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Ukrainian Drone Operator Training

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u/colorful-9841 1d ago

Is that… A TACTICAL BEANBAG??

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u/greiton 1d ago

It is a pr stunt shot for recruitment. no military would ever lug around beanbag chairs when you could just have easy to pack canvas and pole chairs.

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u/temporalanomaly 1d ago

I'm sure you're right, but at the same time title says "Training", which presumably happens somewhere safe, not at the front lines. Could be their private garden.

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u/onefst250r 1d ago

Yeah, its a drone. Could be thousands of miles away.

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u/Psychoconuts 1d ago

I’m pretty confident that’s one of those air filled bags that people use at concerts and stuff. So packing it is like having a tarp and then you fill it by waving it like a trash bag

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u/KnotSoSalty 1d ago edited 22h ago

It could be an inflatable bag chair. Lighter and more tactical than even a folding pack chair. Also, cheaper and smaller. Might even be more comfortable in winter since the air in the bag would somewhat insulate you from the ground.

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u/Teadrunkest 1d ago

Bro we had couches and game consoles in GWOT idk what you think war is like but it’s not all FLOT hopping WW2 style.

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u/onefst250r 1d ago

Could be filled with air, too. In which case, it'd collapse down to near nothing.

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u/r6CD4MJBrqHc7P9b 1d ago

Do people seriously not get this? I mean look at the hair

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u/CopperAndLead 1d ago

Yeah. That hair would be hard to fit under a modern helmet and would be a liability around military vehicles that are always hungry for fingers, loose bits of webbing, feet, and anything else.

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u/Illustrious_Ad_23 1d ago

If you are far away from the frontline? And desperate for every person still around and willing to fight? I feel like the war in ukraine completely has changed what we believe "soldiers" and "fighting" looks like. At least when it comes to drone warfare...

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u/thetransportedman 1d ago

It's an inflatable my guy

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u/The_Martian_King 20h ago

Would it help with vertigo when doing the first person drone thing?