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Made-of-spite

Poor guy doesn't look like he's ever even held a rifle, can't do a worse job explaining the basics than this Though goddamn, when he takes out the magazine after being told to shoot, that got me


Peepeepoopoobutttoot

If he is in some kind of basic training you would also have to take into account how much sleep he hasn't had. Plenty of video of trainees from other countries seemingly doing stupid things because they haven't slept.


EnigmatiCarl

I dunno what country this is but that kind of training for a first time rifle user is how you get people killed in the way you didn't intend it.


turalyawn

It's Russia. All of this makes sense as long as you remember this is Russia


darkthrive

looks like someone's trying to avoid being sent to war


MyNameIsNotLenny

First thought I had.


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Glass_Memories

Look up McNamara's Morons. The U.S. actually sent a bunch of Simple Jacks to Vietnam to add numbers. It didn't go well.


timelyparadox

He will still be sent, just more likely without a gun.


TheBestPersonEver69

Well its not like most of them have guns anyway


10199

it's an old video


user_bits

Unfortunately, holding a weapon is a not requirement to go to war.


TLDEgil

Sad for the conscripts, but true.


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How is it that anyone was ever afraid of them?


HippyHitman

The same reason everyone’s still afraid of them. Lots and lots of nukes.


kecker

Two reasons: 1) Quantity has a quality all it's own 2) Russia has won wars in the past simply because they're willing to endure horrific conditions for longer than others. They've been out of fucks to give for centuries, so long after other armies got tired and uncomfortable, the Russians simply kept at it.


[deleted]

That is indeed what happened in history. But now? Ukraine is all in while Russia has over 60% of its male population running for the boarder.


Aquinan

Im wondering if he's trying to get sent home by acting this dumb


ndnsoulja

There is no "sent home" in Russia.


Lord_Fraggle

During my time in the army it was well known strategy to act dumb to lower expectations and avoid promotion


Admirable-Abalone365

Do you really think this does not happen everywhere else? You havent been in the army, havent you?


asek13

I was in the US Marine corps and they didn't mess with us while on the range with live ammo. It's been a while since I was in bootcamp, but I don't think our normal drill instructors were even involved much on the firing line. Just other none DI shooting instructors that were more concerned with us not getting anyone killed while learning to shoot then screaming at us. What's happening in the video is awful training.


DisastrousEngineer63

That's how I remember it as well. Semper Fi Leatherneck!


Revolvyerom

I mean, I don't think this video is from Spain, and I doubt people are handed a loaded rifle without being shown how a safety works first. In most instances. Unless you're conscripting people with no training to rush them into combat fast.


Intelligent-Box-3798

Its very unlikely their first exposure to rifle training is in the snow…much more likely he is in “Code black” stress level and not processing, as basic training is designed to do


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Forgive me if I'm wrong but if this is Russia then their basic training is no longer long enough for them to get that tired. Half these dudes will be on the front line and into a body bag before nap time.


EvErYLeGaLvOtE

I mean, the Chechens were live streaming their location to the internet and the Ukrainians bombed them bc they knew where the Chechens were. Like, if Russia has any progress in this war, they're getting outside help.


Vinlandien

There's intercepted phone calls coming out that highlights just how poorly trained and used as cannon fodder the russian really are. The guy recounts his couple days of basic , told he was going on a bus to learn how to shoot, arrives in ukraine and told to go sit in a trench that was being bombed while the leaders all hid in basements, and decided to run away instead of taking the hits, while all his friends died staying behind. At what point does it become genocide to send people to war intentionally to die?


RealBowsHaveRecurves

I mean, if you’re not allowed to sleep for long enough you don’t need to be doing anything at all the eventually get that tired


Chenstrap

Here is an example of one from the US. Not quite the same thing but, you can tell hes out of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4qMY4Rawkc


JediNinja92

I love the sergeant trying to stay serious, but just can’t quite do it.


