Conscription into the armed forces forces anyone young man change many of your habits. He has to live in a team with other soldiers, respecting all his rules and laws, to comprehend all the subtleties of army science through many hours of drill, physical, and fire training. But the most difficult thing for many recruits is the need to strictly follow the daily routine in the army. The slightest violation of it can lead to the most unpleasant consequences, so you need to know exactly what and how to do at certain times of the day in order to avoid such problems.

Daily schedule by hour

The army schedule is designed in such a way as to maintain combat readiness of soldiers around the clock. Observing it, a warrior will be able to defend his country at any time of the day. Even at night, fighters are able to instantly respond to a combat or training alarm quite adequately, since following the schedule makes it possible to get a fairly serious margin of safety.

In addition, life on schedule teaches soldiers Russian army appreciate literally every minute, spend it with maximum benefit for yourself and others, do not waste time in vain.

The day in the armed forces is scheduled literally by the minute. Each soldier knows the routine and in the process of passing the course of a young fighter, which is mandatory before the oath, learns to follow it unconditionally, adapts to such a life according to the schedule. What do fighters do during the day? To answer this question, below we give the main points of the routine of any military unit.

Rise and rebound

A soldier who chronically does not get enough sleep is unlikely to be able to effectively lead fighting. That is why the main requirement for the daily routine is eight hours of sleep. In our vast country, the rise and fall times are set in accordance with the time or climate zone, but in most of the territory, fighters for a long time went to bed at 22:00 and got up at 6:00.

In 2013, this item of the schedule was slightly changed. Now the soldiers sleep for half an hour more, as the command "wake up" sounds for them at 6:30.

In 2019, the command of the units is allowed to postpone the rise for an hour on weekends and holidays. This was done in order to allow the fighters to fully rest and recover as much as possible after physical activity.

Physical exercise and time for personal hygiene

Immediately after the rise, the unit goes to physical exercises, which, depending on the type of troops, can last from 15 to 30 minutes. Usually it includes running as part of the formation, as well as warm-up complexes that allow you to finally wake up and bring the body into readiness for new challenges. In the Airborne Forces or the Marine Corps, charging contains and strength exercises to maintain excellent physical form.

The changes that were made in 2013 made it possible for unit commanders not to carry out physical exercises on weekends (now there are two of them - Saturday and Sunday), as well as on holidays.

Eating in the army daily routine

Three meals a day are provided for every soldier and officer in the Russian army. For this purpose, there are special rules that establish which products should be used for cooking during the week or month. But this is a topic for a separate article, so we will bypass it.

If we talk about breakfast, lunch and dinner in the daily routine, then the time for them is determined in accordance with the same climatic and time zones. The main requirement is that the interval between meals during the day should not be more than 7 hours.

Many recruits have a hard time getting used to such a schedule and for quite a long time are forced to fight hunger, reducing all conversations to culinary topics. However, after a month and a half, they get used to three meals a day and army food, and after a year they begin to gain weight.

Building is an integral part of the schedule in the army

To check the availability of personnel, as well as to set tasks for a certain period of time in military order There are several constructions of the day:

• morning divorce, at which the command of the unit receives reports from platoon and company commanders about the tasks performed and the incidents that happened during the night;
• divorce, held immediately after dinner. It allows you to control the presence of soldiers and officers in their places, as well as set tasks for the second half of the day;
• evening verification, carried out immediately before lights out.

In some parts, there is also a formation before the end of the working day. It concerns mainly officers and allows you to make sure that none of them left home ahead of schedule.

Other activities included in the agenda

Among other things, the army daily routine may include a number of other activities, which include:

• morning inspection, which checks the observance of the rules of personal hygiene by the fighters, as well as the condition of the military uniform;
• classes in drill, physical, fire training, as well as according to the requirements of the charter;
• maintenance of military equipment, as well as putting weapons in order;
• self-preparation;
• various sporting events;
• personal time, which a fighter can spend on bringing his equipment into perfect order and appearance, for reading, talking with relatives on the phone or for other purposes;
• cleaning of the territory assigned to a particular unit.

