NEETs: a disease of the XXI century. Japanese special forces - a force that officially does not exist

Who are we? What we? Have you heard of us? Didn't you really hear? What wilderness do you live in? Then read and absorb, solagi.

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Let's understand the concept itself. What is N.E.E.T. ?

No-no generation (Spanish: La generación Ni-Ni: los que ni estudian ni trabajan, lit. they don’t study and don’t work, they don’t do either) - a generation of young people aged 16-34 who, due to various factors economic, social and political nature, do not work and do not study. The term is used in Mediterranean, Latin American and Western European sociological terminology and journalism.

The abbreviation NEET was first used in the United Kingdom, but its use has spread to other countries and regions, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States.

Our generation is growing up without work and education, without the opportunity to lead an adult life, so why not turn this into a plus?

And for this, our noble, magnificent, wonderful, wonderful army comes to your aid! Well, or just N.E.E.T.

We are a self-sufficient fighting force, our people are everywhere: Ukraine, Britain, Japan, South Korea (no, not everywhere). Our soldiers do not know fatigue, do not feel hunger and cold, we do not care about pain, we are unshakable and strong! We make employers afraid of us, they tremble (no) at the sight of us! We are the guardians of the Internet! Have you ever wondered why the Internet is so quiet and peaceful? No, have you thought about it? Then turn on your head and think, who provides this peace of mind?!

The answer is obvious! Of course, not us, this is an accident, but you better consider that this is our merit ... Ours. Ruk. Case. Tell everyone that and no one gets hurt -.-

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What are our ideals?

That's a damned good question, cadet!

We fight for the potential of humanity!

We are fighting to prove to our opponents from past generations that we are faster than them, stronger than them, smarter than them - we are better than them! We fight for the sun on the horizon! For a clear sky and a cool breeze! (but it is not exactly)

As well as! For freedom from unnecessary activities, unnecessary work, and the opportunity to watch anime/cartoons/movies/series/anime, play games and... Did I say anime twice? Well... I guess you misread... And watch anime!

Do you like our aspirations, solaga? Then forward to us! We accept everyone (no), we will feed, drink and clothe you (100% lies - we don’t have money for this)!

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Now you know about the great us! About our strength, honor and our ideals! Now I can consider you smart people, but damn kittens are some kind of blind, honestly.

And you were told by a hikkikomori colonel of the first rank - under the code name Es!

Happy Sunday and may the force be with you.

And remember: N.E.E.T. is watching you (no, definitely not, 100% not, we don't have any money for this at all... Donations are accepted for the unemployment fund t.t.)

The Internet, video games, water guns, cosplay festivals… Want to know what the legendary “couch troops” look like in reality? We will show! But keep in mind: the information from this article can irreversibly change your worldview and lifestyle.

Keyboard Warriors
NEET stands for Not in Education, Employment or Training(“The one who does not study anywhere and does not work). An overgrown tall man, an adult capable person who, instead of finding a job or, for example, going to university, sits at home. He watches TV shows, plays video games, communicates with people mainly via the network.

Earns random freelancing, and even lives at the expense of his parents. And, of course, constantly wages virtual wars with those who are wrong on the Internet. In the English-speaking part of the Internet, these are called keyboard warriors (“keyboard warriors”), and in our country they are called “sofa troops”.

At one time, it seemed witty to the Japanese regulars of the anonymous site 2ch to bring such “couch warriors” to life in the format of a comic cosplay. The idea was prompted by the similarity of the term NEET with the traditional names of all special forces - SWAT, SAS, GSG, etc.

At the dawn of its career, the NEET special forces stood out only in name. The comic effect was created by the very image of a sofa vegetable with elements of a stern fighter in a cool tactical body kit.

Later, some began to supplement the uniform with bright stripes with cartoon characters and other such nonsense, enhancing the contrast.

Well, then it started ... It has become a good tradition to change the details of special forces equipment for the most ridiculous and stupid items. A water gun instead of a real one (well, that is, an airsoft gun, of course)? Easily! Multi-colored markers in the bandolier instead of cartridges? No problem! And you can also attach a scoop or a frying pan for unloading, instead of a knife, put a magic wand from a toy store into the sheath and ... in general, as long as your imagination is enough.

It can even be, yes.

However, in the end, for some reason, the most characteristic “weapon” of NEET turned out to be beaters - with the help of which dust is beaten out of carpets and mattresses.

We bring laughter and joy to people
Over time, the comic squad acquired traditions and its own slang. The name was finally approved as NEET Home Guard. On the one hand, it was an allusion to the British militia of the Second World War, called the Home Guard, which was still a collection of individuals who were not fit for health or age in a normal armed force.
On the other hand, it said that the fighter of the squad was too lazy to go somewhere, so he only fought at home (home guard can literally be translated as “home defense”).