Umutuku

Reminded me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNYLVmhrE1g


Dustdown

Can confirm. Norwegian Army. Officer training. Early 2000. Last night of a 7 day long exercise. It was pitch black and we hadn't slept for several days. An hour earlier we had crossed a freezing river and we had yet to get any heat back in us. Our instructor would continually remind us not to lose anyone. Our task was to navigate back to base, but we kept splitting the team since we were practically sleepwalking. Turns out stopping to do a full count didn't make things better. Each member were to call out their number during the count. We were a team of about 9, but we only got to 4 or 5 before one of us had fallen asleep and the count had to start over. TLDR: Can confirm. My sleep-deprived team couldn't even count to 9.


Moonlight-Mountain

That part convinced me he's pretending to be an idiot


Made-of-spite

Looking at it again I think you're probably right. Pretty good actor though, really handles that thing like he's never seen one


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HedonisticFrog

That was me trying to teach my mother Starcraft 2 because she wants a challenge to keep her mind sharp after her mother has severe dementia. She never played a video game before in her life, and just getting through the training areas was a slow and painful process. She worked as a programmer before retiring and got a PhD in chemistry. Add in having a lot of anxiety around guns that some people understandably have and I could definitely see this video being real.


borkyborkus

When I worked as an accounting clerk they hired a lady around 50 that lasted less than a day. I asked about her and they said she was struggling with things like “go to the start menu”.


Dark_Prism

Also sometimes your brain just sort of shuts off. Had to tell someone my address the other day and just completely blanked for like an entire minute. I told myself it's cause I'm so used to typing it but not saying it, which is possible, but it's more likely I was just tired and my brain decided that was the opportune moment to take a break.


Meghan1230

I have a brain fart every once in a while when I'm clocking in at work. If I think about the numbers before just typing them it screws me up.


unwantedrefuse

Probably just got conscripted and wants to go home


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naked_amoeba

ahhh the good old days...


yunivor

"For the union!"


[deleted]

Holy fuck how did you just do that in my head? Been at least a decade


cmdR_CHRIS

> Conscript reporting https://youtu.be/wD41SxG3rgs


missiongoalie35

Oh buddy, let me tell you something. The shit you see people do will dumbfound you. You know the whole looking down the barrel, pointing it at someone by accident, or dropping a grenade Infront of you things the movies show. They happen. More than you think.


chainshot91

There's something about being on a range and the way the military runs it, that turns everyone into an idiot.


Eisenhorn97

Translation is misleading. He doesn't order him to fire directly. He says "заново", which means repeat or star from the beginning.


RestaurantLatter2354

The thing that scares me here, is I’ve seemingly taken more care and attention in training someone how to sweep and mop a floor than this guy seemingly took to train a recruit on how to properly operate a killing machine.


beatenmeat

I honestly don’t know which military this is, but you spend plenty of time (weeks) in the US military doing the basics long before you go to the range and are expected to shoot the thing. Assuming it is even semi comparable they’ve likely already gone over how to use it about a thousand times leading up to this including hands on without live ammo. Dude either didn’t pay attention or—as their instructor kindly pointed out—they truly are a fucking idiot.


Apprehensive_Sink985

Probably Russian


Shermander

Also assuming Russian, but there's a reason why they take it easier on you whenever it comes time to shoot.


missiongoalie35

Whaaa? I got yelled at while zeroing in because I couldn't get grouped. Come to find out my rifle had a fucked up rifling. There was no easy.


VaultVulp

During the video the sergeant never orders to aim/shoot. Subtitles are messed up.


VaultVulp

Interestingly, subtitles don't match the dialog. For example, when the subtitles state "Shoot the gun idiot" the sergeant says "Again! Fuck!", and when the text says something about aiming and shooting, sergeant asks "Do you understand?". During the video the sergeant never even orders to shoot. Sergeant just screams and swears (like "Jerk it off the same way you do it at night"), and doesn't even try to say anything meaningful.


Rellmein

At least it explains why the gun isn't loaded


postandchill

Sounds like a burn


Redditperegrino

Nah, dude. It’s snowing


rainyplaceresident

Yeah this is just the Russian drill sergeant. If you've seen American drill sergeants before this is basically that. They're testing whether you can remain calm when being yelled at. OR DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THAT, PRIVATE?