We have already discussed in a separate article. It's time to talk about a shorter period of life - a week. I will say right away that the weeks themselves are extremely similar to each other.

Therefore, I will group the most similar days among themselves and analyze them in detail. Weekdays first, then weekends. Let's take a look at the daily routine in the army right now.

Daily routine in the army

Of course, the division of the days of the week into micro groups is conditional. There is no official division. Everyone has the right to figure out how to share them. Some don't share at all. I have developed the following scheme for dividing the days of the week according to my service experience:

• Bath days.
• Common days.
• Weekend.

The first two types refer to weekdays, and the last one is not worth commenting on yet. We will analyze the weekend in detail at the end of the article. Let's go in order.

Daily routine in the army. Bath days: Monday and Thursday

The word "bath" comes from "bath". Previously, soldiers bathed in baths 1-2 times a week. The number of bathing days has remained unchanged even now, but we do not have a bathhouse itself.

Therefore, our bath is replaced by taking a shower, but the very name "bath days" is still actively used in colloquial speech military personnel of any rank. You can't escape tradition!

So, what is the peculiarity of bathing days in relation to other types? Let's get it right from the start.

06.00 - rise

For the entire location of the company, the orderly command sounds: “Company, rise”, after which each soldier is undermined and quickly gets ready for morning physical exercises.

Upon returning to the company after charging, we are divided into approximately two halves. The first - first they make their beds, then they go to wash. The second, on the contrary, first wash. We do this in order not to create a large queue at the sinks.

06.30-07.00 - making beds and morning toilet

At 07.00, the entire company is already standing on the central aisle in the required uniform and preparing for the morning inspection.

07.00-07.20 - morning inspection of the appearance of military personnel

For 20 minutes, the commanders of the departments conduct a morning inspection of all the military personnel of their departments, and, therefore, of the entire company.

Your appearance and the presence of the necessary things with you are checked.

For example, the cleanliness of the berets, the neatness of the uniform, the length of the hair on the head, the smooth shaving of each soldier, and much more are often checked. The same thing is checked every day, so there is no need to panic here.

You will go through this once, and then you will know and observe everything you need. Moreover, during the morning inspection, military personnel are given time to eliminate the noticed shortcomings in appearance.

One of the important parts of the morning inspection is the record by the company on duty of all the military personnel who need to go to the infirmary. Our patients are very cared for and taken care of. Nobody here wants the whole company to get sick. You cough - blow into the infirmary. The temperature has risen - blow to the infirmary.

“And there is nothing to be a hero! Be patient now, and tomorrow you will infect your comrade.” That's how we are taught.

07.20-08.00 — breakfast

We have breakfast in the dining room with the whole company. Or, to be more precise, everyone. In turn. We come to the dining room in turn and have breakfast, respectively, also in turn. I will also write a separate article about food in the army, because there is also something to tell there. In general - good!

To do this, on Mondays, a general institute divorce and raising the flag on a large parade ground takes place.

An army divorce is an event on a large / small parade ground when all units of the institute / battalion gather, greet the boss, listen to a speech, or hold important events (for example, award ceremonies).

A solemn raising of the flag can also take place on the large parade ground. Russian Federation and the performance of the Anthem of Russia by military personnel.

After the end of the planned events, all units take turns in a solemn march in front of the chief to the accompaniment of a military band or artificial musical accompaniment (music in the columns on the parade ground).

On Thursdays, in turn, from 08.00 to 09.00 there are morning exercises and divorces on a small parade ground.

08.00-09.00 - raising the flag on the large parade ground on Mondays / morning exercise and raising the flag on the small parade ground on Thursdays

Morning exercise is a half-hour event aimed at consolidating theoretical knowledge and developing skills on certain topics of the lesson.

Sometimes they are carried out after serious shoals of a platoon / company in order to eliminate such shoals in the future. An example of jambs is a bed making exercise.

