The Russian Military: Declining or Better?

[Stan]

CSRC, 28 Jun 07: Pay and Allowances in the Russian Armed Forces

Thanks for the post,Ted. An excellent document with some intriguing pay issues. Specifically, bonuses for EOD and Nuclear related activities.

50% Bonus for Locating and destroying explosive devices
35% Reloading of nuclear reactors
20% Strategic Missile Forces bonus

It will be noted that many of the increments in the table above have direct equivalents in British military practice. But an additional peculiarity is that in addition to the monthly rate of extra pay to a specialist, there are one-off payments for every time he actually uses his special skills.

I'm somewhat caught between should we ever be worried to Holy Sierra