The fighters call each other "operatives". The enemies that threaten the couch lifestyle are called "works"- from English work ("work"). These are worthless victims of the consumer society, who, instead of fighting day and night for everything good on the Internet, go to work every day.

The combat mission of every operative is to ridicule and humiliate the vorks mercilessly when they come to his house. But since they will never come, because they are busy with work and family, they will not have to fight - an ideal combat mission that does not require any effort and sacrifice from the operative.

Foreign units of NEET Home Guard receive approval to form from the General Headquarters in Japan - the founders of the detachment. Of course, this is not necessary, but operatives like to play in the hierarchy, parodying the real military order. Now around the world there are about one and a half dozen divisions with a total number of more than eight hundred people.

There is also a Russian one: it has existed for only a few months, has three dozen operatives, but is notable for its fair activity. And, by the way, is recruiting.

The second and most important task of an operative is to bring joy to people. For the sake of this, you even have to overcome yourself and get out from behind the computer. NEET fighters visit festivals and conventions, where they amuse others with their appearance, take pictures with visitors and generally have a good time.

Well, who else will be able to play vuvuzelas so provocatively for the amusement of a bored crowd?

Although even there, a real operative will not miss the opportunity to lie around and play on a pocket console.

And of course, since you crawled out of the house anyway and found yourself among the people dressed in strange clothes, why not start a photo hunt for cute cosplayers?

I don’t know about anyone else, but I really like this movement. NEET Home Guard jokingly and kindly jokes about armchair military specialists, lovers of "tough peasant special forces" - who have never held anything more dangerous than a fork in their lives - and many other types that surround us on the Internet. At the same time, they do not forget to be ironic about themselves.

If it suddenly seems to you that someone is wrong on the Internet, just smile and walk by. Otherwise, operatives will come to you, drink all the soda and spank you with carpet beaters.

The modern Japanese special forces are perhaps the only force in the world about which there is no specific information. The fact is that in this country there are no armed forces as such. And for its safety, the self-defense forces are responsible, which are given a kind of status.

The creation of units of modern Japanese special forces begins already in the distant post-war period. The reason for this was the Potsdam Declaration, which was signed in 1945. According to the declaration, the entire national Japanese army was disarmed and all troops disbanded. At the end of November of the same year, the ministries - naval and military - also ceased to exist, and all the bodies that were under their control were abolished. In addition, in the Japanese constitution, which was adopted in 1947, the government officially renounced the creation of any military branches, as well as the use of armed force as a means of resolving international conflicts.

However, as time has shown, the words of the Japanese government, spelled out in the basic law, differed from the deed, and in reality the situation was somewhat different. Not long after the end of the war, relations between the two former allies, the United States of America and the Soviet Union, deteriorated significantly. Under the circumstances, America began to use Japan to achieve its goals. And already in 1950, Joseph MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the American troops, made a statement that Japan had received the right to self-defense. In support of his words, on July 8 of the same year, he signed an order according to which a reserve police corps was created in Japan, the number of which reached 75 thousand people. And a year later, an agreement was signed between America and Japan, according to which Japan officially received the obligation to independently bear responsibility for its own security from any, real or hypothetical, threats.

At the end of the summer of 1952, the Japanese government began to form a national army, starting with the reorganization of the reserve police corps into the national security corps. Such actions made it possible to increase its number to 110 thousand people. This corps served as the basis for the creation of the self-defense forces, and this name is still the official name of the Japanese army. Despite the name, the formation is by no means weak militarily. Every year, the Japanese government allocates for the modernization and reform of its armed forces about the same amount as the German or British government does. Thanks to this, the modern Japan Self-Defense Forces are a very powerful military formation with well-trained personnel, modern weapons, equipment and equipment.

However, despite the active support of the authorities, the country was not in a hurry to form special forces units. And, according to official data, until the beginning of 2000, there were no such units in the Japanese armed forces at all. Part of the functions of special military formations was assigned to divers, of whom there were 6 groups. They were engaged in mining and clearance of water areas, and also provided protection for naval bases. The total number of divers reached about 370 people, and the groups themselves were stationed on the territories of naval bases in Kure, Yokosuka, Sasebo, Okinawa, Katsurene, Ominato and Maizuru.

The history of the special operations forces of the Japanese fleet began in 1943, when suicide squads were formed to destroy various objects. A little earlier, back in 1934, the first announcement about the recruitment of suicide squads appeared, and, even though there were only 400 vacancies, about 5 thousand applications were received. But then "services" of this kind were unclaimed. And only during the war years, when the position of Japan in the Pacific worsened, did they return to this idea. Suicide swimmers were divided into underwater and surface forces. At the disposal of the surface forces there were boats stuffed with explosives, and the submarines had small boats and man-controlled torpedoes.