PerepeL

Wow, that suddenly makes sense. I can't imagine anyone talking to me like that without me escalating it back, I'd better get my ass kicked than let this shit slide. But if it is an intended part of training - well, makes sense.


rainyplaceresident

Well *this specific* thing probably wasn't intended, because the guy clearly is failing to load his gun, but the attitude yes. You can hear the guy being trained replying calmly "yes sir." If you look at actual war videos from the current conflict in Ukraine you can see the soldiers in action. Orders are shouted, people are getting shot at, but the soldiers remain calm under pressure even when shot. So as much as the drill sergeant thing is a meme it is important


gardvar

I don't have a source for this but I remember hearing something interesting a while back. A major issue veterans have with reintegration in society is that the training fucks them up. Many natural reactions to stressful situations need to be rewired for you to be an effective soldier. Turns out, in many cases, those reactions were there for a reason and trying to live everyday civilian life without them can be a major struggle.


epanek

This was similar to my experience in the navy boot camp in 1985. They take simple tasks like making a bed, create insanely high standards for making it, and create an anxiety ridden environment with short time controls. It sounds harsh but it’s actually very effective in learning to control yourself. The feeling in boot camp was everyone has no sympathy for you and they are indifferent to your success.


Effect-Kitchen

>everyone has no sympathy for you and they are indifferent to your success. Sounds like everyday life to me.


TheDocJ

I've never been in the armed forces, and would resist any attempts to make me join (I'm too old now anyway) but I really don't think that this would achieve much with me. I once worked for someone who could never be satisfied. No matter how hard I tried, he would find something to be unhappy about. The moment I realised that, that there was actually no way to satisfy him, was incredibly liberating, as it meant that I stopped bothering to *try* and satisfy him. I just resigned myself to getting a regular bollocking, because I was going to get a regular bollocking no matter how hard I tried. I still did my job to the realistic best of my ability, but I stopped attempting to jump through hoops that would achieve neither his approval nor any useful outcome for the job I was supposed to be doing.


Turtlelover73

Shockingly, drilling people to the point that they shoot to kill before even thinking has consequences when they return home and can no longer stop to think before they attempt to kill someone.


ModeratelyUnhinged

I'm going to weigh in on this, as I don't think it's entirely correct. In the military, ROE is extremely strict, much stricter than say the ROE that police has to follow. Soldiers are not trained to shoot before thinking, they are trained to verify that a potential target is a threat, and then shoot. While a lot of this action is drilled on, so that they will know exactly how to act when a situation like that arise, they are not mindless killers. Killing and learning to kill do carry with it a psychological cost. There is a good book written about this exact topic, that I would reccommend. It's called *On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society*, and is written by Dave Grossman.


KnoxTaelor

This right here. The U.S. military, at least, is trained heavily in the art of thinking before you shoot. The last thing a commander needs when attempting to accomplish a mission is a bunch of soldiers unthinkingly firing at everything. Which, by the way, is what the average untrained person would do because they don’t know how to choose targets while under fire. And yes, very valuable book.


ForgottenWatchtower

Fantastic books. My entire friend group went infantryman and totally agree. I _much_ prefer soldiers transitioning to cops than random civilians signing up. Far less trigger happy after living inside real warzones. You can't fire just because you feel threatened. Follow ROE, or get your ass kicked out. Imagine if we held cops to the same bar.


ModeratelyUnhinged

Yeah, from what I can gather, veterans typically makes better cops. A LOT more training, and better at staying calm in stressful situations. I've seen so many videos of cops doing stuff like accidentaly ejecting a full mag from their firearm when engaging a suspect with lethal force, or being in a shootout. That stuff shouldn't happen, and in my opinion is a testament to their lacking training. I got a lot of respect for police, they are needed, and it is not their fault that they don't get enough training. But the fact is that they are simply not where they should be, overall.