Sometimes morning exercises are replaced by morning information. Usually once a week. Then the company sits down in the information and leisure room and listens last news in the country and in the world over the past week.

09.00 - 14.00 - training sessions (couples)

The schedule is:

• 09.00-10.45 - I couple.
• 10.50-12.40 - II couple.
• 12.50-14.00 - III couple.

In fact, according to the schedule, the 3rd pair goes longer. But it is deliberately shortened in order to return the company to the barracks, build on the central aisle and hold the next event.

14.00-14.20 — control check

It is very important to understand that in the army there are 2 events similar in meaning, but different in meaning and name. This control examination And evening verification. I will talk about the latter later.

The meaning of the control check is clear from the name. The officer on duty checks the presence of military personnel. Is everything in place. And if not, where is it?

14.20-15.00 - lunch

Another one of my favorite things to do every day. Lunch may be a little delayed, because they really give a lot to eat. And we are happy about it!

15.15-15.30 - divorce

This divorce, unlike the morning ones, takes place on a small parade ground and not for the entire institute, but for our battalion. It is conducted by the battalion commander or, in the absence of the latter, his deputy.

15.30-18.00 — sauna day events

And here is what distinguishes Monday and Thursday from the total mass of days. These are bath days, which means that after lunch we will go to wash / shave / do personal hygiene. A little time for yourself won't hurt.

18.00-18.20 — control check

Another control check on the central aisle in the barracks. We check if everyone managed to do everything that needed to be done. That is, they brought themselves and their appearance in full order.

18.20-19.00 - dinner

I wanted to write that this is the final pleasant event for the day, but no ... There is one more thing. Do you want to know which one? - Read on! ;-)

19.00-21.00 - time for personal needs

Wash, shave, iron, hem, mend. You can continue the verbs indefinitely.

IN Lately began to actively go to the sports hall of the company at this time. Half an hour or an hour of free time per day can be found here. And nowhere else.

21.00-21.15 - watching the TV program "Time"

This is what I don't like. I don't like watching TV in general. But in the army it doesn't matter what you like and what you don't. There is such a word - must.

21.15-21.35 - evening walk

We get dressed, line up and go out into the street. We walk around the territory as part of a company and sing marching songs. We already have 5 of these in our company. We are learning a few more.

At the same time, those who smoke can be taken to the smoking room to smoke. But this is not about me. At this time, I just stand aside with the guys who do not smoke. We communicate on different topics.

21.35-21.45 - evening verification

And here she is. Evening check, not another check. So what is it?

After a walk on the command of the duty officer in the company "Company, for the evening verification - STAND", the deputy platoon commanders line up their units for verification. The duty officer for the company, having built the company, reports to the foreman about the formation of the company for evening verification.

The foreman of the company or the person replacing him gives the command "AT ATTENTION" and proceeds to the evening verification. At the beginning of the evening verification, he names the military ranks, the names of the military personnel enrolled for the feats they have committed in the list of the company forever or honorary soldiers. Hearing the name of each of the indicated servicemen, the deputy commander of the first platoon reports: “So-and-so ( military rank and surname) died a heroic death in the battle for the freedom and independence of the Fatherland - the Russian Federation "or" Honorary soldier of the company (military rank and surname) is in reserve.
After that, the foreman of the company verifies the personnel of the company according to the name list. Hearing his last name, each soldier answers: "I am." The commanders of departments are responsible for those who are absent.
For example: "On guard", "On vacation".
At the end of the evening verification, the foreman of the company gives the command “FREE”, announces orders and orders regarding all military personnel, the outfit for the next day and makes (clarifies) the combat crew in case of alarm, in case of fire and other emergencies, as well as in case of a sudden attack on the location of a military unit (unit).

Got it? Verification is a sacred military ritual and originates from the time of the Great Patriotic War. It was then that it was invented and began to be actively used.

Soldiers must know the names of the heroes of our time. I respect this event very much. Therefore, I cringe when the next orderly, standing on the bedside table, utters the wrong command: “Company, stand for the evening check!”

