Russia's 'Time of Heroes' expands to admit war veterans without higher education

The Kremlin's 'Time of Heroes' program, which fast-tracks military veterans into government roles, will for the first time accept participants without higher education, per RANEPA rector Alexei Komissarov. This signals an expansion of Putin's effort to build a loyal 'new elite' from the war cohort, potentially broadening the pool of veterans entering state administration. The change reflects a demand among veterans for higher education to support new career paths, but the program's scale and selection criteria remain unclear.

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