Training had a heavy theoretical component with an emphasis on raising morale and reinforcing indoctrination learned earlier in life, (such as how to properly fire a gun, salute high-ranking officials, cry out authorized Soviet war cries, etc.). The millions of drafted boys destined to become conscripts tended to have no distinguishing attributes or patronage. These boys, once properly trained and equipped, are boys no longer: They are conscripts. Among the entirety of Soviet youth entering the armed forces, a large percentage consists of boys of unremarkable strength, intellect, or pedigree. Opportunities do abound, and based on a child's scholastic achievement and parentage, he or she may end up serving either behind a desk or behind a machine gun for the glory of Russia and all her sister republics. And, much like the onset of age, this rite is not optional.
In the Soviet Union, military service is understood to be a rite of passage, for boys and girls alike, into a patriotic adulthood.
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