About disbat
The 28 separate disciplinary battalion in Mulino is one of the two disbats remaining in Russia. The second is near Chita. But even in those times when there were more disbats in the country, the Mulin was considered one of the most prosperous, if in general the words “well-being” and “debat” can be put together. A few hours spent inside this awe-inspiring establishment, I believe, have proven to be extremely useful. A rare power source of knowledge of life.
The disciplinary battalion is not a prison, but a military unit. There are two types of personnel in the 12801 military unit: fixed and variable. Servicemen of variable strength are those that are inside the protected perimeter. Get inside at different times, from three months to two years. Currently, in the 170 part of the "guests" of the 800 possible.
Knowledgeable people explained: to call in to the disciplinary battalion - the task is not so simple. In a sense, there are a few "accidentally stumbled" there, more than those who managed with their efforts to acquire quite significant personal "glory". The army is not a chamber of measures and weights and not a right-flank scout squad, it is a huge organization, inside which a lot of weirdest violations and deviations occur. And you have to strain yourself a bit to be personally seen against the general background. Some did not spare the effort.
There are a lot of those who allowed themselves to be so called non-statutory relationship. Otherwise, this kind of relationship is referred to as "hazing" or "godkovschiny." One of the most common types of hazing is beating colleagues. In addition to the "executors", the percentage of "Sochi residents" (SOCH is the unauthorized abandonment of the part) or, as they are also called, "skiers" is also large. Generally speaking, there are not so many articles for which soldiers of varying composition were convicted.
For example, article 335 of the Criminal Code. Violation of the statutory rules of relations between military personnel in the absence of subordination relations between them. Violation of the statutory rules of the relationship between military personnel in the absence of subordination between them, associated with the humiliation of honor and dignity or mockery of the victim or involving violence, is punished with detention in a disciplinary military unit for up to two years or imprisonment for up to three years. And sub-articles.
Or article 337. Unauthorized leaving part or duty station. Unauthorized abandonment of a part or place of service, as well as failure to appear on time without good reason for serving when leaving the unit, when appointed, transferred, from a business trip, vacation or medical institution for more than two days, but not more than ten days, committed by military personnel undergoing military service on conscription - shall be punished with arrest for a term of up to six months or detention in a disciplinary military unit for a term of up to one year. And again a bunch of sub.
There are former thieves, buoys, robbers, unprincipled hooligans and just an amazing caliber of fools in the disbat (for those interested, it's almost an hour-long movie with real stories) But rapists, murderers and other criminals are not. For them, institutions of a different kind are intended.
Here, by the way, a very big question arises - where, in fact, is it better: in a prison or in prison? Personally, I don’t know the right answer, but I suspect that the debat party is for the majority of those who have arrived is more useful than a prison. But these are my fantasies of course, I don’t know how it really is. But I know that there are no marks about convictions in the passport of a soldier who spent time in the debate. The military commissioner, of course, will have no difficulty in understanding what lies behind the lines about being in 12801, but for the rest, for those who are not involved, the person’s reputation is untainted. Such, there is an opinion, in a number of circumstances can cost a lot for a young man.
"Nothing makes a warrior's life easier than discipline ..."
In the mouths - only ordinary. Past merits, titles and differences are not counted. The type of troops and specialization also do not play a role. A sailor, a motorized infantryman, a border guard or a “Vovan” - everyone is equally welcome in the womb of the disciplinary battalion. They cut their heads off and change into new uniforms. The times when the Red Army uniform of the 1943 model was worn in the disbath were over. An asterisk, sharovar and gymnast with a stand-up collar is no longer in warehouses.
The servicemen are dressed in the usual "camouflage". On top of the form, the numbers of the mouth and the inscription CONVOY on the entire back are printed with a stencil of white paint This is so as not to confuse the constant and variable compositions. Another apparent difference between the compositions - overcoats instead of jackets. Although, as seen in the pictures, and the jackets too. The shoes are pretty uniform - boots. In the cold - boots. By the way, the boots of the convicted soldiers met in part of the soldiers were really shining. The buckles of the fighters, on the contrary, are faded, field. Some for some reason painted with green paint.
