The infantryman is the main army

Perhaps, the infantryman is one of the most ancient kinds of troops. Even when a caveman, having collected tribesmen and armed with cudgels and stones, went to the neighboring tribe in order to repel their food reserves or a more convenient parking lot - these were the first units of the infantry. Such troops require the least money investment and are the most massive species. To date, infantry use motorized transport and, thanks to various types of weapons, is capable of performing any tasks: from searching for missing travelers to the launching of Grad missiles from portable tubes.

History of infantry

Even during the antiquity, the cavalry entered the arena of ancient battles. However, in ancient Greece there are hoplites and for several centuries make the infantry the most combat-ready and important army. Now the infantryman is a small mobile fortress with a spear. Their linear system, armor, armament allow them to successfully resist enemy cavalry and destroy the infantry of the enemy.

Rome during its existence made significant changes in the concepts of war, tactics, weapons. The infantry began to divide into a heavy one with massive armor, shields, spears, swords and darts and light, armed mainly with bows, darts and sling. Armor of light infantry could be absent.

In the early Middle Ages, a military class is distinguished, which can provide for itself a good horse, strong armor, weapons, squire. All this cost a fortune. The armor was also worn on the horse, turning the rider into a medieval tank. Such a heavy cavalry easily reached the enemy infantry, without receiving special damage from bows, and destroyed it. The infantry became an auxiliary part of the army in order to support their own, to distract the enemy's attention. In these times the infantryman is the service staff for the cavalry. She began to recruit from the militia, which could not get a good outfit. This was the case in Europe and the Middle East. In Asia and other steppe regions, they completely abandoned infantry, as they had to travel long distances, where there were no natural shelters.

Some people came up with fortresses, others - artillery, and again the balance of power changed. Manual artillery became the harbinger of small arms. Beginning to increase the number of shooters, and with the advent of firearms, their number has become predominant. There were guns with pieces, and then rifles, as a result, the fighting infantry became rifle troops.

In the field regulations of the workers 'and peasants' Red Army of 1939, an infantryman is a representative of the main kind of troops who endures the main hardships of the war. Artillery, tanks and aviation should help in everything. To date, many countries have issued doctrines on the supremacy of missile forces, but such transformations have not yet been completed.

Black berets

Among all types of infantry, I want to see the marines. This is a vivid example, when all other types of troops help infantrymen. Aircraft cleared the shore, ships shield their landing with artillery, the marines on floating APCs reach the shore and take control of the coastal strip or begin to move deeper into the mainland.

Among the types of troops of the Russian Navy, the infantry is the most efficient unit. They are mobile, perfectly armed, trained and universal troops, ready to fulfill any task. They can be compared only with the Airborne Forces. The units of the Marine Corps have repeatedly proved their training and strong-willed qualities, defending the interests of the Russian people and state.

In 2015, on November 27, 310 years have passed since the creation of the Marine Corps. In this regard, many events were held, especially in cities where black berets serve , for example, in the Kaliningrad region. On May 9, the parade march was held not only by employees now, but also by veterans. So in every city of Russia the marine has managed to show off in his black uniform!

How to get to the Marine Corps

Many people dream of joining the marines. Although the service is hard, but honorable. As they say in the army: "I fell in the marine infantry - be proud, did not get - rejoice!" If you have such a desire, then evaluate your health, it must correspond to category A-1, or at least A-2. Contact the military registration and enlistment office and find out when they are recruiting a team in the marines. In advance, watch your physical training, dystrophic and frail there are not needed. For any difficulty or complaint in the Marine Corps they say: "You're a Marine!"

Collecting point

When you arrive at the assembly point, you will need to show yourself. Although they say that the initiative is punishable, it is also rewarded. Representatives of the Marine Corps will look for healthy, physically developed adequate guys. If you find them yourself and apply with a desire to get into their troops, you will be remembered and noted.

A physical test you can arrange directly at the assembly point, the exercises are limited to the imagination of officers. There can be and usual pull-ups, jumps, running. If you want to get into the assault battalion, then it is possible that you will be sparring with the officer himself. Here, your determination is more important than the skill of hand-to-hand combat. A soldier of the Marine Corps must be bold, sharp, sometimes insolent, and be proud of his army.

Earnings, privileges, service

If you decide to link your life with the army, think carefully. A service is not a job, it will require the whole person. The military has many privileges, they have a vacation that increases with long service, a stable career ladder, many trips around the country are paid by the state, military mortgages, besides all this the state feeds and clothes its soldiers.

The amount of wages is different everywhere, depends on the terrain, rank, position, part, the relationship of the state to its own army. The army is a great option for any man. Of the serious minuses - this is life on orders, if they say they settle the North Pole, then it will be necessary to populate the North Pole. This is a joke, but not without a grain of truth.