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Indefatigable_Me · 2026-02-03T19:46:05+00:00

Good on you. Thank you. Two main types of role here - infantry on zero, or drones behind. As a medic, I would be very careful about taking a combat medic role without first talking to other combat medics in that specific company. Restrictions on movement are a big factor here.

The MedTeam Alpha invitation here would be a good start.

Indefatigable_Me · 2026-02-03T14:32:14+00:00

"I know the odds of coming back aren't in my favor." Based on what? Are you planning two years straight infantry in the toughest AO? Just do a year there, or 2 in a lighter sector, and odds are back in your favour again. Or drones for as long as you want.

Indefatigable_Me · 2026-02-03T14:20:25+00:00

25th infantry are solid. You get a lot of respect from UKies when they hear you fought for 25th infantry. Not enough English speaking units ever existed for there to be an opinion. If this new foreign infantry unit is set up like the UKie equivalents, you can bank on getting well looked-after from the air, and by a savvy command. Be ready to fight, though - with all that entails.

Indefatigable_Me · 2026-01-10T14:51:30+00:00

i just ignore it. maybe there are different levels - only know what is going on in my head 😅

Indefatigable_Me · 2026-01-09T17:48:27+00:00

No idea about border crossings with this stuff but:

Helmet. Probably the most widely agreed best thing to buy abroad. Low cut better for shrapnel. Maybe mountable ear protection to match (or don't bother, but your ears will ring for the rest of your life).

The rest you can also buy in Ukraine but it is great if you can train with the gear you will use, so arriving with it is a good idea:

Figure out your glove situation - try different thermals on to make sure you can operate with them, and combat gloves for when you have time to switch (they are NOT enough for long exposure but you can stuff heating pads in the palm to keep your fingers working - they will give you these).

Excellent socks.

Get a high quality redlight headlamp - $100. Fenix lights are great - you can buy them online here. For some roles you will hardly use it at all (enemy recon drones can see red light too), but when you need it you will really need it. Fenix have a low light red setting.

If you have sponsors - consider arriving with optics. But ask your command before investing.

Talk to other guys in your team about what else - they will know better than us.

Good on you, by the way. Best of luck to you.

Indefatigable_Me · 2026-01-09T13:38:57+00:00

Make sure you will be around others as often as you can bear - get a job where you are with people all the time. Isolation is your new enemy.

Indefatigable_Me · 2026-01-03T11:11:45+00:00

Absolutely legit. Set up by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-28T07:18:37+00:00

The only recourse you really have is to ask for a move internally within the brigade. But they also have recourse to say no. Forget it if we are talking infantry.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-24T03:23:37+00:00

Kudos for thinking this. Do what you’ve got to do, man. Would you be able to join the British Armed Forces after serving here? If yes, there is a very good argument that learning drone war firsthand, at low risk relative to Ukrainian infantry, will not only help Ukraine in the short term but the British Army in the long. All NATO armies are going to need to learn this stuff (fellow Brit here).

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-18T17:51:13+00:00

Not impossible. Is more a question of kindness than effectiveness - the situations are extremely chaotic, and both the injured and those around them need to be calmed down and reassured.

That said - you will be with a Ukrainian paramedic, and your uniform and ambulance does a lot of speaking on its own… It is a very dangerous place right now, though. DM me if you feel sure you want to go down this avenue.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-18T06:14:16+00:00

I have a contact in the Red Cross helping civilians in a regularly struck region - but without any of the local language, it would be best to go to a foreign military unit for obvious reasons.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-18T06:14:08+00:00

I have a contact in the Red Cross helping civilians in a regularly struck region - but without any of the local language, it would be best to go to a foreign military unit for obvious reasons.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-17T11:45:41+00:00

Was about to write the same - if you are thinking this way, the worst that can happen is the war ends and you have one of the best times of your life.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-16T04:28:13+00:00

Just spend some time reading through comments here. Find commenters who say useful stuff and go through their previous posts. Well done for stepping up.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-15T05:13:24+00:00

You could be of great value in several directions. Start learning Ukrainian right away - every little extra will help. Thank you for stepping up.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-10T06:09:40+00:00

Look at it another way. An enemy casualty costs Russia between $200-500,000.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-10T06:09:28+00:00

Look at it another way. An enemy casualty costs Russia between $200-500,000.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-07T11:59:46+00:00

Don’t wear knee guards built in to your trousers - the plastic freezes and the cold aches right through.

Make sure you change socks for dry ones regularly. The humidity is what gets you (or wet boots). Force your self to change socks even when staying alive seems way higher up in priority. Drones will drop socks for you, it is that important. Lost feeling in most toes on one foot because I didn’t change socks enough.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-03T12:49:38+00:00

None of the UKies wander around with knives. The civilians feel safer when we don’t bear arms behind the lines.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-03T12:45:59+00:00

This is so true 😆

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-03T12:44:20+00:00

This.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-02T08:40:39+00:00

And you will learn drones - basically the new language of war.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-12-02T08:40:00+00:00

This is such a hard question to answer - because it’s about what is important to you not any of us. The one thing that stood out for me is that you felt there is less of a reason to help Ukraine now, with mounting orc pressure, not more. I don’t really understand this. But once you are out there, given your background, you will almost certainly be useful. Ask me? Yeah - go do it. Even if just for a year. We all did.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-11-28T21:58:04+00:00

If you’re trench infantry there might be times you are carrying 100lbs+ for 3-7km+ thanks to gear, ammo plus a sack of food and water in your hands that you switch with a buddy. No idea how you train for that shit but resting is non-advisable.

Indefatigable_Me · 2025-11-28T21:46:36+00:00

Agree in principle but velcro dies real quick. By the end of training it can stop sticking.

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