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  2. Dedovshchina - Wikipedia

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    Dedovshchina (Russian: дедовщина, lit. 'reign of old-timers', Russian pronunciation: [dʲɪdɐˈfɕːinə]) is the informal practice of hazing and abuse of junior conscripts historically in the Soviet Armed Forces and today in the Russian Armed Forces, Internal troops, and to a much lesser extent FSB, Border Guards, as well as in other armed forces and special services of former ...

  3. Barracks - Wikipedia

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    From the rough barracks of 19th-century conscript armies, filled with hazing and illness and barely differentiated from the livestock pens that housed the draft animals, to the clean and Internet-connected barracks of modern all-volunteer militaries, the word can have a variety of connotations.

  4. Conscription in the Soviet Union - Wikipedia

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    Ukrainian conscript farewells family; Nikolayev, Ukrainian SSR, 1941. On 22 June 1941, Germany launched a surprise attack against the USSR's western border. [5] Soon after, in October 1941 the government passed a new military service law which states that all male citizens from the ages of 18 to 28 were liable for military service. [6]

  5. Bijeljina and Modran shootings - Wikipedia

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    In the night of 2 February 1992, Yugoslav People's Army conscript Drago Miličić, 20, got drunk in a cafe in Modran, where he smashed several ashtrays with a knife before returning to his barracks. There, he seized a rifle and shot his commander and two privates as they slept.

  6. Conscription in Argentina - Wikipedia

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    Conscript soldiers between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one made up the combat units of the three Argentine Armed Forces deployed in the theatre of operations. Some thought the occupation would be brief and international pressure would lead to a diplomatic resolution favourable to Argentina; Thatcher and Galtieri, two questionable leaders ...

  7. Västernorrland Regiment - Wikipedia

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    On 6 December 2021, the regimental staff was established in Sollefteå, where they are initially grouped temporarily in the old barracks at barracks establishments north of Riksväg 90. On 16 January 2022, Västernorrland Regiment was inaugurated through a ceremony in the regimental park, where Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland , among ...

  8. Conscription in Greece - Wikipedia

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    Each barracks contains its own toilet facilities and sometimes its own canteen. The barracks are divided into dorms each providing accommodation for a varying number of draftees, depending on the military installation; this number can be as little as 3 draftees in remote outposts or as high as 75, such as the dorms of the Hellenic Air Force 's ...

  9. Guard Hussar Regiment Mounted Squadron - Wikipedia

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    The conscripts serve for 1 year, the longest time for a conscript in Denmark, with two troops starting each year, in February and August. It is also the only place where conscripts are issued silver monograms, all others regiments being issued brass monograms, of either the Queen or the Prince Consort.