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To: Proud_USA_Republican

Naw, it's a Russian army. Near as I can tell, they've never placed a premium on training. They've had plenty of technically skilled folk, but seemingly training has never been a priority for them.

There have been plenty of fine conscript armies. Now, it's true that especially in this day and age it is hard to train conscripts to be proficient (especially with technology being what it is) in the time they're consripted, but historically there have been plenty of top-notch conscript armies. The Wehrmacht was a conscript army (as was the U.S. Army), and its quality is unquestioned. Even today, Germany uses conscription IIRC and I suspect they're still decent.


11 posted on 08/03/2006 12:34:16 AM PDT by Constantine XI Palaeologus ("Vicisti, Galilaee")
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To: Constantine XI Palaeologus
There have been plenty of fine conscript armies.

IDF.

QED.

12 posted on 08/03/2006 12:43:56 AM PDT by ReignOfError
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