Russia is teaching its children to fight the wars of the future
While some of the skills were previously taught in limited high school modules, the new version escalates this training for children as young as 13.
Russian schools are introducing military training into their civics courses for students as young as 13, as part of the Kremlin's plan to prepare the next generation of army recruits. The revised curriculum, mandated by the Education Ministry, requires half of weekly classes in the "Fundamentals of Security and Defense of the Motherland" course to focus on basic military training.
This includes teaching students about the main types of armaments, such as machine guns, anti-tank weapons, and hand grenades. Additionally, the new version of the curriculum covers emergency field medicine and general military discipline. While some of these skills were previously taught in limited high school modules, this updated version escalates the military training for younger students.
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