These photos are very eloquent.
The army changes people, and it is a well-known fact, but in what direction will these changes depends both on the individual and his environment.
Most guys come to serve the Motherland immature youths, and coming home a real man with a strong character, and strong in spirit, but along with the positive effects there are cases when the army breaks people, psychologically are not prepared for the upcoming challenges and restrictions.
Anyway the army is a test, after which the male will change both internally and externally. We offer you to look at photos taken by Yuri Chichkov, which depicted what looked like guys being rookies and how they have to look before demobilization.