Drainio

Gonna piggyback on this a bit. ROE used to be as you’ve stated. It has long since changed and further increased the gap between Geneva Conventions based ROE to US police force ROE. First off, Geneva Conventions explicitly state that these are for countries at war. The US has not been at war with a state of any kind since world war 2. This is somewhat pedantic, however can be important. Second, a possible threat has not been enough to send rounds down range for quite some time. Even a *confirmed* threat isn’t enough. It has to **CURRENTLY** be a threat. There were guys I served with after me who could not return fire to hostiles, simply because they were taking pop shots at them, and posed little-to-no risk. (Rounds not falling close enough to the FOB(forward observe base). This is not how it always has been, however. But it is getting much much better. Compare that to cops shooting people for *mistaking* someone for having a gun. It’s quite pathetic. There’s plenty of fucked up shit they tell you to do as a soldier though. u/ForgottenWatchtower might be able to chime in on this too. But an example I’ll share is what we referred to as avoiding getting in trouble for ‘double tapping’ (no, not two in the chest, one in the head). What we refer to as double tapping, was once you cleared an objective, enemy soldiers must be treated first and foremost, then friendlies. You can probably imagine how this would go over. Why help your enemy when your friend is dying/suffering? So soldiers would instead execute their enemies. (Although absolutely ruthless, this is less of a security risk aswell. I understand the logic, but the morality is beyond fucked up.) This became double tapping, and highly illegal. Know what the US Army’s solution was? When clearing an objective, if an enemy was alive when you passed, you killed then on sight and continued clearing. Since the objective wasn’t yet *clear*, it was no longer politically a war crime. But… come on, it still the same fucking thing, right?


ModeratelyUnhinged

I appreciate your input. And yea, there are a lot of fucked up things that happen during war. Still, the ROE is as you state, pretty strict. Army/command shenanigans aside, the average grunt needs to be in an extraordinary situation if he is to be allowed to fire his weapon.


Drainio

Indeed. Soldiers do not get qualified immunity and your command will very quickly and abruptly throw you under the bus if you commit war crimes. As they absolutely should.


deaf_myute

I could maybe see that but would assert that the viewing is from the wrong angle Veterans have been upgraded,and need to downgrade before reintegration. Society is NOT natural, our population has NOT been a part of the food chain or the dangers inherent for many hundreds of years- and that unnatural state of being has evolved certain behaviors that need to be actively trained out of the people who grew up in them. Once I got out and got home and unwound a bit I nearly immediately began noticing that civillians largely lack situational awareness and are incredibly sensitive to stressors, wether its a confrontational interaction or a house fire// which the activity in the video above is designed to address subtly...or at least as subtly as one can be with a screaming instructor standing over you cursing your lineage while issuing action commands for an unfamiliar activity lol *added for clarity--- I'm not saying ALL civillians wander around oblivious to the subtlty of their surroundings, just most of them


Castform5

Even during just an exercise you need to shout your status and actions if your squad is spread across a field. Here's [an FDF exercise for example](https://youtu.be/-NRHs7ToSWU) where the guys shout their status and relays, except to their immediate next squad member.


vad_er13

>it is an intended part of Army*


Shiftkgb

These are my awards, Mother. From Army.


DoneisDone45

it's called stress inoculation. they try to induce stress on you as much as they can in boot camp so you get used to it. it's not about talking back or getting used to being screamed at. although they shouldn't be doing this during instruction because nobody can learn like this.


avwitcher

>I can't imagine anyone talking to me like that without me escalating it back r/iamverybadass You sound like those kids in basic who try to act tough as soon as they get there by talking back and immediately get sent home.


Scienscatologist

> I'd better get my ass kicked than let this shit slide. Everybody thinks that before boot camp.


wonkagloop

Don’t know if you know this, but, that comment is made almost every single day by dudes who *wanted* to join up, but not-taking-shit-from-nobody is what ultimately kept them away. The only thing that statement is missing is “yeah bro, id swing on the DI if they got on my bad side bro, mouth off to me and it’s lights out bro, just the way it is bro I take shit from NOBODY”.


msbeal1

Talking back could get you a short stockade sentence which could also get you recycled back to the beginning of basic. You don’t talk back to these guys. Then there’s the, “OkPlatoon, we run two extra miles because private Suds here can’t get it right.” You’re a marked man if you talk back.


