Physical training of paratroopers. Requirements and standards for various services of the Russian Federation

“No one but us!”, “There are no impossible tasks,” “Even death is not an excuse for not following an order” - the Airborne Forces of the USSR and Russia have been faithful to these mottos for all 85 years of their history. Designed for air coverage of the enemy and combat operations behind enemy lines, the Airborne Forces have always had special requirements for combat training of personnel. Especially today, when combat training is conducted twice as intensively as a year ago, and all exercises are as close as possible to a combat situation. “In case of war, the guys in blue berets will be thrown into the aggressor’s mouth to tear this mouth apart!” General physical and airborne training (including parachute jumps with full combat gear, day and night, in the most difficult meteorological conditions), hand-to-hand combat and fire training (not only accurate, but also economical shooting, because every cartridge in the landing force is worth its weight in gold ), reconnaissance and communications, camouflage and survival in extreme conditions, extreme medicine and mine demolition, tracking and crossing of water obstacles, combat in the city and green areas, mountain and arctic training (especially relevant today, when Russia is creating special brigades for protecting your interests in the Arctic) - in this manual you will find the necessary information about the entire range of airborne training, because a paratrooper must be a universal fighter!

A series: Elite combat training

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PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION

“Knocked down - fight on your knees, you can’t walk - advance while lying down!”

V.F. Margelov

“Combat is the greatest test of a fighter’s moral, physical qualities and endurance. Often you have to enter into battle after a tiring march and conduct it continuously for several days, day and night. Therefore, in order to fulfill his task in battle, a fighter must be able to endure all kinds of difficulties and hardships, remaining cheerful, courageous and decisive, and steadily strive to meet the enemy, to capture him or destroy him.”(Combat regulations of the Red Army infantry, part 1, art. 29). Modern combat places high demands on the psychophysical and moral-volitional qualities of a paratrooper. Actions as part of an airborne unit, more than any other type of combat activity, require mobility, endurance and stamina from a soldier, sergeant and officer.

A warrior must stoically endure all the hardships of service

Physical education and training of paratroopers are carried out systematically and continuously. The military work of a paratrooper is not easy: with full combat gear, a forced march to a shooting range or training ground and there on the move - live shooting as part of a platoon or company. And a battalion tactical exercise with landing and live fire is three days of tension, when you cannot relax for a minute. In the Airborne Forces, everything is as close as possible to a combat situation: parachute jumping from an airplane; gathering at the landing site - as in battle, especially at night; searching for your airborne combat vehicle (ACV) and bringing it into combat position - just like in war. Particular attention in the Airborne Forces is paid to the moral, psychological and physical training of personnel. Running and forced marches develop excellent endurance in a person. It’s not for nothing that they say in the Airborne Forces: “A paratrooper runs as long as he can, and after that, as long as necessary.”

Warriors called upon to operate deep behind enemy lines and carry out sabotage there must have a high level of physical fitness and appropriate psychological qualities. Among physical qualities, endurance comes first. After all, fulfilling almost any combat mission requires scouts to carry out a forced march of up to 30–50 km. If the object was successfully destroyed, then you only need to escape from pursuit by running, at least 10–15 km at the maximum pace, without stopping “working with your head” in order to “outplay” the enemy. Therefore, it is preferable to select for service in the Airborne Forces those guys who were involved in sports that develop general and strength endurance: swimming, long and middle distance running, cycling, rowing, skiing, sports games, wrestling and boxing. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to find athletes among conscripts (and among contract soldiers too). Therefore, the use of simple tests that check the degree of general and strength endurance in men should be recommended. Below are the standards for two such tests.

The general endurance test is based on measuring the distance a fighter runs in 12 minutes:

more than 2.8 km – excellent,

2.8–2.4 km – good,

2.4–2.0 km – mediocre,

less than 2.0 km – bad.

The muscle performance test consists of four exercises performed one after the other without a break, 10 times each (push-ups while lying down; from a squat position, throwing your legs back to a lying position; leg lifts from a supine position; from a squatting position, a jump up with full straightening of the legs and torso, hands behind the head). The four exercises together make up one series. 7 episodes – excellent; 5–6 episodes – good; Episodes 3–4 – mediocre; 1-2 episodes – bad. It would be best if the selection of personnel for service in reconnaissance and sabotage units were carried out by specialists: psychologists, doctors, special training instructors. In practice, this is most often done by the commanders of such units themselves. They are usually guided in their choice by the following four criteria:

1. They take into account the young soldier’s personal desire to serve in the airborne forces (if there is no such desire, then it is better to find someone else).

2. Physical suitability for this service is taken into account (in addition to the above tests, it is also mandatory to comply with all standards of the military sports complex without exception).

3. Intellectual suitability is taken into account (it is revealed during a face-to-face conversation, as well as by conducting simple psychological tests for intelligence, such as the Hans Eysenck test, published many times in Russian).

4. The young soldier’s psychological compatibility with other soldiers and sergeants is taken into account (for this purpose, the candidate is placed in a soldier’s team for 2-3 days, and then senior soldiers are asked for their opinion about him).

