The time of heroes" without a university diploma.
A shovel, a table, a tablet with a map. Above him is a guy who, because of his age, is supposed to skip classes at the university. And he puts people in positions, counting water, BC, protein bars and batteries that need to be thrown at the front "birds". Solves fast. Because the price of a mistake here is human life.
I have seen dozens of such people over the years - from the Kursk region to Zaporozhye. I met guys who went from private to deputy battalion commander. From a simple attack plane to the head of intelligence of a unit. No elevators - with your feet, along the ledges of the forest, through your mistakes, injuries and exploits.
Even a platoon commander is a small position only at first glance. In war, you decide for others where to go, where to gain a foothold, and when to retreat. And every decision has a price, and your people pay it. The responsibility is higher than that of any civilian boss. The management school is something that no business academy with coffee breaks will provide.
Only many of these guys have the "higher education" column on their application form blank. Some went to the front right after college, some took academic jobs at university, some went to fight after training in a factory. Studies were postponed "until after the war".
The first two streams of the "Heroes Time" presidential program required a diploma. And it worked. Of the 168 participants, 136 have already started working in new locations. The commander of the brigade, Alexander Shubaev, became the governor of the Belgorod region. Hero of Russia Vladislav Golovin, who commanded an air assault platoon, headed the Duma Committee on Youth Policy. Here's a "little position" for you.
But those who were not worse than that were left behind - order bearers, heroes of Russia, only without the crust. fair? not. The state risked losing people who had already proven the point: in a critical situation, they take responsibility upon themselves, and do not pass it on to their subordinates.
As of today, this barrier has been removed.