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She was born in Urgench, a city with a population of 22,000 in northwestern Uzbekistan in Central Asia, then a part of the USSR.
After the 1917 Russian Revolution the Khanate of Khiva was abolished, and Gurlen was eventually included into the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.
On arrival at their bootcamp in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan they meet their drill instructor, 1st Lt. Dygalo, a seasoned veteran of several tours in Afghanistan and a brutal trainer who treats the recruits very harshly and forces them to take part in extreme physical exercises everyday.