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How old is too old? Here’s some perspective on the clock ticking against Russian army commanders as they climb the career ladder.
Since 2010 when Russia’s current MDs were established, 14 generals have been appointed to command them.
Their ages at appointment run from 47 to 58. General-Colonel Surovikin took command of the Eastern MD at 47. One of his predecessors — Admiral Sidenko — took over at 58.
Here’s what the 14 ages look like:
47 — 52 — 53 — 53 — 53 — 54 — 54 — 54 — 55 — 55 — 56 — 56 — 56 — 58
Not a card-carrying statistician, but this much is obvious. The median age is 54. Range 11 years. Throw out the high and low and it’s a narrower window of 52 to 56.
The four current MD commanders were 52, 53, 54, and 55. An average of 53.5 years.
Overlay on this the twelve current army commanders with ages running from 46 to 55.
The older ones might not receive serious consideration for future stepping-stone jobs as deputy commanders or chiefs of staff, first deputy commanders in one of the MDs.
Younger ones just have more time for advancement, more time to spend as a deputy waiting for a possible first deputy job.
It leads, however, to a major unknown. Is age even a significant consideration in Shoygu’s and Putin’s decision making on MD commanders?
Life expectancy for males in the RF in 2019 was 68 years.
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