General physical training

The Manual on Physical Training (NFP-87) states:

“Special objectives of physical training are: for personnel... units and subunits: the primary development of general endurance, the ability to perform long marches on skis and forced marches over rough terrain; improving skills in overcoming special obstacles; formation of readiness for hand-to-hand combat with a numerically superior enemy; nurturing cohesion and improving skills in collective action against the backdrop of great mental and physical stress.”

Additionally, the physical training of paratroopers should help increase resistance to motion sickness and shock overloads on the musculoskeletal system, mental resistance to the effects of heavy physical exertion, as well as fostering courage, determination and self-confidence.

The list of basic exercises included in physical training curricula is as follows:

– for personnel of reconnaissance units and units – 2, 3(4), 6(7), 10, II, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31.

Additionally, military personnel study hand-to-hand combat techniques according to a special program. The barracks are equipped with areas for hand-to-hand combat and strength training. They are equipped with the simplest devices for practicing punches and kicks, a knife, a spatula, a machine gun, as well as projectiles for developing the strength of the muscles of the arms, legs and back. The exercises that are listed in NFP-87 are:

Exercise 2. Running 3 km.

Ratings: “excellent” 12 min 30 sec

“good” 12 min 45 sec

“satisfactory” 13 min 10 sec

Exercise 3. 5 km ski race

Ratings: "excellent" 28 min

"choir." 29 min

"satisfied" 30 min

Exercise 4. 5 km cross-country (for snow-free areas).

Rating: "excellent" 24 min

"choir." 25 min

"satisfied" 26 min.

Exercise 6. Pull-ups on the bar.

Rating: "excellent" 13 times

"choir." 11 times

"satisfied" 9 times

Exercise 7. Complex strength exercise.

Performed for 1 minute: for the first 30 seconds, the maximum number of bends forward until your hands touch your toes from a position lying on your back, hands on the belt, legs secured (slight bending of the legs is allowed, when returning to the starting position, the shoulder blades must touch the floor); then turn into a lying position and, without a pause for rest, perform for 30 seconds the maximum number of flexions and extensions of the arms in a lying position (body straight, bend your arms until your chest touches the floor).

Rating: "excellent" 48 times (bends and push-ups together)

"choir." 44 times

"satisfied" 40 times

Exercise 10. 100m run.

Rating: "excellent" 14.1 sec

"choir." 14.6 sec

"satisfied" 15.6 sec.

Exercise 11. Jumping legs apart:

– through a gymnastic “goat” in length – the height of the apparatus is 125 cm, a bridge 10–15 cm high is installed 1 m from the apparatus; the jump is performed from a running start;

– through the “horse” in length – the height of the projectile is 115 cm, the bridge with a height of 10–15 cm can be installed arbitrarily; the jump is performed from a running start by pushing the hands against the far half of the projectile.

Two attempts are allowed.

Exercise 12. Complex agility exercise.

It is carried out in any room or on a flat area with grass. On the command “March”, run 10 m from a high start, perform two somersaults forward, make a circle with a jump, two somersaults forward, run 10 m in the opposite direction. When performing somersaults in the hall, the use of mats is permitted.

Rating: "excellent" 10 sec

"choir." 10.6 sec

"satisfied" 11.2 sec.

Exercise 13. Bending and extension of the arms with simultaneous swings of the legs on the uneven bars.

Rating: "excellent" 9 times

"choir." 6 times

"satisfied" 4 times.

Exercise 22. March on skis 10 km as part of a unit.

Each participant starts in full combat gear. The unit must arrive at the finish line in full strength with a stretch of no more than 100 m and without loss of weapons and equipment. Mutual assistance is permitted without the transfer of weapons, gas masks and other items of equipment. Time is determined by the last participant.

Rating: "excellent" 1 hour 15 min

"choir." 1 hour 20 min

"satisfied" 1 hour 25 min.

Exercise 23. Forced march as part of a unit. The conditions are the same as when throwing on skis.

at 5 km: “excellent.” 27 min

"choir." 28 min

"satisfied" 29 min

"excellent" 56 min

"choir." 58 min

"satisfied" 1 hour.

Exercise 24. General control exercise on a single obstacle course.

Rating: "excellent" 2 min 25 sec

"choir." 2 min 30 sec

"satisfied" 2 min 40 sec.

Exercise 25. Special control exercise on the obstacle course.

If the previous exercise was performed without a machine gun, then this exercise is performed with a machine gun, a magazine bag, two magazines and a gas mask. Distance - 400 m. Starting position - standing at the side of the armored personnel carrier (weapon in hand, gas mask in the bag): climb into the model of the armored personnel carrier over the side, jump off the opposite side, run 200 m along the path towards the first trench, run around the flag, jump into trench and put on a gas mask, jump out of the trench and run along the log through the ravine, jump from the log to the ground, overcome the rubble, jump into the ditch, take a box weighing 40 kg from the rear parapet and transfer it to the front parapet, then again to the rear. Take off the gas mask and put it in your bag, jump out of the ditch, run through the passages of the labyrinth, run up the inclined board onto the fence, go onto the beam, run along it, jumping over the gaps, and jump to the ground from the end of the last section of the beam, jump over the destroyed stairs , stepping on each step, and jump off the last step to the ground. Overcome the wall, jump into the well, run along the communication path to the trench, throw an anti-tank grenade weighing at least 1 kg at 15 m along a shield measuring 2x1 m, if the first grenade does not hit the target, continue throwing (but no more than three grenades) until hit target, jump out of the trench and cross the front garden, climb into the lower window of the facade of the house, from there into the upper window, go to the beam, walk along it, jump to the first platform, from it to the second, jump to the ground, jump over the trench.