The combat swimmers had practically no chance of salvation. But, despite the very primitive methods of struggle, their actions had a great intimidating effect. After the end of the war, due to certain political and military circumstances outlined above, there were no sabotage groups in Japan at all.

Currently, certain information is circulating on the Internet about the existence of special squads of rangers in the ground forces, which are part of the formations of various types of troops.

According to this information, there is a ranger company of 130 people in the Japanese ground forces, which is deployed on the island of Okinawa. In addition, there are non-standard platoons, which are part of 12 reconnaissance infantry divisions and the First Airborne Brigade called "Kutei".

"Kutei" is the first special forces unit that was formed as part of the Japan National Self-Defense Forces back in 1955. The training of the first special forces was carried out by instructors from the United States. A little later, in the 60s, the first own parachute school was opened in the country, but the training in it was carried out according to the same American program.

Getting into the ranks of the special forces is not at all easy. All applicants are carefully selected, which lasts four weeks. After that, everyone who managed to overcome it is sent to the main training program, the duration of which is also 4 weeks. Those who complete the program are further directed to additional special courses for pathfinders, scuba divers or mountain shooters.

At the moment, the brigade is stationed near Tokyo. Its number is about 1200 people. As for the structural features, the brigade includes 3 combat units, each of which has 210 people. In addition, there is also a headquarters company and support services.

In the event of a military threat, according to the plans of the Japanese military command, each of the five Japanese armies will have a ranger battalion of 400 people, and each division will have one ranger company of 130 people each. Thus, in the event of a war, the special operations forces are capable of providing more than two hundred sabotage groups, the total number of which will be about 4 thousand people.

In the current conditions of the emergence and development of military local conflicts, the Japanese military say that there is a real need to reconsider the methods of using troops. Thus, the military leadership of Japan has already carried out a reorganization of the staff structure of individual units and units of the armed forces, and has also carried out a number of measures aimed at technically re-equipping the ground forces. All these actions were aimed at preparing the ground forces for conducting operations against terrorists and sabotage groups in the conditions of the city on Japanese territory, as well as for participating in peacekeeping operations outside it.

The main emphasis in the preparation of the ground forces was placed on improving the methods of protecting objects of national importance from possible attacks by terrorists and saboteurs: practicing reconnaissance activities to detect sabotage and terrorist groups and eliminate them.

And in order to make the training more successful, in 2005, the polygons were re-equipped (they were re-equipped with tools to simulate urban areas).

In addition, a little earlier, Japan held talks with the American military department regarding the organization of training for Japanese military operations in the conditions of the city, as well as firing practice by artillery and tank units. And already in 2001, on American territory, at a military training ground in Louisiana, such training sessions were held with the military of the Japanese ground forces. The training was conducted by American instructors, representatives of special forces. And a year later, in 2002, the development of a training program for Japanese military personnel on American soil began.

I must say that in addition to the rangers, there is another special unit in the Japanese self-defense forces, similar to the American Delta, which includes three companies and has a total strength of about 500 people. Among the main tasks assigned to this special rapid response unit, one can note the implementation of protection against sabotage groups, ensuring the protection of nuclear power plants, American bases, airports and seaports, the residence of the Prime Minister and garrisons of special operations forces.

In addition, it was also planned to entrust the detachment with the task of searching for and neutralizing terrorist groups on Japanese territory. For this, a special detachment of 60 people was even formed, whose tasks included inspecting ships that unauthorized violated Japanese borders, while they were even allowed to use firearms. To improve the skills of landing on ships, the military of this unit underwent training in America.

It should be noted that in 2002, the Japanese government began to consider the possibility of reforming the special forces of the armed forces by reorganizing their components of the navy, air force and ground forces into a single whole, which would make it possible to more effectively use special forces units in the fight in various types of military threats. The reorganization began in 2006 and was completed by 2010. This was the largest reform of the Japanese military since 1954.

Thus, today the Japanese special forces represent a rather serious, well-trained and equipped force.

Materials used:
http://tchest.org/special_forces/450-specnaz-yaponii.html
http://tchest.org/special_forces/445-specnaz-yaponii.html
http://www.bratishka.ru/archiv/2007/1/2007_1_19.php

The article will focus on individuals better known in the West as NEETs (nits), and in Japan as hikikomori.

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In European countries, such a concept as NEET prevails, in Japan, such terms as "hikikomori" and "" are more popular.

