Monday, July 27, 2009

Ana;ysis: The State Of The Russian Military


Russia Dumps Quality In Favor Of Mediocrity -- Strategy Page

Russia's efforts to downsize and professionalize their military, especially their ground forces, continues to encounter problems. The idea behind the new defense reforms in the Russian military is to create a large, but more professional and competent force, than has been the case with the mass conscript armies that have dominated Russia since the Soviet period. Unfortunately, some of these goals are backfiring, as new measures to save money and get rid of excessive numbers of senior personnel are having the exact opposite result.

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My Comment: The Russian military is not what it use to be .... and in today's world it is the quality of your forces that makes the difference.

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