22.00 - lights out

But I, on the contrary, love the team of the same orderly "Company, lights out"! After her, everyone scatters to their sleeping places and goes to bed. The happiest moment of every day...

Daily routine in the army. Regular days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

If you have read the entire article up to this point, then I can congratulate you. You have read more than one and a half thousand words. That is why I do not want to describe these ordinary days in detail either. Moreover, they are not much different from the baths.

Let's talk about the differences here.

08.00-08.40 — morning exercise on RCBZ on Wednesdays

Wednesday is RKhBZ day. This means that Wednesday is the only day of the week when we all get our gas masks in the morning, put them on ourselves and wear them all day.

No, no, you misunderstood me. We put on not on the face ... We put bags with gas masks on the shoulder. :-)

But we put it on our heads already at the command “Gases!”

The correct execution of this particular command is practiced at the morning exercise at the RHBZ every Wednesday.

Yes, and during the day it can sound repeatedly. Therefore, Wednesday is the day of maximum concentration!

15.30-18.00 — training sessions

Yeah. These are not bath days. We have couples here on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Here, in fact, are all the main differences between bath and ordinary days.

Let's move on to the most interesting ...

Daily routine in the army. Days off: Saturday and Sunday

The schedule of both days is developed in the week before their onset.

Usually Wednesday. On Wednesday, the schedule for the next weekend is worked out, printed and approved.

It has regular events and changes every week. I also suggest going in order!

Saturday

06.00-15.30 - similar to regular days

Rise, exercise, inspection, breakfast, couples before dinner, lunch, return to the company. But then…

15.30-15.55 – summarizing the results of the week

Summing up is carried out in the following format.

The company is seated on the central aisle or in the information and leisure room, after which the company commander or his deputy for work with personnel sum up the results.

The best and worst servicemen are marked. discipline and knowledge. Sometimes distinguished by sports. For example, I was mentioned a week ago in better side, because I ran 3rd from the platoon at a distance of 1 kilometer.

After that, priority tasks for the next week are identified and responsible for the premises of the barracks are assigned for further activities of the park and economic day.

16.00-18.00 — implementation of activities of the park and economic day

In general, if you translate from Russian into Russian, it will turn out like this: “Saturday = subbotnik”.

Generalim everything we see. And the barracks, and the territory on the street, assigned to the unit.

And so every week...

In parallel with this, creative people are developing their skills. Namely - the release of battle sheets. About what it is, I will write a separate article about creative implementation in the army. (Yes, yes. That's enough here too!)

18.10-22.00 - similar to regular days

With one very important exception. It is on weekends that you have the opportunity to watch a good army-themed movie on TV.

This takes place between 19.00-21.00. In private time. Everyone is invited to the information and leisure room, where they watch cool movies. Last Saturday we watched the movie "We are from the future".

Sunday

Have you ever heard that there are days off in the Russian army now? No? Then now know. There are! Only they are very special. Army.

And if you are one of those people who, like me, heard about this before reading this article, then get ready to find out the whole truth about the routine of a typical day off in the army.

07.30 - rise

That's cool! The most beautiful moment of the week is the “lights out” command on the eve of Saturday. Beautiful, because you are aware of the amount of time you can sleep: a whole 9 and a half hours!

Only lines from a song by a famous performer come to my mind with the words: “This must be my paradise ...”

What do you think? Are we charging? No matter how! There is no charge on Sunday. The only morning of the week without morning exercise.

Therefore, from the very rise to breakfast, we are engaged in making beds and doing the morning toilet.

07.30-08.30 - morning toilet and inspection
08.30-09.00 - breakfast
09.00-09.30 - watching the TV show "Serving Russia"
09.30-10.00 - legal information for military personnel

For half an hour we sit in the information and leisure room and listen to what we can and should do, and what we cannot do. An example of the topic of legal information: "Responsibility of military personnel for theft of weapons, ammunition."

10.00-11.00. 00 - sports and mass work

A whole hour of sports! On a weekend! Do you understand what I mean?

