I can't help feeling sad because this looks to be filmed about 15 years ago and I feel sure a few of these guys have found themselves in Ukraine.

In Britain you can join The Sea Cadets from age 10, and you can join The Army Cadets from age 12.

I went to military camp when I was 9 ……… best summer of my childhood.

Discipline is needed in many young people in Mexico who have been living dark times for many years, great documentary

I’m from Novosibirsk, grew up there. Every summer I’d see trucks full of 18 year old cadets like these 38:23 unloaded onto our streets and they walk around in packs of 20-30 soldiers catching Alcoholics and keeping peace in the streets. Summer time is when almost ALL of criminal activity stoped and it felt much safer staying out into late evenings as kids and people in general are just out and about more, feeling safe.

When the field medic shows up and says their equipment doesnt work lmao

I served in the American Army for 27 years and I respect the Captain and his training program. He's definitely hardened and committed to his work.

Feel sorry for the 2 brothers, glad they have each other through.

I had the best time ever as a youngster/ teenager in the British Army Cadets. Weapon use, night exercises, 2 weeks of camp in the summer. Skiing, canoeing, rock climbing brilliant fun. I see no difference here.

It's sad to think that more than likely if these boys grew up and joined the military they could be among the dead in Ukraine right now.

Jesus, these kids got far better equipment than the actual russian army! 😆

I live in Russa. My comrade was killed by his commander, when he was in mobilisation camp. Those kids didn't know what is the war. It is pity, that they know it now.

These kind of programs are a good choice for youth they can teach discipline and instil a sense of pride in once hopeless individuals

I feel so bad for little Igor :( His mom seemed determined to get him out of the house for the summer and I think Igor knew it.. She was hardcore party vibes.... and didn't even visit her son during family visitation and she barely called him.

I love the narrator's voice, all the children sound extra funny with him translating.

"Girls spend less time getting ready for the disco than you do taking your aim" I just had to laugh.

Father like son, he wants to learn how to shoot then escape…

It's really crazy how they don't get any ear protection while shooting. That's going to be really bad for their ears.

I wonder how many pull ups the commander could do - I bet he'd be in the weak group.

You can tell that this video was made over 10 years ago, so most of these kids are now in their 20s, and have been possibly killed in Ukraine.

In so many ways that country is still in the 19th century!

I joined the sea cadets at 10yrs, the I joined the ATC at 14yrs did my Duke of Edinburgh awards and finally joined the Parachute Regiment at 19yrs....proud to serve....Great training for life physical and mental 😀 🫡

I remember doing this as a child...even today in schools you are taught how and then tested on how quick you can pull apart a Kalashnikov rifle and put it back together i did it my first time when i was 10

Mom said "he needs to get used to a hard life, even at his age."

I live in Russia, In Sochi, to be more precise, I remember how I walked past our city train station and people came out of there without arms or legs in military uniform, before I somehow didn't think about what was happening at the front, but after that I began to roughly understand what war is, you wouldn't wish that on anyone, I wish everyone peace and that this will never happen again , although I understand perfectly well that unfortunately there will always be wars

Я когда маленький был ,тоже бегал с деревяным автоматом.сейчас уже так не бегуют,а сидят дома за компьюторами

На 32 минуту снимка се види календар. Покушао сам да зумирам, није баш најјасније. Снимано у првој деценији 21 века. Мислим да је 2004. година.

This is the true side of Russia❗️ since this film was made in 2005, Russia Declared war in 2008 in my country Georgia, I can confirm that first-way the attackers were just a bunch of kids, aged 18-19 years old. Putin was hoping that Georgia doesn't have an Army so he send just kids to start a war. Unfortunately, the first way was defeated by Georgians, he was very angry and sent battalions that had real war experience. I think the same scenario goes for Ukraine, but he didn't manage that, in the 2008 war, the western world just closed its eyes and but nowadays the whole world knows the truth about Russia's ambition to recover the USSR.

We used to play this at recess every day. WAR!!!

It reminds me of my grandparents' stories about the Nazi era. The principle is old: "Grow cannon fodder in good time if you want to overrun the world with war"

36:15 NAW BRO WHAT

when the the journalist ask 39:14 " aren't you scared of fighting " the kid "yes a bit." that hits deep man .

At 26:38 the man's last words were not translated. He said that the kids are taught to defend their country by elder soldiers. Exactly to defend he noted not to attack

Which year is this documentary?

