- Russia’s army has grown bigger despite sustaining losses when it invaded Ukraine, says a US general.
- US Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli said the Russian army “is actually now larger — by 15 percent.”
- “Russia is on track to command the largest military on the continent,” Cavoli said.
Yes, that’s what happens when you have forced conscription.
Large doesn’t mean effective.
Just an FYI, both sides including conscripted soldiers. Russia is 18 - 30, Ukraine is now 25 - 60.
My armchair General theory is that conscription works better for defensive armies than offensive. Taking a random 18 year old and forcing them to go fight in a different country only leads to questions of why they are there. Convincing that same 18 year old that they should sign up to go fight in a different country out of misplaced patriotism works a lot better. Ironically, that means giving people the choice tends to support imperialism more than forcing the issue.
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Okay? Ukraine also has a fraction of Russia’s population. Why would that give it a larger army?
Your argument before made it seem as though conscription was one sided. I’m not arguing with a stranger on the Internet… that’d be silly
Forced conscription makes a large military in a country with a huge population much larger. Ukraine isn’t even relevant to the equation.
Exactly what the headline is missing. Russia has a larger army and is still ineffective.