Everyone dreams of having an older or younger brother or sister - here views differ. I had an older brother. But it turned out that the difference between us and him was soft to say, a tiny 15 minutes. And because of such a small gap, there was no discourse between us as to whether this seniority plays a dominant role or not. Sometimes there was a fight.

Probably from the side it looked very nice - two six-year-old boys seriously share the palm of the primacy, bringing various arguments and arguments in their defense. But our father learned to use it for personal purposes.

In general, from childhood he instilled us love for the Armed Forces, so at the age of 6 I was perfectly aware of the titles and distinctive marks of the families of the troops, without thinking about distinguishing the pursuit of the praporchnik from the pursuit of the Lieutenant General. Using our struggle for primacy, the father wisely decided that seniority should be determined by the title, not "what kind of minutes". Our unfortunate heads were delighted with this offer.

The point is this: titles were given at the end of the week for certain merits, most often domestic. That is, you cleaned the potatoes, twisted the floor a couple of times to a crystal glow and rubbed the kitchen at least five times a week - wait for a guaranteed increase. But the father could appeal at any time and without warning. Within a week, your dizzying career as a senior lieutenant could have fallen to the level of a senior sergeant, or even to an euphrator. Everything had to start from the beginning. And believe me, it was worse than the father’s belt hanging on the pen of the door of his parents’ bedroom.

Accordingly, the palm of the primacy was transferred to the senior in the rank, he commanded a younger order. For disobedience and attempts of youth rebellion - the same complaint.

I don't remember how long such a scheme lasted, but my father was bad at the time, receiving praise from his mother for the perfect order in the house. And thus he taught us to order and general military discipline.