This is what the kids need in the west , patriotism , honor and their country !

It's like how the ancient Spartans trained kids to become soldiers.

In Sweden the military also has youth military training its called the youth home guard but you can join totally free with free transport and everything the military pays for everything.

In the former SFRY (YU) in primary and secondary school, we went shooting with an M48 rifle, it's like a Mauser. They evaluated our shooting. I went to the Yugoslav Army for 15 months when I was 20 years old. Now there is no such thing in Croatia, although as a war veteran from the Homeland War, he would like to go to military training for at least 3-4 months. from the beginning it was going, then some "wise" politician canceled it. I saw in the war what ignorance of weapons can do. I'm terribly not militant and I'm in favor of reconciliation, but both men and women must know the basics of military service, especially now that we're a member of NATO. Voluntter of Croatian independent war

живу в России, нахожусь в Юнармии, скажу как есть, эта организация далеко не военная, а культурно-историческая, там вас не учат стрелять и кидать гранаты, там вы ездите в музеи и дополнительные школы

you spent your childhoold in army camp, you learn everything how to survive ,15 years later they send you ukraine, but you killed by a bayraktar drone. dammmn thats sad, a wasted life

When the kid asked the captain to keep the spent casing🥺 the proud look on the captains face.

“Achievment unlocked: Scraping the Barrel”

39:25 OMG MY HEART knowing about the war in ukraine and hearing this is devastating

12-13-14 year old kids with AK-47s , WOW ! I taught that only existed in Africa.

I love how the captain is constantly changing camouflage, from DPM to M81 and so on lol

Could be that some of them grown into real champs. Going 1 v 5 and still advancing is very impressive feat.

These are very important teachings that the kid surely will never forget. All my respect 👏👏👏👏

In the USA, we have the Young Marines. Basically, the kids shoot real guns, get some military training, even achieve rewards. All volunteer. Also Reserve Officers Training Corps ( ROTC or JROTC) . Parents can send their kids to military academies, but must pay the tuition.

Жалко что я не был среди этих детей, у них было настоящее детство, горжусь за них ✊

Now its different because now somebody is in Ukraine

I’m getting Major Payne vibes from this.

What happened to the kid with "highly under-dressed but classy mom" (1:00m in) who didn't come and visit? Looks like she was ready to go too.

Some of the best times I had as a child was in the Army Cadets, sure it looks weird from the outside but its the structure, the friends and the fun things you do, sure it looks like weird giving a gun to a child but its far more than that, its trust and responsibility, you also gain skills and confidence in yourself, putting on the uniform and being part of something bigger, you aim not to tarnish the uniform or your friends, its hard to describe but once you do it you know, and then on top of that you can achieve all manner of advanced skills and receive rank and patches which at a young age can be the difference between a victim and a victor! you can see how proud the twins were when they went home and you never forget that.

I feel sorry for the Ukranian kidnapped boys who will be forced to fight their own.

I’ve been in a boarding school like that in Belgium from the age of 8 to 15.I liked and learned many lessons before serving in the Paracommando! The leader was very different than this

80 years latter and we still use the term fascist in our training lol

I did army cadets in the UK, this is perfectly fine for children. It's the adults starting the wars that are the problem then sending young men to die. Having discipline, patriotism and leadership skills at a young age doesn't hurt your country, it's the opposite that does, which is quite apparent here in the UK.

What will the country do if NATO threatens wars and makes various provocations?

It's unfortunate that such dedication will be wasted on a tyrant's orders someday.

Say what you want, this would be very fun to do as a child.

В 10 лет я обворовывал заводы в 90 годах, такое было детство. И продавал это все за мороженное и конфеты ..я был очень быстрым ,но однажды хотел провернуть на территории кадетского корпуса ,но меня догнали и избили..

But I wonder, is this really such a shocking sight? Didn't you play war games with toy weapons as a child? Is it really possible that now, when shooters like Battlefield and Call of Duty are so popular, don’t children do the same thing only in the virtual world? Is it really possible that in other countries they raise warriors differently to protect the interests of the state? Is it really normal to grow up as a soy boy? I am sure that in this camp the boys will receive very useful skills for life in general, in addition to military training, they will learn self-discipline, overcome difficulties, and simply communicate in a male team. I would like to note that this camp is voluntary, no one is forced there, some of the guys, judging by the appearance, are not from the most prosperous families, and for them it would be better to end up in such a camp than to get involved with crime (and judging by the times when this video was filmed, back then it was still possible to encounter child crime on the streets) And by the way, maybe for children from disadvantaged families a military career is the only chance to make their way in life (and this is true not only in Russia, please note), and this camp will significantly improve their chances of entering a military university I would also like to remind you about the wonderful Ukrainian camp “Azovets”, where children did the same thing, only with the most powerful ideological pumping, and somehow there is no film about them, but they are probably also on the front line now... Oh yes, this is something else...

