Putin signs a law admitting people to the army under contract up to age 65

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Russian army is to accept personnel up to the age of 65 to work under contract - a law on this has been signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Source: the Russian news outlet TASS

Details: Putin has signed a law abolishing the age limit for concluding the first contract with the Russian Armed Forces.

According to the State Duma website, people will now be able to serve in the army under a contract until they reach retirement age (which is 60 for women and 65 for men - ed.).

https://www.yahoo.com/news/grandfathers-fight-putin-signs-law-100548454.html

Brings to mind a line from Al Stewart's "Roads to Moscow" "The old men and children they send out to face us they can't slow us down." Except this time it applies to the Russian army.

[PortTack]

1. Ahh..just a week ago it was 60, now it's 65. Using t62 tanks that have been in storage since the

Sixties. They are in big trouble.

Next, like hitler pootie will drop the lower age to 16..or maybe even younger.

He is also asking the poorest of the poor russians to crowd source funds for his war effort. Anything they can give, food, clothing..anything

[Igel]

7. Apparently some T-80s have been spotted in Rostov-na-Donu. n/t

[COL Mustard]

2. Who you calling old???

I could still qualify!!!

(Of course I would never fight for that son of a bitch.)

[Turbineguy]

3. Maybe he just wants to weed out the old drunks in society

to compensate for the Great Brain Drain he caused.

[WheelWalker]

4. Dead men collect no pensions.

[UTUSN]

5. Is he planning to sign up?

[Lovie777]

6. Soon it's gonna be 80 . ......

[Baked Potato]

8. A ploy to involve the whole country in the war.

This makes it look like there’s a dire need to mobilize even the old timers and invokes a patriotic duty to come to the aid of the homeland. PooTin must see that there is a great division in his midst.