Organization of physical training in service and combat operations for future commanding officers of internal troops of Russian Interior Ministry

Abstract

Combat experience of internal troops over the last decades necessitates constant search for ways to improve the effectiveness of training of officers to participate in the responsible service and combat operations. However, despite the pronounced military-professional orientation of the learning process in high schools of internal troops, specific physical preparation for combat activities, taking into account the characteristics of different climatic regions and combat tasks is not quite adequate. This often leads to low combat effectiveness of internal troops and unjustified losses. All of this suggests that to date, content, organization and methods of physical training sessions with students of universities of Russian Interior Ministry requires further scientific and practical justification in view of the forthcoming implementation of service and combat operations. Experimental work has shown that required fitness for service and combat missions in extreme conditions can be achieved as follows: training complexes of physical exercises specially tailored for the upcoming combat activities; techniques and actions to develop general and speed-strength endurance; the formation of skills in unarmed combat, combined with overcoming mountain obstacle course with shooting from the personal weapons; 3, 5 and 10 km forced marches over rough terrain in combat gear and gear with weapons, with overcoming of water obstacles and forested mountainous terrain.