Last Sunday we did the following:

• Pull-ups on the crossbar.
• Raising the legs to the crossbar.

I did 19 pull-ups. Not enough, because they did it with fixing the position from below. As expected. Nevertheless, the second most times in the company. The first one did 20, but I never managed to do it. Next time I will definitely be the first!

11.00-13.00 - watching documentaries

There is one long film, there are several different ones. The point is that we watch war documentaries. Have you watched any? Maybe you can advise? I will offer it next Sunday.

14.30-15.00 - lunch
15.30-16.30 - sleep

Sleep hour. It happens and it helps.

16.40-17.20 - conversation with personnel

At this time, the officer is talking to us on various topics. Not about what crosses his mind, of course.

An example of a conversation topic: "Intense combat training is a guarantee of strong military discipline."

17.30-18.10 - hour of soldier's letter

Everyone's favorite event. We write letters to our family and friends. I once wrote and sent 2 letters to my grandmother. Still keeps. And I'm her letter too.

10.18-22.00 - similar to Saturday

Watching the movie in private time is also included in the program.
In total, we watch at least one documentary and two feature films per weekend.

Well, how do you like your day off? Better than civilian?

I miss sports. But I found a way out. I described this output in the article "".

P.S. I think it's enough to load you with our daily routines in the army. I think I've covered it in great detail.

The main thing is to understand that all days / weeks are extremely similar to each other. Those events that I described above take place with me and my comrades every week. Very rarely something out of the ordinary happens!

Well, how do you like it? Would you like to live with such a daily routine in the army? Share your opinion in the comments right now. It is very interesting to me!

We are waiting for your comments,

How to survive in the army. A book for conscripts and their parents Ponomarev Gennady Viktorovich

Soldier's daily routine

Soldier's daily routine

The length of service time for conscripted military personnel is determined by the daily routine of the military unit.

In the army, as well as in a sanatorium, there is such a thing as a “daily routine”. I hope this doesn't surprise you.

The load on the soldiers is distributed in such a way that, first of all, the constant combat readiness of the unit is ensured. That is, everything is done so that you can enter the battle fed, rested and trained at any time. And therefore, you should have time for combat training, maintaining order, strengthening discipline, for cultivating an army spirit in yourself, raising your cultural level, for solving everyday problems (I'm talking about patching holes in boots and uniforms, cutting, hemming collars and much more) good rest and eating.

For rest, in accordance with the daily routine, military personnel are given from four to eight hours.

The daily routine is established by the commander of the military unit, taking into account the type of the Armed Forces and the type of troops, the tasks facing military unit, season, local and climatic conditions.

The whole daily routine is aimed at ensuring that the soldiers, if possible, are busy with some business. For some reason, some commanders believe that the presence of free (personal) time provokes soldiers to AWOL, hazing and committing some other illegal acts. Sometimes officers get so used to this style of leadership that they transfer it to civilian life, sometimes getting into completely ridiculous situations.

“It happened during my studies at the university, at that time we had classes at the military department. Building on the parade ground, the distribution of shovels. Marching march to the nearest boiler room. And our commander-in-chief colonel is at a loss: “A crowd of unconcerned intellectuals is not good. While you are digging here, I will go and ask where it is necessary.

Did you smile? Then we move on to what should be provided for in the daily routine.

I list: the time for morning physical exercises, morning and evening tours, morning formation, training sessions and preparation for them, changing special (working) clothes, cleaning shoes and washing hands before eating, eating, caring for weapons and military equipment, for participation in educational, cultural and sports and leisure activities, listening to radio and watching TV programs, time to visit a medical center, for the personal needs of military personnel (at least two hours), evening walks, verification and eight hours for sleep .

That's it. It only took you at least a minute to perceive this information. And father commanders should not only organize you for exemplary performance of these cases, but also prepare notes, approve them and then convey to you the necessary information in an accessible form.

