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Originally Posted by blankall
How hard is it to operate a modern tank? Presumably Russia is also losing their tank crews as well. Are these things simple enough that most random soldier can operate them? Or is there a limited supply of trained operators, that Russia will quickly run out of?
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IIRC training to be an armoured soldier is around 11 weeks. This does not include your basic training. So a soldier that has completed their basic (being de-civilianized) can expect 11 more weeks of training specific to being a Zipperhead.
It isn’t unrealistic to think that Russia will have similarities timelines, hell even cut in half 5 weeks is a long time. Couple that with all the OJT that is needed, it is a long time before a soldier is considered trained and functional.