An estimated 40 to 45 percent of these officers were educated in the Soviet Union, and of them, between 5 and 10 percent were members of the PDPA or communists.
Diperkirakan 40-45% perwira-perwira ini dididik di Uni Soviet, dan di antaranya, antara 5% hingga 10%-nya adalah anggota PDRA atau pendukung komunis.