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They all wore dresses?
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Perfection
The Great Head.
Actually, I think I figured it out. Since the soldiers would grow up and thus need new uniforms, all the uniforms were identical with nothing signifying name, rank, medals or anything, when a kid outgrew his uniform, he simply turned his in for it to be handed down to some other kid and got one handed down from yet some other kid. He had some other part of the uniform that he kept (like a sash or something ) that would hold his personal crap and wouldn't need to be adjusted for growth.
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It was not mandatory for them to grow a mustach.
nonconformist
Miserable
Thanks Steph!
During the Cold War, the Soviets noticed that their intercontinental bomber crews (such as in the "bear") were fraternizing with Americans.
What was the Soviet solution, and how did enterprising Americans sabotage this?
During the Cold War, the Soviets noticed that their intercontinental bomber crews (such as in the "bear") were fraternizing with Americans.
What was the Soviet solution, and how did enterprising Americans sabotage this?
Izipo
Hardcore casual gamer
I don't know, but it's a great question.
I'll go look into it right now. Thank god for the internet.
I'll go look into it right now. Thank god for the internet.
nonconformist
Miserable
I don't know whether you'rer being serious or taking the piss, but the question does seem a bit vague now I look at it. If noone has a go, I'll give half the answer away 
nonconformist
Miserable
Nope, a lot less brutal.
Think of how Soviets operated their naval vessels
Think of how Soviets operated their naval vessels
Izipo
Hardcore casual gamer
I was being honestly interested. It his a rather intriguing question that will lead, I'm sure, to a useless but funny tidbit of information. I foresee hours on Wiki clicking links.
nonconformist
Miserable
Ne donne pas ta langue au chat 
Hmm... I know that for submarines for instance, the US would have long tours of duty, with a crew that can stay weeks at see, while the Russians have shorter tours of duty, and stay closer to the coast to avoid having a crew to far away from the watching eyes of mother Russia for to long...
It is something like that?
It is something like that?
Mise
isle of lucy
The Soviet gov't stopped sending English speakers on Intercontinental missions/flights/etc, and the Americans sabotaged it by learning Russian?
The only thing I know about the bear was that it was so noisy the underwater sonar system (designed to pick up on submarine noise) picke up on the sound of the bear's engines. I have no clue on how that is related to this question.
nonconformist
Miserable
Nope, none of you are right! Mise is kinda in the right direction though.
For the purposes of this question, it might be necessary to define "fraternisation".
Basically, whenever a Soviet heavy bomber went up on patrol, it would be almost as soon as it was in international airspace become escorted by NATO jet-fighters, usually American.
Since these flight were so long, the crews on either side would mess around with each other; using sign-language to communicate, taking photos, acrobatics, flying upside-down just above the cockpit of the Soviet plane, and showing them Playboy magazine.
For the purposes of this question, it might be necessary to define "fraternisation".
Basically, whenever a Soviet heavy bomber went up on patrol, it would be almost as soon as it was in international airspace become escorted by NATO jet-fighters, usually American.
Since these flight were so long, the crews on either side would mess around with each other; using sign-language to communicate, taking photos, acrobatics, flying upside-down just above the cockpit of the Soviet plane, and showing them Playboy magazine.
nonconformist
Miserable
Okay, I'll give you noobs the first part of the answer: the Soviets started sending up Zampolits, political officers, up with the aircraft crews to keep them nice and prolatariat.
So what did enterprising Ameican pilots do to sabotage this?
So what did enterprising Ameican pilots do to sabotage this?
nonconformist
Miserable
Nope, the political officers were dedicated communists.
Perfection
The Great Head.
they would have planes on both sides of the soviet aircraft, and when the political officers were looking at one plane, the other plane would fraternize and vice versa?
nonconformist
Miserable
Close enough.
American pilots discovered that one commissar was assigned per aircraft, so if they kept flying in circles or back and forth to the Bear, the commissar would have to run the length of the plane back and forth.
In some models of the Bear, the pilot's compartment was connected to the rear of trhe plane through a long narrow umbilical, so the commissar would often end up having to run, if not crawl, a number of miles per flight.
Perf's up!
American pilots discovered that one commissar was assigned per aircraft, so if they kept flying in circles or back and forth to the Bear, the commissar would have to run the length of the plane back and forth.
In some models of the Bear, the pilot's compartment was connected to the rear of trhe plane through a long narrow umbilical, so the commissar would often end up having to run, if not crawl, a number of miles per flight.
Perf's up!
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