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They’re In The Army Now By Eve Conant, NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE Feb. 25 — The boys asleep in their bunks could be any young teens at summer camp. But this is no vacation spot. At precisely 6:00 a.m., a Russian army officer storms in and barks out a wake-up call. Within minutes the boys have made their beds, pulled on their uniforms and prepared for morning exercises on the military base of the Kineshma Chemical and Radiation Defense Regiment. The Russian Army, like most militaries around the world, doesn’t exactly have a reputation for altruism. Indeed, it’s better known for its cannon-fodder mentality, brutal hazing, bloated officers’ corps, corruption and lack of resources. But the army has also assumed an unlikely social role: adopting and raising boys whose parents can no longer care for them...
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