Yesterday in the morning, we were conducting examination measures. And some civilian-looking character (totally not from our press service) was taking pictures of us. I asked him to send me photos via e-mail, and he did it without any extra thinking — without editing or resizing. I had enough patience to download only a few pictures.
So, in short, here is what I got — examination measures during counter-terrorist operation.
Questions from the comments to original post:
Q: How often do you wear this heavy equipment? Does wearing it require good physical condition?
HardIngush: Rather often. What you see on pictures is only lightened variant. During days in mountains there will be also food, water, extra ammunition… So physical fitness plays significant role, because when man is tired, not only he is less vigilant, his vigilance goes to zero.
Q: I don't understand how can you find time to blog. In three or four days, having quite tight work schedule, you've made a few posts debating with people, answered bunch of questions on-topic and off-topic, and yet you are so self-possessed and hasn't lost your enthusiasm to this stuff… […] I have a feeling that this is just instrument of propaganda. And it's pity if it is. […] …why did you start to blog, and what do you have from it?
HardIngush: We have pretty boring routine of barack-like life. You return from special operation, you have a shower, dinner, and after that you have to fill your leisure time somehow. Sport takes 1—1.5 hours a day. Other things take a little more. And still you have a lot of time — online games, movies, books, talks with same people about same things — sooner or later it gets too boring. Barack-like life is a thing that could be understood only by a man who served as draftee.
But when I go on vacation, people ask me with glowing eyes about things happening here, what I see — romanticizing of all this shit goes from both sides. Terrorists romanticize their side, authorities theirs. This means people has a need to know concrete things about fight with terrorism. And I have an opportunity to tell and a few megabytes of photo and video, which, I think, I would not want to rewatch. Why not to share with people…
I dunno what I get. So far I like to communicate with different people.
Do you think it's better to drink?
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