[Prince of Space]

I’m certain if social media was a thing in the ‘40s, we’d be reading the same articles about the horrible conditions in the US Army. They say “War is Hell” for a reason.

[MinorityRepublican]

I’m certain if social media was a thing in the ‘40s, we’d be reading the same articles about the horrible conditions in the US Army.

Yes. But the Russians are way worse.

[jmacusa]

Actually when the US military instituted conscription in 1940 the Army found that at least 40% of recruits were functionally illiterate. A good number had never had a pair of shoes, indoor plumbing or other amenities.

Another curious dynamic Army psychologists discovered is something they called ‘’momism’’.

So many of these young recruits were so coddled by their mothers they were initially resentful, even hostile at all the rules and regulations and the fact that their mothers weren't there to wait on them hand and foot.

[ansel12]

A lot of us on this forum have lived and been trained in the old WWII barracks in basic and jump school and they seemed fine to us.

Some of us have done a lot of reading about basic in WWII and talked to countless WWII vets and haven’t heard any unusual complaints.

These Russians are not dealing with what Americans trained in.