« For the first time, the number of suicides in a year exceeded the mark of 30 thousand cases in 1998, amounting to 32863 incidents, which is a sharp increase in comparison with 1997 (24391 cases). The increase in the number of suicides in 1998 against the background of the economic recession is characterized by a large number of business failures. According to NPA data, since 1998, the number of suicides has not fallen below 30,000: in 2003, the number of such cases reached 34,427, in 2006 - 32,155, in 2007 - 33,093» .

NEETs and hikikomori belong to the younger generation, that is, those who are unwilling or unable to adapt to the values ​​of the older generations. These people are in a kind of culturological break of paradigms, the inability to develop a new cultural and value paradigm, because these people are typical representatives of the performance and consumer societies, makes them simply leave, disappear from real life.

“The foundations on which the civilized world rests - and without which it will collapse - simply do not exist for the mass person. These cornerstones do not occupy him, do not care, and he does not intend to strengthen them. .

In Japan, NEETs are those who cannot accept the social model of behavior when they reach adulthood, that is, when they enter adulthood.

Some experts say that this problem is due to the long economic stagnation that continued throughout the 1990s, that is, these people are the product of the bubble economy. The stagnation in the 1990s led to a high youth unemployment rate of 2.13 million, according to experts.

Also a big problem for the future of the Japanese as a nation is the fall in the birth rate and the increase in the level of aging, that is, the increase in the level of life expectancy:

“According to the white paper released today by the Japanese government, Japan is one of the leading countries - which in this case does not cause enthusiasm - in terms of an aging population and a declining birth rate.

According to the annual White Paper on Fertility Reduction, as of October 2008, those aged 65 years and over accounted for 22.1% of the country's total population, while those under the age of 14 accounted for only 13.5%. from the total population.

According to the forecasts presented in the document, by 2055, the part of the population engaged in productive labor (i.e., those aged 15 to 64) will decrease from 81.64 million people to 45.95 million people” .

NEET is different from freeter (a classification for those who are subject to horizontal social mobility in low-wage jobs), but they are both a reaction of Japanese youth to the traditional achievement of the highest public goods starting from the smallest - salaryman ("a person living on wages" (Japanese), derived from English - "salary man"). The growth in the number of freeters and NEETs in Japan shows that the system of lifelong employment has not been able to withstand economic processes and globalization. The suitability of lifetime employment in one company has become increasingly precarious for both corporations and individuals.

Professor Michiko Miyamoto describes the situation as follows: "the social structure was destroyed in an industrial society while young people become adults."

Phenomena that contribute to the atomization of society:

1. Escapism(English) escape- run away, escape) is also known pronunciation variant escapism- the desire of a person to escape from reality into the world of illusions. Often occurs in crisis situations. It can manifest itself in the form of a physical withdrawal from the world (to remote villages, hard-to-reach regions), and without it - when, in the absence of isolation from society, a person ceases to show interest in the values ​​\u200b\u200baccepted in society, preferring the world of his dreams.

2. Internet addiction(written with a small letter through a hyphen; English. Internet addiction, IA or English. Internet addiction disorder, IAD) - a mental disorder, an obsessive desire to connect to the Internet and a painful inability to disconnect from the Internet in time. Internet addiction is a widely discussed issue, but its status is still at an unofficial level: the disorder is not included in the official DSM-IV classification of diseases.

3. Agoraphobia(gr. αγορά - area and φόβος - fear) - fear of open space; unconscious fear experienced when passing unaccompanied a large square or a deserted street. It accompanies many nervous disorders and mental illnesses.

4. avoidant personality disorder(IRL) or Anxious personality disorder(TRD) - according to the DSM handbook, a personality disorder characterized by a constant desire for social isolation, feelings of inferiority, extreme sensitivity to negative evaluations of others and avoidance of social interaction. People with avoidant personality disorder often believe that they are unable to communicate or that their personality is unattractive, and avoid social interaction for fear of being ridiculed, humiliated, rejected, or only disliked. They often present themselves as individualists and talk about feeling alienated from society.

The main conclusions on the problem

As we can see, globalization - both cultural and economic - has an extremely negative impact on a single individual; collectivism, and especially collectivism based on ethnicity, cannot be destroyed by passing a law. But when people with an individualist worldview appear in a society, they invariably encounter collectivism. We have considered the most extreme forms of rejection of collectivist reality. It should be noted here that despite the fact that the population of the Earth is growing, there are more and more individualists. A person is no longer tied to a specific territory, he can move freely and do almost whatever he wants, of course, if it does not harm other people.

It should also be noted the existence of such a pattern that during crises, part of the population, trying to escape from problems, goes back to the team, or demonstrates radical individualism, when a person refuses any kind of social relations. In order to support this conclusion with facts, we can turn to two propositions:

1. As shown above, the number of unemployed breeds the number of nits;

2. You can look at the growth rates for 2008 during the global financial crisis [