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https://www.reddit.com/r/volunteersForUkrai...s_for_6_months/კარგი რჩევებია, შეიძლება ბევრი სიცოცხლე გადაარჩნოს ამ რჩევებმა:
I am truly delighted to see international volunteers once again rising to the occasion to fight the good fight. I learned a lot from my time as a volunteer, and here is the best advice I can give.
Simply put, don't be an asshole and watch out for the ones who are. With as many volunteers as there are heading to Ukraine, I can guarantee you that 15% of them should not be there. They either aren't prepared for combat mentally, or are criminals/troublemakers who are going to be drinking too much and a fucking embarrassment to every international volunteer. Put those assholes in their place or tell them to fuck off. There is no room for total fuckery on the frontlines, you have to be a professional. I'm not saying there won't be shenanigans, but you'll know who is taking it too far or not taking it seriously at all and they're dead weight.
Be ready to adapt. You're going into a new culture and are not going to know what the fuck anyone is saying who doesn't speak your language. Learn at least your hello's and goodbyes before you get there so you're taken seriously. Mayhem will ensue, and with the language barrier you have to adapt and work with people you can't understand. It takes a certain level of open-mindedness to accomplish this.
If you don't have military experience, you can still fight. You're not going to be doing seal team 6 raids, if you can shoot where everyone else is shooting and keep your head down you'll be alright. Just trust your instincts and swallow your pride and listen to dudes who have experience. I saw several foreign volunteers in Kurdistan with no military background who did just fine.
Do your best to go there with some money in the bank. You'll want to shop locally and buy cigarettes, occasional beers and whatnot and you don't want to have to be asking anyone for money, or be broke and needing a flight home. Sell what you can and have a budget.
Be wary of the press. Journalists will paint you out to be a war tourist, war junkie or complete idiot if they want to. I wouldn't recommend ever telling them your full name or place of residence.
Tell your family what you're doing. When I went to Kurdistan I lied to my family and told them I was doing humanitarian work. After the first time I had a brush with death, I realized it wasn't fair to them if I died and they didn't know what I was up to. I mention this because I wasn't the only volunteer who did that, and it's just one of those lessons learned. Be transparent with your loved ones.
Manage your fear. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Combat is fucking terrifying. It's cool until the first person get hit, then it's real. Then fear sets in. You have to manage it, you have to breathe and stay focused and make critical decisions in the right order, or else you might fuck everyone else around you. Know the basics: shoot, move, communicate. That's the best way to manage your fear because it's the best way to stay alive. You also have to accept death, if this is not a cause you believe worth dying for you'll learn very quickly you made a mistake.
Create a structure amongst the volunteers. You're going to need leaders and everyone to work as a unit. Figure out who speaks what language and keep them together. You're going to need to pull fire watch, create casualty collection points, organize squads assign heavy weapons, do pre-combat checks, etc. If you don't know what those are, DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP. There will be plenty of veterans who don't give two shits if you were in the military or not as long as you're willing to trust how they do things.
Figure out if you're going to surrender or not. Fighting ISIS, this wasn't an option. I had to come to terms with committing suicide instead of being beheaded. These are the conversations you need to have with yourself. I don't think the Russians would behead a foreign volunteer, but plan for the worst of humanity and the worst of scenarios, including being overrun.
Remember why you're there. When things get difficult, remember what you felt when your intentions shifted from curiosity to momentum. You're doing a good thing. Be ready to work hard and give you're all because that's what they need of you and that's why you felt you could go in the first place. Best of luck warriors.
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