Context:TIk history used to be a ww2 history channel who gradually slid into Libertarian lunacy. In one video on British logistics he said it’d be better if soldiers bought their own equipment and competed for resources like ammo and such. I reccomended Fredda’s video on him
To be fair they are somewhat copying the Russian Army. The Russians offer bonuses for every piece of equipment destroyed and for killing or capturing Ukrainian officers and NCOs, or members of certain formations like Azov.
Furthermorr, if you follow Telegram channels of various Russian formations they regularly post calls for donations and fundraisers that they use to buy extra medical equipment and food, as well as motorcycles, buggies, civilian cars, drones, specialized equipment not issued by the Army and the spare parts to maintain them. It’s also widely publicized that along with this crowdfunding, most Russian formations require their soldiers to contribute a % of their wage to a communal fund for such purchases.
Some formations even use such funds as a sort of additional life insurance and healthcare coverage for their heavily wounded and deceased soldiers and their families, aside from what is offered officially by the Russian Federation.
Sounds almost like a union, sans being able to use their collective organization to bargain for more support from the Russian government.
This was very informative, thank you!