The test for real men

Of these people can do not only nails. They themselves - almost perfect weapon. And while the townsfolk to corns in tongues argue about patriotism and politics, they bring down the blood hands and feet, ready at any time, not just in words but in deeds to defend the Fatherland ... August 22 on the basis of the regional FPS 21 Special Forces soldier voluntarily passed the hardest test to earn the right to wear maroon beret. As tempers spetsnaz steel - in a report IRINA Razin and Julia Chestnova





Check your resistance fighters arrived to Mordovia special forces units of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Kabardino-Balkaria, Ryazan, Ivanovo, Moscow and Mari El. Together with them were tested five colleagues from the local "Cheetah". All - in full armor: body armor, helmet, automatic, gas mask ... Before the start - the traditional blessing of the priest, and counsel from the leaders. The fact that these guys have to go through in the next five hours, ordinary people do not fit in the head. But thanks to the skills to survive in inhuman conditions commandos considered the best weapon for the Russian army.



Take action testing krapoviki. The first stage - a 10-kilometer march, during which the fighters overcome impassable forests and water bodies, crawling on the sand and swamps bear the beams, the "wounded" comrades. All this is accompanied by almost continuous fire from the imaginary enemy, gas attacks and explosions of grenades. Complicating test unbearable heat under 30 degrees. The main task - to reach the next stage, retaining the combat capability of weapons



Gradually, one after the other commandos went off the track. One seriously hurt naporovshis in a swamp on a snag, the other could not keep the mask from dirt, the third leg cramped and so on. D. Those who, in the opinion of trainers does not show sufficient zeal, removed from the track after three warnings. As a result, before the next test - obstacle - reaching only two fighters Mordovian "Cheetah". They could barely stand on his feet, but still making their way through the underground passages, balancing on the thin bars at a height of 2-3 meters and a high-rise building storm. The next test - firing of the Kalashnikov assault rifle and a Makarov pistol. And then a few more kilometers of running in full armor, which seems, with each step adds weight



But that's not all. After complex acrobatic exercises to be the last and most severe stage - for 12 minutes the finalists fighting with each other and with instructors. Exhausted five-hour ordeal, they repeatedly fall to the ground, but still found the strength to continue the fight. Two minutes before the end of the contest of one of them, almost losing consciousness, removed from the race. As a result, only one passed the hardest exam became captain of special squad "Cheetah" Victor Schukin









"It's hard - admitted, a little come to himself, the owner of the newly maroon beret. - I tried to pass this test last year, but failed. At this time more carefully prepared and with God's help after all passed ... »



"Now among the men of Detachment" Cheetah "has 14 owners maroon beret - a sign of higher valor SWAT - summed up the acting head of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Republic of Moldova Alexei Netskin. - For men such units neither easy nor difficult paths do not exist, there is only a situation that they have to overcome! And for that we need good physical ability, endurance and fortitude! »