. And even run 3200 meters in 13 minutes 18 seconds, 5 kilometers in 19 minutes, but in bulletproof vests, with automatic and full ammo for him, as well as 28 miles in full combat calculations and a maximum of three hours.
After six months of training those who will reach the final elective course, have to work not only muscles, but also a little head. To pass tests on military affairs, history, geography and mathematics.
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- Anyone who comes to us, do not need to explain about the weapons - explains to Captain .- He knows: if there is a gun, then he should fire. Do not shoot you - shoot at you.
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Learn and apply the contents of a soldier’s kit. It syringes, morphine, iodine, anti-shock, alcohol, headache tablets and water purification, plaster, aspirin, ointment for burns, plaster, tourniquet, a bandage, cotton wool, hydrogen peroxide, and - a condom.
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- And you knew when they came to South Ossetia, which start a war with Russia? - I am interested in the captain.
- It’s a matter for politicians, and we are soldiers. Trying to win an empire, as Russia is ridiculous. But the truth then was for us. That’s it.
- It was hard to fight with the Russian? - Continue to clearly uncomfortable topic for the captain.
In conversation intervenes Major:
- I will not compare our skills and your military. But we have the job done - moved inland. Until Dzhava remained what some couple of kilometers. To keep South Ossetia, we physically could not. We were bombed heavily. In general, when we went there, there have been Russian. Do you understand? Sat in the heavily fortified places! - Mayor of breath: - Russia has longstanding military culture, and we, in fact, only begun to learn this business.
And he adds:
- Should not all the same Georgia and Russia at odds …
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- There is always someone on duty. Russia is next.
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