We used to do this when I was a kid here in the us but I just love how the kids have ak's attacking buildings in front of other kids lmao awesome

You could make the same documentary about Army Cadets in the UK. It's just kids having fun.

I grew up in Alaska in the 80's as a child. The boys in Alaska 3 to 1 outnumbered girls in class were tough, endure cold, no crying over feelings. The only young people in the world I see from News and read about that are still masculine enough to protect their loved ones rather than needing protection themselves is the Slovs the region of Russia, Ukraine, Poland, surrounding Slav countries, old school mentality there even in progressive 2022. My 100 percent Polish G Pa liberated 3 islands in Pacific, purple heart, endured twice, always use to show me his missing toe from a bullet when I visited him in the summer.

Is this any different from the Cadet Forces in the UK?

I wouldn’t mind being Igor’s step dad

i personally think this is a great experience for these kids and i wish i had this in the united states.

I am from India did national cadet corps training in college. Drill, prades, duties in night , shooting, counter terror basic drills, guard of honour.

The 5 year olds in oversized gear is kinda adorable ngl.

You can see how Vodka helps person.

2:35 LMAO, this kid... hes gonna have a good sense of humor.

How surreal it is... A chaplain sprinkles holy water on children who have sickle and hammer on their berets...

when was this shot. it looks so old?

1:45 the text on his shirt ‘Macom bv (the company) beplating (meaning groundwork) Veghel (city)’ is Dutch. Veghel is literally the city I live in !!

yall know someones military went frailed when they start mobilizing kids on the fields

Interesting is at 7:03 you see at the bed sheed the writing Bundes Eigentum. It means it belongs to the German federal republic.

This is not Putuns kids,this ar Slavik kids and Cossack kids!Im not Rusian and we have this kamps for children like this.Stong und proud kids better future!

@31:06 At least the cat was happy to see them back at the premises...

They dress like it’s the 80’s in the West and think like it’s the 1880’s😅

HJ 2.0. It's insane watching this as a german.

I would say I was horrified by this, but I was training for the Marines from the time I was 8-18 and it was really beneficial.😂

My father was in a military camp in New York State in the 1930's. He hated it.

I would have loved this when I was a kid people just don't think of things like this for kids anymore it's sad

Oh man, I remember when I was a kid living in Russia with my parents, they would always tell me how they'd send me to one of these army camps to straighten me out.

Isn't the original documentary 66 minutes long? What happened to the missing 20 minutes?

Damn the drunk mom seen a young man in uniform and I really think she lost her mind for a min....That was TOO much for! 😨

Training children to be soldiers totally looks like a crime against humanity.

Putin this, Putin that, Putin what not. He needs a couple of thousands copies of himself to keep up with what you say he does

18:07 The food looks amazing lol

Está muy bien,todos tendríamos que tener instruccion militar,por las cantidad de conocimiento que proveen este tipo actividades,tanto como defenderse, supervivencia y demás,haces mucha que no sabe nada de pronto sepa hacer una variedad de cosas necesarias.

"I think the camp is just the right place for my son" Well that didn't age well...

There is another documentary about the Ukraine wolf brigade kids . Seen both years ago.

My Dad taught me to fold my clothes army style. It is quite practical if you need to count your clothes every day for some reason

I wish America focused more on strengthening our kids instead of finding what’s wrong with them. This is a cool program and I can’t help but think of have wanted to go. My military experience in the early 2000’s shaped me into a man. I hope these boys found themselves out of Ukraine. It’s a terrible meat grinder for no foreseeable benefit for anyone.

Poverty….

That Spetsnaz teacher is the real dea l

In the UK we have our own version, it's called the cadets. My detachment is quite chill as long as you listen. Nobody says child soldiers though...

だってスペツナズだってアントノフ空港で全滅したんでしょ？

I will say these kids are not stupid . They really think about the questions asked of them and come up with what seems like a truthful answer . I wish them the best of luck I really hope they stay safe . Im sure if some of them do end up in Ukraine they dont want to be fighting there not really .