MOSCOW, May 12 (AVN) - The General Staff charged to make an early graduation in ensign schools due to tough need in specialists in a series of districts and in the branches of the Armed Forces, the Military News Agency learned.
Friday saw the graduation from the 332nd separate ensign school of the airborne. 80 graduates received their stripes and certificates.
The 332nd separate ensign school prepares instructors for the airborne service and technicians for the vehicle and ordnance services.
The school graduates will not be sent to any trouble spots, including Chechnya. The young ensigns can be sent there only as part of the units of their service in the course of the planned rotation, Airborne Commander Georgy Shpak told the Military News Agency.