[Wizdum]

"The Russian military is not some smaller, less-efficient version of the U.S. military. It is a significantly less advanced and less capable force that struggles to undertake many of the operations that the U.S. handles with relative ease."

The US military has been spending billions to have a force that can strike anywhere, anytime, maintain air and ground superiority, allow individual initiative, and exploit enemy weakness at a much lower command level.

The huge problem the Russkies have is no real non-coms. Non-coms, are the real heart of the US military. Making sure things are done, and done right. EVERYTHING works as it's supposed to or there is hell to pay. That means EVERY job is important, from the guy pumping out the sewage to the fighter pilot dropping a guided munition.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Non-coms, are the real heart of the US military. Making sure things are done, and done right. EVERYTHING works as it's supposed to or there is hell to pay. That means EVERY job is important, from the guy pumping out the sewage to the fighter pilot dropping a guided munition."

This was brought home to me VERY STRONGLY by a YouTube video showing an abandoned bivouac site that had been previously occupied by Russians. It was a pig-sty....trash and garbage strewn everywhere. I knew then that the quality of Russian troops was crappy for just the reasons given in the above quote.