It has been revealed why there are many girls in the Marines

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Black beret, dark blue jacket, anchor on the sleeve. Marine uniforms are not to be confused with anyone else's uniforms. “Where we are, there is victory!” Is their motto, more than once confirmed actions. The best sailors among sailors and the best sailors among sailors. The MK correspondent visited a separate brigade of Pacific Fleet sailors and found out what tasks the representatives of the military elite face.

Photo: Eastern Military District Press Service

The 22nd Stream of Extreme Journalism “ Bastion & # 39; & # 39; this year took place in the amazing city of Vladivostok. In order to fully immerse themselves in the military life of journalists who came from different parts of our vast homeland, they settled in the real barracks of the local Marine Brigade. The repairmen, whose cabins and beds we occupied during the training, were on duty on a business trip at that time. But the very knowledge that you are sleeping on the bed of a representative of the military elite, & nbsp; could only arouse professional interest and a desire to find out who they are & ndash; warriors of the three elements.

Marines & mdash; a branch of the Naval Coastal Forces, designed and specially prepared for combat during airborne operations, as well as for the defense of naval bases, important parts of the coast and coastal facilities. & nbsp; Marines & mdash; & nbsp; the only branch of Russian troops capable of landing both from the sea and from the air.

Danil Mupkin, Deputy Commander of the Military-Political Work Brigade, told me little before the start of our conversation about the history of the Pacific Fleet's independent brigade.

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In August 1963, the 390th Motorized Rifle Regiment was transferred from the Far Eastern Military District to the Pacific Fleet with its transformation into a separate naval regiment. It was based in the village of Slavyanka in the Primorsky Territory.

From 1967, sailors who were part of the operational squadrons of the USSR Navy were sent to all the hot spots that arose in the world and where the interests of the Soviet Union were affected.

In 1967, after the Third Arab-Israeli War (the “Six Day War”), an operational squadron of ships from the Black and Northern Fleets was formed in the Mediterranean. The squadron also included the 309th Independent Battalion of the Marine Corps.

In August 1967, on the basis of the 390th Naval Regiment, the formation of the 55th Naval Division began. By December 1, 1968, the formation of the division's leadership, two marine regiments, a tank regiment, artillery units, and other divisional special units and subunits that were part of the division was completed.

The division's repairers performed combat service in various countries – Somalia, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Ethiopia, as well as in the Indian Ocean and South China & nbsp; sea. In 1995, the staff of the division participated in the establishment of constitutional order in the North Caucasus region. On December 1, 2009, the 55th Pacific Naval Fleet Division was reorganized into a separate Pacific Fleet Naval Brigade.

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– A sailor performs tasks on water, on land and in the air, – said the officer … & ndash; The main task is & ndash; this is the implementation against amphibious defense, taking over the bridgehead for the actions of other units, protecting our ships during their stay abroad.

– Selection for health is in progress, the service candidate should have no problems. Good physical fitness. And a professional choice.

– Everyone is busy with their own business, so there is no time to be distracted. There are no indulgences for girls, they ask just like men. And they go shooting and training.

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Initially, the Marines were not specially trained anywhere, they arrived in the fleet mainly from ground forces and various schools. Later, cadet training was organized in general military schools in the Far East and Leningrad, as well as in Blagoveshchensk dances and Kolomna artillery schools.

After the political officer explained the fairer sex in the Marine Corps, it became very interesting to ask the girls themselves what they thought of the service.

Senior sailor Ekaterina Volkova. Photo: Lina Korsak

Jekaterina Volková, head of the navy of the independent naval brigade, said that her life changed dramatically almost a year ago. A graduate of the Russian Customs Academy, who worked for several years as a manager-designer, stylist, she suddenly decided that her real profession was military service.

– Yes, he is a custom-made soldier, platoon leader in a sniper rifle company.

– No, we're both from Buryatia. And they met in general in Khabarovsk. Then he was a student at the Sniper School. At that time I was studying at the Customs Academy in Vladivostok. Somehow we decided to go to Khabarovsk for a weekend with friends. The fateful trip is outside. It will soon be ten years of marriage.

– Physically, it wasn't hard for me at all. I do sports and lead an active lifestyle, so there are no problems with physical activity. But initially morally difficult. Especially for civilian girls. You have to abide by the charter, your subordination and you are not used to it. But they absorb themselves quickly.

– Enough.