In addition, you should know that the intervals between meals should not exceed seven hours. Extending this time is against the law. And you have the right to complain to the commander about this violation, if you are not afraid of a response.

So that soldiers do not have health problems, in particular diseases digestive tract, after lunch for at least thirty minutes, no classes or work should be carried out. This is how you take care of your health.

You will be surprised, but there are days off in the army. By statute. - rest days. These days are Sundays and public holidays. On these days, as well as in their free time, cultural work, various leisure activities, sports competitions and games are carried out with the personnel. I was always looking forward to such “holiday Sunday” sports competitions in the three-kilometer run with a shudder. Remember that personnel should not spend their free time unorganized?

One of the indulgences on weekends is that there is no morning physical exercise on these days, and eggs are given out for breakfast, plus some kind of military-patriotic film is shown in the club, for example, about Chapaev. But, as I said, all the joy from this is reduced to nothing by organized sports events.

On the eve of days of rest, concerts, films and other entertainment for military personnel are allowed to end 1 hour later than usual, to rise on rest days later than usual, at the hour set by the commander of the military unit. As a rule, the matter is limited to simply adding an hour of sleep on Sunday. You will be in the army - you yourself will understand the value of this gift.

Now let's see how the standard Day of a member of the Armed Forces is shaping up.

Who are the most miserable people in the army? Deputy platoon commanders and foremen of companies. They are raised exactly 10 minutes before the rise of all personnel. Because a soldier must know that his commander is not sleeping, but is reflecting on the fate of the entire army as a whole and his unit in particular. Well, besides, it helps His comrades-in-arms in getting up, affectionately encouraging those who are especially sleepy with various words.

After the rise, morning physical exercises, cleaning of premises and territory, making beds, morning toilet and morning construction are carried out. ~

You already know a little about physical exercise. I will say a few more words about her. Physical exercise, as a rule, is running in formation over rough or not very terrain, followed by exercise. Usually this is an occupation for soldiers of the first year of service. Well, for those who do not want to have a sagging tummy and flabby muscles.

White bone - "old men" sleep in various places inaccessible to the officer's eye. But there are stories among conscripts that there were cases when the watchful eye of the commander did not notice the "grandfather" sleeping sweetly in bed in the middle of the barracks. You probably already guessed that I was also an old-timer. And I also heard a lot of such tales.

Making beds, as I have already said, includes not only keeping your bed in exemplary order, but also aligning the beds in one line. Most often, a regular thread is used as a level. The first steps in this difficult matter will be difficult for you, but you are not the first and you are not the last to master this science - for sure, after a while, your less fortunate colleagues will begin to envy you. So even will be your rows of beds, lined up by you.

The morning formation is necessary so that the commander can make sure that the employees of the unit entrusted to him are present in full strength and their appearance complies with sanitary and hygienic standards.

For the morning verification, the deputy commanders of platoons or squads lead their units to line up. The company officer on duty, upon completion of the formation, reports to the foreman on the readiness of the company. At the command of the foreman of the company, deputy platoon commanders and squad leaders conduct a morning inspection.

During this time, you can file a complaint with disease state organism. in need of medical care the company officer on duty writes down the records of patients in the book for referral to the medical center.

During the morning inspection, the squad commanders give orders to eliminate the identified deficiencies, check their implementation and report the results of the inspection to the deputy platoon commanders, and they, in turn, report to the foreman of the company: So if your button is not sewn well enough or, God forbid, if you have a runny nose, the foreman will immediately fly up to you and eliminate the mess. Depending on what happened to you. Kidding.

Since some military personnel are careless about personal hygiene, the condition of your body, as well as underwear, is also periodically checked by commanders.

What did they turn to Special attention in the part where I served? Basically, how well the collar is hemmed (this is a strip of white fabric sewn to the collar of the uniform, according to the rules, every evening), how clean it is, whether footcloths and legs are clean, what condition the uniform itself is in, a handkerchief, whether us with us threads and needles, whether the belt buckle and boots are polished, whether the soldiers are cut short.

