Enrollments Frozen At Defense Colleges

September 02 2010

Russia

The Defense Ministry has decided to halt additional enrollment in Russia's higher education facilities until 2012, reports Interfax-AVN.

The freeze was driven by the current defense reform, which is reducing the officer corps to 150,000 personnel and cutting the number of educational institutions, according to a ministry source.

The ministry has also reportedly ordered that appointments be guaranteed to non-commissioned and commissioned officers working for the commanders of...

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