After completing basic general military training (BGMT), foreign volunteers most often choose unmanned systems units for their subsequent service.
Major Vladyslav Stadnichenko, a senior officer in the training process organization section of the 199th Training Center of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said this in an interview with Ukrinform.
“Foreign cadets choose various military occupational specialties, but first and foremost, everyone is interested in unmanned systems,” Stadnichenko said.
According to him, foreign volunteers undergo training at the training center alongside Ukrainians. Everyone is trained in Ukrainian. When military units send foreign personnel to undergo BGMT, interpreters accompany them. Some understand Ukrainian, particularly those from Slavic countries. In addition, the instructors have a basic command of English, which also helps with communication.
Stadnichenko noted that many former service members from various countries come to the 199th Training Center for BGMT. In other words, these are people who have already served in the military and, to some extent, find it easier than Ukrainian conscripts who have never served.
