Russia and Ukraine

[The Grand Nudger]

Well...I did train a good number of what was the russian vdv nco core back when we were still buddies in the early aughts - war on terror.  I like to think I knew them.  They're not different, as in they're exactly like joes in any country...and..I suspect, any time.  So when I say there's no "them" in the regimes calculations of what cost would be too great you have to understand that even in the best of times, soldiers don't feel like their lives are highly valued by their government or their societies.

I am a combat vet, I was an infantryman, and an urban warfare specialist (I'm just an old shitbag now). I've held every position on a Bradley, from dismount to commander. I've been rolled, shot, and blown the fuck up, lol. Got stabbed once...don't feel too bad, went worse for the other guy....but I still can't properly raise my arm.

I'm still wrong all the time, I was wrong then at least a couple of times that I will never be able to make up for.