– Oh, female friendship probably doesn't exist at all, – she can't keep her laughing, my partner answers. & ndash; I don't know why, but it's just as easy with men. They will give you help where you need it and give you an arm.

– Not yet. I also want to serve as a pleasure. I'm always ready to go to the training ground, jump with a parachute, shoot. I really like it all.

– I recently made my first independent jump from a height of 900 meters. Emotions are definitely unreal. The worst was when the door on the plane opened, holding them “by the wrist,” but not letting them out. You look down and it starts to shake. And then you fly, and it's not scary at all, the sky is mesmerizing. Everyone says the second time it's scary. I want to see for myself in the near future.

– I'm not a gardener. But I really like to go shopping, like any girl. Only if they used to prefer dresses and shoes, now clothing stores often turn into voentorgs. Uniform, comfortable ankle boots, backpacks. A woman in uniform is still a woman and you always want to look good.

As the political official told me, on the brigade serves contract soldiers and conscripts. And if everything is clear at first – one independently chooses not the simplest service, then how are things with those whom the homeland has called to the sailors?

Chief Sailor Yegor Shevcov had only 35 days to demobilize. Before paying off his debt to his homeland, the young man studied in the capital at the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Services at the Faculty of Sports and Tourism. After graduation, he returned to his native Blagoveshchensk to complete military service on the basis of conscription.

– I wanted to go to serve myself, – says Yegor. – It is my duty and the duty of both man and citizen.

– I've been wrestling since childhood. And I've always been attracted to special forces. I wanted to get to Kamchatka with the Marines or to the Ussuriisk in the airborne forces, but I ended up here. I do not regret anything.

– This is such an interesting question. Of course, life in the army changes dramatically, you have to follow the regime, teams of officers. You can no longer do what you want. But this is a good test of your strength and hardening.

– In every men's team, as you show, they will treat you. You just have to be a normal, decent person. I think we were lucky to be the commander. Personally, they have always supported me in my sports initiative, given me the opportunity to train.

– As usual my mother was worried, my father supported me. No one forced me and no one discouraged me from joining the army. I wanted it myself. Recently, my father said, “It would take me ten years to change you the way you changed, and in a year you went that way.” What else can you say after those words?

– I've been wrestling since I was seven. He was a multiple winner in the Far East. Then, while studying in Moscow, he continued sambo lessons. He won prizes at the Moscow championship, performed at the Russian championships. After injuring the sport for a year and a half, he gave up. But when I came here, I decided to continue training again. It was hard at first. At that time, I weighed more than a hundred kilograms, but in a short time, in four months, I was able to get in shape. I thank the commanders for seeing the potential in me and preferring training. At the very beginning, I said, “Give me time and opportunity, and I'll show you the result.” And so it happened. This year I have 7 medals, of which 5 – & nbsp; gold. He performed at the brigade championship, then – the fleet championship, the district championship. An all-Russian tournament dedicated to the memory of dead border guards took place recently, which was attended by athletes from 21 regions of Russia. And I became the first in my weight category. Before demobilization, I plan to win the Russian championship.

– A lot of things. Some say the military is the loss of the year, but I think it's the best opportunity to understand myself. I was able to understand how human I was, I realized that I could adapt to any situation. The main thing is that I was able to prove that if I really want something, it will definitely be.

– No, not because I don't like it, my whole life is just a sport. I will continue to develop in this direction.

The very name “reconnaissance battalion” shrouded in an aura of mystery and representatives of this profession has always aroused my lively interest and many questions. However, excessive eloquence and sincerity is not about intelligence.

Sergei Rozhenko, commander of the reconnaissance battalion, deputy commander of the communications platoon, has been in the Marine Brigade for ten years. Open face, blue eyes. You'll meet on the street “ in civilian life & # 39; & # 39 ;, you'll never even think you're in front of a Boy Scout.

– The tasks are related to ensuring the security of the brigade headquarters, obtaining information.

– Love what he does. Be persistent, prepared for trouble, for separation from home and family.

– Already resigned.

– Of course it's up to him to decide. But I will support it if he decides to combine his life with the Marines. It's a profession you can be proud of.

Of course, I would like to talk even more with the Marines and also & mdash; visit them with landing exercises. But the meetings that took place were enough to secure: the Marines & mdash; unusual type of troops. And the people in it are real and reliable.

Good luck, Marines!

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