A paratrooper’s life: Boot camp
'Every year hundreds of thousands of young Russian men are called up for military service, but only a few are chosen for the elite paratroop regiment, the VDV.' It's a rite of passage that many say changes them forever.
Join James Brown as he signs on with the new recruits for one of the toughest Boot Camps in the army.
For more of James's Russian adventures with RT follow him on Twitter @jimbrownjourno
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