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| | Building National Armies - Russian Federation |
 | | Previously, only a handful of military specialists and human rights campaigners ignored by official authorities consistently called for an end to the draft, but now, the leaders of two political parties in the Duma have realized that the move to a professional army must be at the foundation of military reform. |
 | | In his training unit, Dolnev said, his supervisors warned him of what was to come: Once transferred to a regular division, he would have to confront the "grandfathers," second-year soldiers renowned for their practice of dedovshina, or physical abuse and humiliation of younger conscripts. |
 | | General Headquarters, meanwhile, would be responsible for strategic and operative planning, direct command of troops, creation of military groups and maintaining them in the required state of combat readiness. |
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