Comments by "David Houseman" (@davidhouseman4328) on "Russian reserves are 'low grade' & 'don't want to go to war' - expert" video.

  1. Sure they can, just a little training but with poor morale.
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  2. Russia already has conscripts for low risk jobs.
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  3. It not a choice those who have previously serve, including conscripts, are automatically in the reserve.
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  4. The Russian reserve is different to the Australian (or British) reserve. They aren't part time motivated soldiers, they are just those that have previously served, including conscripts.
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  5. There offensive will be stopped by mud before the Russians arrive.
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  6. The artilllery has to hit soldiers and not blocks of flats.
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  7. His point was alcoholism was endemic in the military rather than in the general population, particularly from a few years back.
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  8. They levelled Mariopol how is that not destroying everything.
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  9. Low grade means they are going to be worse at fighting, a kid could kill a trained soldier but they aren't going to the vast majority of the time.
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  10. Ukriane is fighting for its homeland, Russia isn't. It a huge difference in morale, were it Ukriane in Russia the reverse would be true.
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  11.  @dereklemons5037  I disagree that the professional force is gone but thats by the by. Not all conscripts are equal, not volunteering doesn't mean you don't believe in the cause, only that you don't believe enough to volunteer.
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  12. It's meant as lesser quality not lower rank.
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  13. Winter not so much but Autumn it will slow in the mud.
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  14. They have to arm, transport and support them at the front. That limits numbers. Of course there isn't anything stopping more once the first lot are done.
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  15. What can it do?
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  16. They haven't been a superpower since the USSR collapsed.
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  17. Forget SCO or BRICS as a defence organisation. It isn't, simply if you see India and China in something together its not a solid unit.
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