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In 1934, he was called upon to fulfill his military obligations, which he did by joining the 9th Cavalry Regiment, but the young Oustinow had no wish to remain in the world - his only desire was to withdraw to a [[monastery]].
In 1938, he entered the [[Monastery]] of St Job in the Carpathians.
In 1939, trudnik Rostislav was [[tonsure]]d to the rassophore with the name Vitaly, and a year later, he was tonsured to the minor schema.
