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Students from the General Ermolov Cadet School are instructed before a training exercise in temperatures of around minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 Fahrenheit) in a forest near the south Russian city of Stavropol February 7, 2012.
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Students from the General Ermolov Cadet School sit on bunk beds during a two-day field exercise near the village of Sengileyevskoye, just outside the south Russian city of Stavropol April 12, 2014.
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Students from the General Ermolov Cadet School are studying ways of assembling weapons in the camping near village Sengileyevskoye February 7, 2017.
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Students of the General Yermolov Cadet School exercise in the morning during military training near a boot camp of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) military patriotic club in the village of Sengileyevskoye outside Stavropol, Russia March 28, 2017. Picture taken March 28, 2017.
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Students from the General Ermolov Cadet School are studying drive a car near village Sengileyevskoye February 8, 2017.
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A portrait of a cadet General Ermolov School a boot camp of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) military patriotic club in Sengileyevskoye village in Stavropol region, Russia, November 1, 2016.
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Cadets of General Ermolov School are huggin one another during a field exercise outside the south Russian Stavropol city January 24, 2015.
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Students from the General Ermolov Cadet School are waiting for training shooting in the camping near by Sengileevskoe vilage, March 27, 2017.
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Students from the General Ermolov Cadet School are in the way to parachute jumping in Novomaryevskaya village, April 29, 2017.
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A highlight for lots of these youngsters are the trips they go on for field training. During the outings, they spend time at a base, undergo physical drills and practice using weapons.
Many of the instructors have seen active service and their students – who often come from military backgrounds – appreciate the sense of discipline these teachers bring to their courses.
It might sound tough, but it is seen as a treat. Students with bad grades aren’t allowed to go, and those who attend enjoy the opportunity to spend a night away from home with their friends.
The General Yermolov Cadet School teaches its students the same subjects that they would learn in any other Russian middle school, but with an additional twist - it lays on special military and patriotic classes.
A treat for many of its pupils are the field-training outings that the school offers. During these trips, students spend time at a base, undergo physical drills and are given weapons training.
Many of the students at the school come from military families, and the instructors at their field-training events are often veterans who have seen active service.
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