Russia's Military Reform Leaves Officers Behind -- Washington Post
MOSCOW -- When one-time furniture salesman Anatoly Serdyukov was suddenly named Russia's defense minister, many career military officers smirked. Now after tens of thousands have lost their jobs under his reforms, the mockery has turned to rumbles of possible mutiny.
A union of veterans from the Airborne Forces, considered the most professional and proud branch of Russia's military, has set a protest rally against Serdyukov for Sunday. It is unclear whether any serving officers will take part, but the rally in a Moscow park down the road from the Defense Ministry has raised fears of an uprising in one of the world's largest armies.
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My Comment: With 200,000 officers about to lose their jobs, this animosity is not surprising. But Russia's military needs to reform .... a fact that almost everyone (President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin included) understands.