After the morning inspection, there usually remained some time before the arrival of the officers, and therefore, as I have already said, it had to be occupied with something socially useful. To solve this problem, one of the two most common options is usually chosen. In the first case, you run a cross just like that or for a while, in the second, you sit and listen to how our satellites surf the expanses of space and the enemies of the young Russian state weave networks around the emerging democracy. At times Soviet Union this event was called political information.

Upon the arrival of the officers, a divorce follows, at which it turns out what percentage of the total number of fighters is present in the unit, and which one went on the run. I hasten to reassure - in my lifetime there have always been 100 or more percent of fighters.

After that, the fighters are sent to study, work or service equipment. With a break for lunch.

After the officers, with the exception of those on duty in the unit, leave its location, you will again be engaged in mass sports work or political studies. Depending on what the fathers-commanders choose for you.

Some free time is allocated in the evening so that you can prepare for next day: sew on a collar, iron or wash the uniform, write a letter about the difficulties and hardships of army life and send it to mom and dad.

A little about letters. I don’t know what part of our letters was looked through by the competent authorities, but in our part there was a case when they read out a letter from a construction battalion worker before the formation that he was fighting, shooting, killing. In general, he serves knee-deep in blood, about which he informs his relatives.

The conclusion follows from this: do not send home those lines that you would not like to show to outsiders. Don't write about things that don't exist. Don't worry your loved ones. If you want to give a signal, agree on it in advance. For example, "Say hello to Aunt Klava" may mean: "Come soon. I'm in big trouble." I will say right away that I did not have any conditioned signals, and I tried to keep my relatives away from my problems - I thought that I could handle everything myself and there was no point in worrying my relatives. -

Know that the army is not a desert island and you have the opportunity to see relatives who have come to watch your service. You will be notified that they have arrived and, depending on your relationship with your superiors, you will be allowed or not allowed to meet. I don't remember a time when a meeting was not allowed. But at the same time, I tried my best to dissuade my relatives from traveling a thousand miles - for a couple of hours spent with relatives, then you pay with homesickness for about a month. But again, I'm talking about myself. Maybe you feel completely different about it.

Just in case, I will describe how it all should happen.

A visit to a serviceman is allowed by the company commander at the time established by the daily routine, in a specially designated room or other room for visitors. Please note that it does not say that only relatives can visit you. In order to meet with a soldier, the permission of the duty officer of the regiment is required.

Finding him is quite simple - you must say that you came to your son (brother, great-nephew, etc., etc.), the first trustworthy soldier who came across at the checkpoint. He will let the attendant know. How fast? It depends on many factors. From his personal promptness and the promptness of the duty officer himself. From their attitude to the visitor (maybe they have hidden or obvious enmity?).

In addition to direct communication with the military, with the permission of the regiment commander, relatives of conscripts and other persons can visit the barracks, canteen and other premises to get acquainted with the life and life of soldiers. In this case, the guide will be a serviceman specially trained for this, who will not blurt out too much. I remind you of the observance of state secrets. In order to preserve it, unauthorized persons are not allowed to spend the night in the barracks and other premises on the territory of the unit.

It is clear that, as we have already explained, sobriety is the norm of life in the army, and therefore visitors with Alcoholic drinks or in a state of intoxication are not allowed to visit military personnel. So bad habits during a trip to a child or fiance, it is better to leave at home. Otherwise, the soldier will be left without a long-awaited meeting.

In the middle of my life, I found that there was nothing to write about in letters. Everything is the same.

Usual army routine. But it's also impossible not to write. And relatives, as luck would have it, a decent amount. So I started scribbling about charters, about the daily routine. Something similar to what I am writing now for you. In this case, you can compose one letter and then multiply it. by all accessible ways. I had to rewrite the same thing several times with my own hand. If you have very impressionable and restless parents and make you write too often, in your opinion, then write short messages in a few lines. Something like "I'm alive, what I wish you." Throw it in the mailbox and continue to serve with a sense of accomplishment.