Inside the guarded perimeter of the lattice on the windows, buffer gates of metal mesh and other restrictions. The sleeping area in the barracks is separated by a locked metal door. If at night the fighter rushes to the toilet, he must be noted in the special list and proceed to the place of departure of natural necessities strictly in splendid isolation. Already two of us, for example, at night to rush to the toilet can not.
While we were photographing the day-to-day, the outfit who slept in the barracks received the “Rise!” Command. Those who were resting instantly took off over the bunks and walked into the washroom with a clear, short formation.
The national question is missing in part, all sorts of "fraternity" and other crowding are not encouraged. But the so-called. "Caucasians" - are present. Approximately one out of four 170 of the current "DAMAGED" comes from the Caucasus. Among them are mistaken citizens who consider themselves stubborn and inflexible. If a fiery fighter for his men's rights who has come to the debate, the list of offered pleasures seems insufficiently complete - there is a healing guardhouse. Duration of stay there - up to 30 days. The court decision is not required, enough will of the commander.
If thirty days on the “lip” seemed like a joke - the procedure can be repeated. Until now, they say, it helped everyone. At the exit, the craving for work on oneself and creative physical labor in the name of society in the convicted and at fault of the warrior increases dramatically. But "diet food" in the form of bread with water in the guardhouse was canceled. They feed the local inmates and just the fighters of the disbat in the same way.
Outside the "variable" warriors are guarded by other warriors - from a permanent composition. In addition to the shooters, guard are ferocious service dogs and special means. The object is modal, the sentries move in “armor”, helmets and with bayonets and, in which case, have the right to open fire to kill. They are able to shoot, the command of the unit conducts live firing almost every year, since the giant Mulino’s training ground is gigantic, there is enough space for the security guard and the SPG.
“My friend and I work on a diesel engine ...”
Labor front for military personnel of variable composition - all around. Starting from the barracks, shining with almost sterile purity, absolutely square snowdrifts around the parade ground and ending with the painstaking production of large-scale part mock-ups for a local museum.
Who does not know how to make models of parts, ships and airplanes - makes concrete blocks and other reinforced concrete structures, loads, digs, carries, sews - but what little can a soldier do if he is skillfully ordered! There is enough work for everyone, but not everyone is trusted by responsible production sites. First you have to prove yourself. They say it is beneficial to the serviceman who was at fault.
In some cases, convicted soldiers may be subject to parole (parole). Such happiness must be earned. Knowledge of military regulations, differences in drill, immaculate discipline and success on the labor front are included in the test. Usually, the stay in the disbat is not counted in the service life and the soldier returns to his unit (or to the place where he is sent after liberation) to do his part. But it is not uncommon for a fighter to go straight from a disbat.
In the meantime, there is no talk about the house, the closest relatives can come to visit the convicted soldiers. Allowed short-term multi-hour meetings (if impossible - telephone calls) and four meetings lasting three days a year. For such cases there is a special hotel. For the duration of his stay with his parents, of course, the soldier is released from work and occupation.
In disbat you can send a parcel. The list of prohibited items is brought to the attention of each fighter, everything else is possible. The parcel is delivered to the part by the postman, according to the inventory, the parcel is loaded into the porter, after which the owner is free to dispose of the benefits received at his discretion. The standard way is to get a part of the package before the next meal and share it in the dining room with friends. Separately, I clarified the issue with cigarettes: if they do not send cigarettes to disbat, the fighter does not smoke. Because there is nothing to buy, he has no money and a mobile phone. Not allowed.
Both constant and variable formulations are fed the same. The soldier's canteen met our group with the usual smell and rows of tables with benches. Dishes, of course, not of Bohemian glass, but clean and neatly decomposed. Kitchen with stainless steel boilers, sink with towels and soap, daily updated menu on the stand at the entrance - everything is like in other military units where I had to be.
