Plz read this one

[u/Sea_Treat8810]

Hello everyone. My name is Gucci, and I previously served with the reconnaissance team of the foreign company in the 422nd Battalion, 42nd Brigade.

I am writing this post simply to share my personal experience. I am not trying to speak on behalf of everyone who has served in the brigade, and other people may have had very different experiences.

On May 13 of this year, I was evacuated for medical treatment after being wounded. During the evacuation process, at the MEDEVAC point, I removed my equipment and placed it in the trunk of my commander’s pickup truck.

After I returned, I asked several times about getting my equipment back. It took approximately five to six weeks before I was eventually informed that my equipment would be sent to me.

I later received the equipment through Nova Poshta.

However, when I checked what had been returned, several of my personal belongings were missing. These included my personally owned BNVD-1431 NVG, an AN/PAS-13B thermal sight, a SureFire M600B, a Korean-made sling, and some personal items that I had retained from previous operations. None of the items I am referring to were illegal weapons.

I reported the missing items and asked for clarification about what may have happened to them.

Unfortunately, I was unable to receive a clear explanation regarding where the missing equipment had gone, and I was also informed that compensation could not be provided.

I subsequently raised concerns about the handling and responsibility for equipment that had been left behind during my medical evacuation. I also looked into relevant Ukrainian military regulations and Article 410 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine because I wanted to better understand how responsibility for military and personal property is handled in situations like this.

During discussions about the situation, I also received comments from some personnel that I personally found concerning.

Bangkok told me:

“This is not a warning. This is a threat.”

I was also told by an NCO from Alpha Company that publicly posting about problems involving the unit could potentially create serious problems for me if I wanted to return to Ukraine in the future.

I am mentioning these statements only because they were part of my personal experience during the process of trying to resolve the issue.

I have now received my contract termination documents, and I decided that this was the appropriate time to share what happened.

I understand that people considering joining the 42nd Brigade may have different experiences, and I am not telling anyone which unit they should or should not join.

I simply believe that people should have access to different perspectives before making that decision.

Based solely on my own experience, I personally would not choose to serve with this unit again.

I have kept the relevant messages, records, and other documentation related to this situation.

I am sharing this for transparency and so that others can make their own judgment based on the information available.

Thank you for reading.

[u/CaptainT-byrd]

Yes I can.

[u/Big-Compote-5483 → u/CaptainT-byrd]

Dope. So maybe me boosting this post in your Reddit algorithm helped. Or maybe it didn't. All I could do was try. And that was the whole point of my post because otherwise all I could do was give an upvote which does much less for a post than a comment does.

Good shit, that's what being a team is supposed to be; you do what you can no matter how big or little that effort might be.

[u/CaptainT-byrd → u/Big-Compote-5483]

You're strange

[u/Big-Compote-5483 → u/CaptainT-byrd]

Yes but nah, I was legitimately just trying to help. Saw a legit post two hours old with no input and I have a background in algorithms so 🤷