English-speaking recruits train with Ukraine's 1st International Battalion
Recruits from the US, UK, Germany and France are training with the 1st International Battalion. Pressure to enlist clashes with other ways of helping.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
The foreign rifle battalion training in Ukraine
The 1st International Rifle Battalion of the 3rd Assault Brigade has completed the final training of its foreign recruits. Americans, Britons, Germans, French and others are preparing for a front dominated by drones, mines and constant surveillance. This is no longer improvisation: it is a structured unit within the International Legion.
Which units are looking for recruits
Recruitment does not stop at that battalion. The 3rd Assault Brigade itself, the 60th and 53rd Separate Mechanised Brigades, and the Serpent, Able and Omega Companies keep places open for foreigners. Some of these volunteers come from non-English-speaking countries, but most of the new battalion speaks English.
From 'sarracena duty' to 'keyboard marshal'
Social pressure to take up arms is intense. One camp argues that any able-bodied man should enlist; the reply, from someone who works from 7:30, is that he has already donated money and pays taxes. The classic response: 'stop being a keyboard marshal and join up'. War, however, is not won by willpower alone: FPV drones turn the front into a permanent risk board.
None of those pushing others to enlist shows proof of having signed up themselves. The only concrete contribution mentioned in the discussion is a donation and taxes. The gap between virtual combativeness and real enlistment remains unmeasured.
The 1st International Rifle Battalion of the 3rd Assault Brigade has completed the final training of its foreign recruits. Americans, Britons, Germans, French and others are preparing for a front dominated by drones, mines and constant surveillance. This is no longer improvisation: it is a structured unit within the International Legion.
Which units are looking for recruits
Recruitment does not stop at that battalion. The 3rd Assault Brigade itself, the 60th and 53rd Separate Mechanised Brigades, and the Serpent, Able and Omega Companies keep places open for foreigners. Some of these volunteers come from non-English-speaking countries, but most of the new battalion speaks English.
From 'sarracena duty' to 'keyboard marshal'
Social pressure to take up arms is intense. One camp argues that any able-bodied man should enlist; the reply, from someone who works from 7:30, is that he has already donated money and pays taxes. The classic response: 'stop being a keyboard marshal and join up'. War, however, is not won by willpower alone: FPV drones turn the front into a permanent risk board.
None of those pushing others to enlist shows proof of having signed up themselves. The only concrete contribution mentioned in the discussion is a donation and taxes. The gap between virtual combativeness and real enlistment remains unmeasured.
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