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Schulz2.0

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  1. 9 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

    This may have been covered as this article was published over a year ago. It may not be feasible for Russia to expand its AF to 1.5M without adding  30 to 50 yo (or women, which in their society would not be acceptable), to the conscription rolls.
     

    Drafting 1 in 10 men between 21 and 30 — the proposed new age range for mandatory service— would theoretically yield around 690k if 100% were fit for service. Another alternative mentioned is mass recruitment of young men from Central Asia for service in exchange for Russian citizenship.
     

    What could possibly go wrong?

    Russian Armed Forces Face Severe Demographic Challenges

    They've been pulling in central Asians, Africans, and Cubans by throwing money at them.

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