The citizen in the picture, having signs of a person of high culture - twower himself
After the “excursion” in part, the audience was given the opportunity to listen to the short stories of four fighters of the disbath. The most harmless of them is "self-propelled gun". He ran away from the unit home, ran for three days, and now he will spend nine months behind the fence in Mulino. Next to him is a guy with a Georgian name and restless eyes. He beat the officer who shot him on a video camera, and broke this video camera. Why? What for? Unclear. 10 months of deliberation.
The former sergeant, who had served 11 for months, was deceptive and self-expressing himself in grievous bodily harm, was the best kept. The Mulino arrived on 2 of the year. Looked at all the eagle, apparently, hard nut. In the eyes of the others it was dark and scary. Young boys evoked sympathy, which is already there. Among them were amazing characters. Now all together are waiting for exciting activities to correct themselves.
The officers who accompanied us easily explained: trimming and tirelessly decorating snowdrifts, constant walking, uneasy casting of concrete blocks in the industrial zone and many months bison of the same, a hundred times already annoying charters - the exercises are, of course, stupid. This is understandable to everyone, especially civil. Sensible activities are extortion, theft, escapes, beatings, hijacking vehicles, unauthorized absenteeism to the mother and arrivals to the next vacation with exhausting himself many days drunk in half with indiscriminate robbery of stupid citizens. Another is really the case!
From traction to such hobbies in disbat save with the help of occupational therapy. While we were standing on the parade ground, several groups of fighters with crowbars, shovels and brooms defiled in different directions, briskly striking a step along the frozen asphalt. On the parade ground, the fighters of the disbat or marching (most often - in the ranks, but sometimes individually) or running at a run. Combat training and physical education are closely intertwined and fill with themselves almost the entire leisure of a soldier. And in general, it seemed that a soldier of varying composition in a dysbate seeks either to stand still or immediately run at a run.
In the so-called "Free time" disciplinary battalion servicemen may turn to the faith. A small, very neat Orthodox church was erected on the territory of the disbat by the hands of the convicts. For Muslims there is a prayer room. In rare moments of leisure, believing soldiers have the opportunity to reflect on their immortal souls. Places of worship in the military unit are not empty.
Are they running out of the disbat? They run. But rarely and unsuccessfully. One of the escape cases recorded in 2008 year. The escape ended sadly: after warning shots into the air, the sentries opened aimed fire at the fugitive, shot both legs out of him, and the guard dogs also bit the wounded man. But here it’s not worth looking for the guilty, all the participants in the events knew for sure what they were going and what they should expect. In Mulino, it is not at all Hollywood, many kilometers of heated ventilation holes and laundry baskets to ensure a comfortable escape are not found.
Particularly resourceful fighters were in the history of the dysbate: one decided to run away through the sheets through the window directly from the hotel, where he stayed with his parents, and the other bravely ate nails and other metal objects. I really wanted to rest in the hospital. Nails from the inventor removed and transferred to the museum part. Other items seized from (from) convicts - syringes, home-made playing cards, primitive sharpening, knives and other useful trifles are also stored there.
No, I will emphasize once more reds, NO horrors in the location of the part could not be seen except for those that were shown at every step: cleanliness, monotony, full employment. Without any jokes - 8 hours of drill and physical training, 8 hours of studying charters, 8 hours of sleep, movement strictly within the perimeter of running or line steps, checking, building, strict implementation of the daily routine, not everyone will withstand daily exercise. The statutes, for example, are studied to the utter amazement and falling into a military trance, only on this basis can the mind be moved! There is no doubt - a tough place. From the faces of servicemen of variable strength, everything is immediately visible. It is not necessary, they say, to get here, but it only illuminates late in the day.
I do not know if the skills and abilities obtained in the disbath will be useful in the later life of the soldiers, but from a conversation with a standing soldier it turned out: knowledge of the statutes still makes life easier on any side of the barbed wire. Looks like a soldier knows what he is talking about.
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