Can an American become a Russian soldier?
The Russian Armed Forces accepts foreigners of any country to their ranks. Under a plan, posted on the ministry’s web site in 2010, foreigners without dual citizenship are able to sign up for five-year contracts – and are eligible for Russian citizenship after serving three years.
What are the requirements to join spetsnaz?
Russian citizen.
How hard is it to join the Spetsnaz?
But in general, the physical is all you need to pass to become a spetsnaz soldier. There is no shooting test or mountain training, since the primary requirement is physical and mental fitness. If you can shoot and climb a mountain, great. If not, they’ll teach you.
What do spetsnaz wear?
The typical spetsnaz troop wears a camouflage uniform as his or her training and operational field uniform. Previously the KLMK (misnamed the computer pattern) one-piece and two-piece uniform had been used for training by both spetsnaz and reconnaissance troops.
How hard is it to join the spetsnaz?
Can a Russian citizen join the Spetsnaz?
Only Russian citizens that speak ‘Russian’ can enlist and apply to qualify in the Spetsnaz. They would have to defect to Russia and join there military . Russia dosent really trust us but there willing to work with us .
Can a foreigner join the Russian military?
You can enlist now, since some changes were implemented in the laws in 1999, allowing foreign nationals to join the Russian armed forces; provided that these foreigners meet the following requirements: they know Russian language (you’d have to pass a test) they don’t have a criminal record.
What is a Spetznaz unit?
“Spetznaz” is a generic term for any sort of specially-tasked unit. There are Army Spetsnaz units, Naval Spetsnaz, Police Spetsnaz, National Guard Spetsnaz, FSB Spetsnaz, etc. etc. ad infinitum.
Is Russia’s military taking a page from the French Foreign Legion?
In this way, the Russian military is taking a page from the French Foreign Legion, which since the 1800s has existed as a largely foreign-staffed military force.