George Barros

And look, you can certainly try to squeeze the juice that way, but in terms of a sustainable training pipeline, a sustainable force generation pipeline that can do this for many years on end, this is not looking particularly financially feasible, especially as we watch the damage this is doing to the Russian economy and their sovereign wealth fund.

Sure. They're all being encouraged to volunteer, that's for sure, but they're not conscripts. In the Russian military, there is a mandatory military service, a lottery that begins when you're at the age of 18 and you are liable to be conscripted and serve for up to a year. Conscripts by Russian law cannot fight in Russian wars outside of Russian territory. The Russians have

Sure. They're all being encouraged to volunteer, that's for sure, but they're not conscripts. In the Russian military, there is a mandatory military service, a lottery that begins when you're at the age of 18 and you are liable to be conscripted and serve for up to a year. Conscripts by Russian law cannot fight in Russian wars outside of Russian territory. The Russians have

Sure. They're all being encouraged to volunteer, that's for sure, but they're not conscripts. In the Russian military, there is a mandatory military service, a lottery that begins when you're at the age of 18 and you are liable to be conscripted and serve for up to a year. Conscripts by Russian law cannot fight in Russian wars outside of Russian territory. The Russians have

made legal amendments to have that include the parts of Ukraine that they've annexed that the Russians legally define as Russia. So conscripts can't fight in Ukraine. And this is a big red line for the Kremlin.

made legal amendments to have that include the parts of Ukraine that they've annexed that the Russians legally define as Russia. So conscripts can't fight in Ukraine. And this is a big red line for the Kremlin.

made legal amendments to have that include the parts of Ukraine that they've annexed that the Russians legally define as Russia. So conscripts can't fight in Ukraine. And this is a big red line for the Kremlin.

In a few instances, scandalous instances where conscripts were sent to go fight in Ukraine, that resulted in some major blowback and some major instances of Putin had to find fall guys that he threw under the bus for that and families were compensated and all of that. So conscripts don't fight in Ukraine.

In a few instances, scandalous instances where conscripts were sent to go fight in Ukraine, that resulted in some major blowback and some major instances of Putin had to find fall guys that he threw under the bus for that and families were compensated and all of that. So conscripts don't fight in Ukraine.

In a few instances, scandalous instances where conscripts were sent to go fight in Ukraine, that resulted in some major blowback and some major instances of Putin had to find fall guys that he threw under the bus for that and families were compensated and all of that. So conscripts don't fight in Ukraine.

The Russians in their own legal classification, they have a class of service member that they call volunteers. And these are volunteers that are going to go by Ukraine. Now, the way that the Russians try to get the volunteers are multifold. Number one, they'll offer you tremendous financial incentives to go and volunteer and that's the way that that works.

The Russians in their own legal classification, they have a class of service member that they call volunteers. And these are volunteers that are going to go by Ukraine. Now, the way that the Russians try to get the volunteers are multifold. Number one, they'll offer you tremendous financial incentives to go and volunteer and that's the way that that works.

The Russians in their own legal classification, they have a class of service member that they call volunteers. And these are volunteers that are going to go by Ukraine. Now, the way that the Russians try to get the volunteers are multifold. Number one, they'll offer you tremendous financial incentives to go and volunteer and that's the way that that works.

But what they'll also do is they'll recruit from the conscript class. So, for example, say you're an 18 to 25-year-old Russian man and you're wrapping up your one-year compulsory service because you're a conscript. Well, what the recruiters will do is they will go to you and they will say, hey, you really want to sign this volunteer.

But what they'll also do is they'll recruit from the conscript class. So, for example, say you're an 18 to 25-year-old Russian man and you're wrapping up your one-year compulsory service because you're a conscript. Well, what the recruiters will do is they will go to you and they will say, hey, you really want to sign this volunteer.

But what they'll also do is they'll recruit from the conscript class. So, for example, say you're an 18 to 25-year-old Russian man and you're wrapping up your one-year compulsory service because you're a conscript. Well, what the recruiters will do is they will go to you and they will say, hey, you really want to sign this volunteer.

You want to now change your status and change it from being conscript to volunteer so you can go fight. And we're going to give you all this money and we're going to promise you this, that, and the other thing and try to make it look really good for you. And then that's how they get you.

You want to now change your status and change it from being conscript to volunteer so you can go fight. And we're going to give you all this money and we're going to promise you this, that, and the other thing and try to make it look really good for you. And then that's how they get you.

You want to now change your status and change it from being conscript to volunteer so you can go fight. And we're going to give you all this money and we're going to promise you this, that, and the other thing and try to make it look really good for you. And then that's how they get you.

There are also instances where sometimes the conscripts are pressured or they'll go after Russians that have debts, the remittances, they'll go after criminals too. A popular tactic now to get out of debts or student loans or be able to absolve yourself of a criminal record is go volunteer in Ukraine.