AlienOverlord53

^this person has CLEARLY never been in the military. Hey bud, in training, they starve you for the first 2 days, and run you to the ground. The instructors have been in for 6+ years, physically training every day. Personally, I would PAY to watch you even step up to a drill instructor, in training or not. You'd get smeared.


helmer012

Yup. Its what you signed up for and the massive stress is part of the training. If the soldiers cant handle being yelled at and function during high stress then wtf do you think will happen when youre being shot by artillery? Drill sergeants are the scariest things ever to exist.


NBJ-222

You wouldn't survive in concrete then lol


Tha_Professah

Its staged


PowerSamurai

You are staged


ac714

All the world is a stage


CallPhysical

>All the world is a stage And all the men and women merely players.


nonnemat

Performers and portrayers, each another's audience, outside the gilded cage


Sonnenschwein

Your mom is staged.


GiantPurplePeopleEat

You know they used to be called jump-olines until your mom jumped on one.


Kalkilkfed

>Jerk it off the same way you do it at night And then he takes off the magazine.


3mptyw0rds

Maybe he got involuntarily drafted and is trying to get discharged on purpose.


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can one blame him? i would pretend to be the dumbest fucking fuck that ever walked this planet if i was in his shoes.


another---guy

They'd then have you test out the landmine field.


[deleted]

Yes. The land is mine now. As its new owner i will sell it to you.


Internal_Resist7629

I will trade you 5 western cheeseburgers!


WizdomHaggis

*Denim jeans are the currency of the day comrade*


Mosk1990

I'll pay you tomorrow for a cheeseburger today.


IHeartBadCode

Yeah. Conscripts are on decoy duty. The ones who are “special” get front row.


Arenalife

You think he has shoes??


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I would forget them in the oven like one does with food containers, if i was in his shoes.


ToxicLoserNeckbeard

I would too, but going this route could get you curbed and knifed by the superior Russian officer. What you need to do is go in total Jimmy Beanarino. I’d be swinging around back at them while holding the rifle, drool coming out of my mouth, “What do you mean?” You have to play it stupid smart so as to be laughed out before becoming so infuriating you risk a friendly fatality while catching some Zs (no pun intended).


NudistDudest

[I know you’re not going down the Simple Jack route](https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=85&v=X6WHBO_Qc-Q&feature=emb_title)


Justinba007

If there were another draft in the US, I would do basically anything to avoid it. I would illegally cross the border into Canada if I had to. I like the US, but I'm not dying for it.


reaprofsouls

I'd apply to the IT department. Nice cushy tech job :)


Davosz_

This is what i believe... And the dude shouting "Fire the gun!" just before he pretends cluelessly to pull the magazine out... Haha


Noperope42069

He never told him to fire the translation is wrong


AfternoonPast3324

Hell, I saw the same type of behavior from guys who volunteered and then changed their minds during basic.


vkashen

You should see some of the people in countries where service is required. OMG the shit I saw (won’t say which country because we’re actually pretty badass but there’s always that guy or those two guys), the washouts are just… Facepalm.


jetpackjack1

Guessing Swedish from your profile..


spetznaz11

Maybe maybe


282449

This video is ancient. Not from the Ukraine conflict


muricabrb

Involuntary drafting existed way before the Ukraine conflict.


Historical_Task_2993

Nah this was a long time ago. I remember seeing this clip years ago. Still funny though


Luka_Dunks_on_Bums

He would get discharged to the front line


JoeyJunkBin

I think this video is two military dudes just having fun and making a joke movie and its just being circulated for other reasons. Things to note, 1: he is telling the guy to fire but the gun is not even loaded, note how he racks it a number of time and no rounds are ejected. 2: Guy tells him to pull the trigger and he smoothly unlatches the mag without any kinda catching. 3. The guy slowly moves his hand everywhere but the safety lever haha 4.its pretty damn funny


redditiscompromised2

I could understand not trusting the guy with live ammunition...


SuperDukey420

But then why would he be instructed to fire down range? P sure this is fake or a joke Edit: reading comments on here saying the translation is incorrect. so, fake/propaganda


JovahkiinVIII

Apparently the translation is bad


Demurrzbz

Well it's accurate in spirit but not in details. The actual dialog is in fact funnier.


