Fighters with Ukraine’s foreign legion are being asked to sign indefinite contracts. Some have refused
On February 26th Volodymyr Zelenksy, Ukraine’s president, went on television and asked foreign volunteers to take up arms in his country’s defence. Jake Priday, a 25-year-old British teacher from Cardiff in Wales, responded to the call. Priday had spent six years in the British army, doing tours of duty with the Royal Engineers in Estonia, Kenya and, most recently, Iraqi Kurdistan, where he helped train local militias in 2017. After he...
...the article goes on for a very little bit more, then you hit a pay-wall (
it was free a few days ago).
Long story short:
I think the montly pay for foreign
mercenaries legionaries was something around $250(USD)/month, or 1000-2000
hryvania in local currency. Also, all sorts of knuckleheads are headed over there who "
Just want to shoot some Russians." One guy from Mississippi (or thereabouts) had sold his truck to pay for the adventure, I assume he meant semi-truck? Nautical Shore.
Also unclear was whether or not the Ukraine gov't was issuing smokin' hawt Mail-Order-Brides as a signing bonus; I imagine deals could be made?
Oh yeah, if you've never been in the military
theythe hobo elite will give you an entire 2-week course in whatever passes for Basic Infantry Tactics before moving you out to the front.
If you have prior military service it is only a few days acclimation training. I am guessing some sort of Language training: the Ukrainian words for "
Fire," "
Stop," "
Move Out," "
Yes, sir,"
&c. Then off to "the front" you go.
Sounds like a hoot, I wonder if Roz will take me up on my "
Working VayCay" idea?