Real story (happened in 1985 in Murmansk, in one of the parts of the Soviet Army). A guy from Leningrad, Kaloshin, remembered that he had not written to his parents for two months. And the guys from the unit were just on a patrol around the city, he gave the young Kazakh, Konorbaev, the address of their parents and money and said: “Send a telegram, they say, alive and well, details by letter.” A day later, he came from the patrol. "Sent a telegram?" - "Sent." A day later, Kaloshin's mother arrived, all in tears. She received the following telegram: “Kaloshin is alive. Details by letter. Konorbaev.

Did you laugh? Now imagine that this could happen to you. For those who like to embellish, I will give another story.

Imagine, there is a duty officer at the checkpoint, at that time an elderly married couple comes up, apparently from somewhere in Central Asia, and asks: “Where is your tank unit here? Our son is a tanker.” The duty officer politely replies that there is no tank unit nearby. The woman says how it is, they say, no, their son is a tanker and wrote that he serves here. The duty officer repeats his previous answer, adding that he has been serving for the second year and knows for sure that there are no tankers nearby. Then the woman gives her last argument, shows a photo of her son from the army. The duty officer went into hysterics: in the photo, proudly drawing himself up, this “tanker” is captured, leaning out to the waist from the sewer manhole and holding the lid in front of him.

After completing the letter writing and preparing for tomorrow for us, in order to increase the ideological mood, a viewing of the evening information program was arranged.

In the evening, before the verification, under the guidance of the foreman of the company or one of the deputy platoon commanders, an evening walk is carried out to improve the quality of sleep of the personnel. During the evening walk, the above-mentioned personnel perform marching songs on patriotic themes and in every possible way prepare themselves for the eight-hour journey from the kingdom of Mars to the kingdom of Morpheus. For those who are not very familiar with mythology, I explain: Mars is the god of war, and Morpheus is the god of sleep. Now you know it. If possible, the song is present in the ranks not only in the evening, but also at any other time: when going to the dining room, when returning from the parade ground after the show, during other movements on the territory of the unit and outside it.

In connection with the songs, I remember two episodes of army life. The first one was connected with my desire to become a leader at least once. It is not clear where such a craving came from, but it was present for some time and burned me from the inside. As a result, at one of the reviews, I was somehow appointed to the position of the leader, because the real leader, seasoned in campaigns, was on guard. I sang the first verse and sang it valiantly. During the chorus, which was sung by the whole system, the realization came to me that I did not remember the second verse very well. With a titanic effort, I remembered it at the last moment, and, when it was played, my voice suddenly broke and rose in a disgusting, piercing note. I, on reflection, humiliated and offended by what had happened, stopped singing. As they say, he cut off the song in mid-sentence.

The commander of our unit, after walking some distance, asked: "Why didn't you sing to the end, Ponomarev?" I didn't find an answer. After which he spoke: "Give the rooster, fighter." It turned out succinctly and expressively. Therefore, my advice to you is: if you are not sure that you will do a job well, do not take on it, no matter how tempting it may seem to you, no matter how good it promises.

After a walk at the command of the company duty officer, deputy platoon commanders or squad leaders line up their units for verification. The company officer on duty, having built the company, reports to the foreman on the formation of personnel for evening verification.

The foreman proceeds to verify the personnel according to a special nominal list. Hearing his last name, everyone answers: "I am." Since there are usually people in the unit who are on duty or on guard, then the squad commanders are responsible for those who are absent, reporting where this or that soldier is, for example: “On guard”, “On duty”, “On vacation”. Thus, in any case, the army will already know in the evening that one of its sons left the combat post without authorization. With subsequent conclusions, searches, captures and other actions. In addition to verification, accounting of personnel can be carried out at any moment. Therefore, before you leave somewhere on an urgent matter, be sure to notify your immediate supervisor so as not to get a scolding from him upon his return.

At the set hour, the signal “All clear” is given, the emergency lighting is turned on and complete silence is established. Accordingly, you can already begin to sleep, bringing you closer to demobilization.