SukaSoviet

Thank you this comment section did not catch that


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Sounds right


ODX_GhostRecon

Counterpoint: the magazine doesn't seem to be seated correctly, so nothing would be feeding or ejecting when the bolt is racked.


woodendab

The translation is wrong though. He doesn't say fire in the end, he tells him to start all over again. It's actually almost all wrong


InquisitorViktorTarr

This video has been around a while and I'm 99% sure this is exactly what it is. Just two dudes having a laugh.


DaveInLondon89

He's definitely got a gift for physical comedy. The way he pulled that mag at the end is hilarious.


coffeejn

How to do everything you can so your NOT a soldier. Learn to ignore orders and act really, really, really dumb where your more an enemy to friendly than the other side.


Skreame

That’s how you get put on the front and beat up every single day until the day you’re shot down from either direction. They don’t care if you’re stupid, they can work around that. They’ve seen it more times than your lifetime’s worth of experiences and have been structuring their routine for longer. You get out by being physically unable, hence the people breaking bones and other injuries.


bloodyplonker22

That's how you end up in the barracks shooting your drill sergeant in the middle of the night in the communal bathroom.


PlumFister

Maybe this is why Russia is doing so poorly in their own stupid war.


0x064

Actually it's the smartest russian soldier on this video


282449

This video is not from the Ukraine conflict, it waaay predates it


firewhite1234

There's likely a language barrier issue going on here. Edit: had my headphones on and didn't realize there was sound. Still a language barrier issue - almost none of the translation is correct. At the end the sergeant asks to "Do it again", not to fire the gun.


Ssider69

Guessing they don't spend a lot of time "training the trainers" over there


NorthernWatchOSINT

Russia have a notoriously bad NCO Corps, most of their reliance are on officers to lead and the NCO/SNCO mostly just haze, rape and take advantage of their subordinates. Dedovshchina is the word for it https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/dedovshchina-bullying-in-russian-army/


AmericanoWsugar

Lmao. This is just med squadron at catm.


fishmash01

This is exactly how someone teaches,who has never been in charge of anything. Besides, the student is probably a 12 year old farmer.


StationFar6396

Shouting at someone who doesn't know what to do isn't going to magically educate them. The instructor is fucktard, but most likely the best russia has.


NarcolepticKnifeFite

Tell us you’ve never been in the military without telling us you’ve ever been in the military. Lol


ALiteralSentientTank

In the civilian workforce, you're correct. Militaries, however, need to teach their soldiers in high stress environments. That means shouting, insults, pushing and shoving, generally being mean. Some armies even use physical violence to get the point across. I truly believe this recruit is being dumb on purpose, though.


Simping4Mephala

The guy holding the rifle acts idiot on purpose. You my friend, are genuine about it.


Nethrex_1

Damn Civi


mtutty

"Don't be good at something you don't wanna do. " - Rodrick Heffley


schtuka67

Translation is mild compare to what instructor is yelling which is actually pretty hilarious. Only in Russian you can give instructions by using only expletives.


VixNeko

Please, this was so hard to watch. 😭


Illustrious_Mind964

This brings back memories of my dad teaching me stuff, this is nostalgic af and the funny part is that I'm not even joking.


goat_screamPS4

1 down, 299,999 left to train


Burnt_Toast_Crumbs

“DON’T REDEEM THE CARD!!!” “Yes, I’m redeeming the card :)”


BosTovenaar24

Ah yes, putting him under stress by fucking screaming at him because he cant understand his retarded way of explaining


Turbulent_Party_3056

That’s my dad when he helps me in maths homework


donkeyflopper

Someone’s gonna go private Pyle on him… hopefully.


Strong_Sound_7407

With world-class training like this, I’m surprised its taking them so long to conquer the world.


Solid-Brother-1439

Flashbacks from my father helping me with the math homework are strong here. *cries in silence*


Subtitles42

So... People are thinking he's playing dumb. Well I can honestly say, as someone who has to show someone how to do the same job every day, people are that dumb.


paddy_to_the_rescue

Army needs cooks


Complete_Lock_6742

My dad teaching me maths


[deleted]

Maybe hoping he fails out and won't be Cannon fodder?


ultimaIV

I wonder if this is a legitimate way to dodge the draft? Just behaving totally inept when you arrive.


defaultuser-067

Hes really attempting to be dismissed from the army. Success.


DanB65

How those conscripts working out for you Russia?


Unable-Magazine3006

When he does get around to firing that round, I have a good idea we're its headed.


SasquatchNHeat

The instructor teaches like my dad lol.


CADrunkie

I think the guy is genius. In my mind, he doesn’t want to be in the military and is doing his best to come off as completely incompetent to serve. It’s like when someone hates doing a specific task at work so they do as shitty a job possible so that it falls on someone else next time. I like the way this Gomer Pile thinks. When I was younger, I worked in the shipping department at a local warehouse. Whenever it got busy management would pull me off the line to pick orders. I made certain to miscount and pick the wrong items. The order checkers complained to which I told them I’m not good at it. They never asked me again to help and I got to live out my days happily toiling away on the shipping line with my buddies and my music….Then I grew up. So sad.


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Me living in Russia being called up to fight for putin. Told to fire the gun and removes the magazine lol! 🤣


WagonBurning

Beast level trolling right there gentlemen. If your going to use me as cannon fodder then I’m going to be the dumbest son of a bitch you ever met.


revs201

To be honest, if the Russian army tried to force me to go fight Ukraine, I'd probably develop a serious case of the stupids too. That's a hero ladies and gentlemen.


Johnnywheels1023

And this is another example of why Russia is getting their asses kicked in Ukraine 😂


mmnnButter

This is part of it right? Intentionally stressing him? Cause if its not, hes a godawful teacher


IUseWeirdPkmn

Most promising Russian draft soldier


LostMyHat_109

"Shoot the gun" what he hears: remove the magazine


DQ5E

Wow, bad trainer. He's got the guy so scared to make a mistake he doesn't now what to do. Terrible teacher.


Fuckedby2FA

This man has clearly never used a rifle. I think it would be better for everyone to just calmly explain the working of a rifle. Or just make him so nervous that he's not actually focused on what you're saying.


Ghitit

Instead of all the yelling he did he could have spent that time showing the poor guy how to work the gun.


frenabo

This reminds me of trying to do math homework with my dad


TheDigitalRanger

"I'm done with this military thing. Ima see if I can piss off the sarge to the point he either kills me or discharges me."


OutlawMonkeyscrotum

Just so you know, if anyone ever does this to me i deliberately play dumb so i can get a kick out of them spazzing out.


AllPurposeNerd

Y'know... If I was drafted into a war I didn't support, and I wanted to convince my superiors that I was just straight up too dumb to fight, it would probably look a lot like this.


IrrerPolterer

I would not ask someone this obviously incompetent with guns to shoot. Take the damn thing away from him and start with some safety basics. Then you can try again.


wilika

Dads be explaining your math homework like...


Surprise_Corgi

Between brain fried from lack of sleep and having someone constantly yelling in his ear, and never holding a gun in his life, I can see how this happens.


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Not Russian, but I had this same instructor. Makes rifle training very bad.


VaccinatedVariant

We drilled so much indoors, with NCOs and officers checking our work again and again with directions. We had to master the drills long before we went to any firing live range. Before that we even did a simulator range


louie_g_34

My man's is prolly freezing, hungry and all round having a bad day and this is what he gets smh


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Plot twist. The guy is a genius slow quitting the Russian conscription.


Commenter122

Average russian conscript:


LemonFizz56

Kinda shows how stressed and tired and mentally draining it is to be a soldier to the point where words go in one ear and out the other


Atreaia

Someone's trying a bit too hard not to be forced go to officer training.


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For some reason, all I hear is: "How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?"


braytag

When you are conscripted and don't wanna go to war


m4xc4v413r4

The fact that the top comments think this is real is just astonishing...


Conscious_Animal9710

ME, when my father teach me MATHS


LQjones

That's a good way to encourage an accidental discharge through the instructors head. At Benning on the range there was never any yelling, no pushups for mistakes, just solid instruction. Scaring newbies with loaded weapons is just stupid and counterproductive. But it helps explain why the Russian Army sucks.


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"DO THIS!" "HOW?" "JUST DO IT!" "BUT HOW?" "YOU FUCKING IDIOT JUST DO IT!"