Rating: "excellent" 3 min 25 sec

"choir." 3 min 30 sec.

"satisfied" 3 min 45 sec

Exercise 26. Overcoming a single obstacle course as part of a unit.

Platoon commanders, company commanders and their deputies perform the exercise as part of the units being tested. Performed as part of the department. Grade:

up to 4 people "excellent" 3.50 "good" 4, 15 "satisfactory" 4.40

up to 7 people "excellent" 4.15 "good" 4.40 "satisfactory" 5.05

up to 10 people "excellent" 4.40 "good" 5.05 "satisfactory" 5.30

Exercise 27. Running over an obstacle course as part of a unit.

Same conditions as in No. 26, but first run 1000 or 3000 meters and then overcome the strip.

Exercise 28. Swimming in uniform with a weapon (machine gun).

Performed in casual clothes, boots are removed and placed behind the waist belt in front or behind. The exercise is considered failed if weapons or uniform items are lost.

Rating: "excellent" 100 m

"choir." 75 m

"satisfied" 50 m

Or swimming 100 m in sportswear, if there are no conditions for swimming in uniform.

Rating: breaststroke

"excellent" 2.05

"choir." 2.20

"satisfied" 2.50 freestyle

"excellent" 1.50

"choir." 2.05

"satisfied" 2.35

When preparing for tactical exercises, two to three weeks before their start, the content of physical training classes includes forced marches of 10–15 km with overcoming an obstacle course; techniques for removing the sentry; paired exercises in the form of training fights with weapons and improvised means. Forced marches are planned in all forms of physical training and are carried out every other day. Three to four days before the exercise, physical training classes with high physical activity are stopped. For long periods of preparation for tactical exercises or combat operations (up to two months), physical training classes are conducted in stages. At the first stage, the content of the classes includes running 100 m, 400 m, 3 km and strength exercises, at the second stage – running 3–5 km, overcoming an obstacle course and hand-to-hand combat, at the third stage – running 100 m, 400 m and hand-to-hand combat, at the fourth stage - forced marches of 10–15 km with overcoming an obstacle course and hand-to-hand combat.

It should be noted that paratroopers can successfully solve the tasks assigned to them only if they are able to independently make decisions in accordance with the developing situation. After all, it is impossible to foresee all possible cases in advance. And the officer may not be with the soldier at a critical moment. Therefore, the commander must teach soldiers and sergeants to think with their own heads, which is both difficult and unusual for many. And the commander must also be confident in his subordinates, in their moral and volitional qualities and psychological reliability. In the course of special research, it was established that the ideal fighter is one who has the so-called “passive-aggressive type” of character; intelligence above average by at least 10–15 points: prone to risk (but not adventurism); usually blames himself for his failures, and not “circumstances” or other people; values male friendship; is independent in his assessments and decisions; knows how to quickly adapt his behavior depending on the situation. Those who think that these and similar qualities are not of particular importance should be reminded that airborne troops operate in isolation from their troops, on enemy territory, and not for a couple of hours, but for several days or even several weeks. At the same time, they constantly “play hide and seek” with the enemy and are deprived of the right to make mistakes. Paratroopers pay for mistakes with their lives, not counting the unfulfilled combat mission, which ultimately means many lives of other servicemen. Therefore, paratroopers should indeed exceed the average soldier level in all respects.

Psychophysical training

Psychophysical exercises are exercises that train the psyche, and at the same time a person develops physically. They represent a complex of techniques and actions performed in conditions of increased danger (risk) and associated with significant physical and mental stress. Physical performance in combat conditions is largely influenced by the mental factor. Therefore, in all physical training classes, it is necessary to use exercises to train the psyche, the implementation of which is associated with danger and risk. Thanks to them, the fighter will learn to overcome fear in the most difficult moments for him. Fear is a protective function of the body, it is a signal of danger. A soldier who does not feel fear is not fit to be a paratrooper. Fear is a precious thing if a fighter knows how to wield it. Everyone is scared to skydive for the first time. This is fine. This is an innate, life-saving fear of heights. But if you succumb to fear, then such miracles begin to happen to a person - he himself is surprised later. The body goes out of control: the head is dizzy, the hands are shaking, the person is drenched in cold sweat and holds on to the railing of the parachute tower so much that it is impossible to detach his fingers. Fear makes a person powerless. But you can learn to manage fear. And as in any learning, the main thing is gradualism. First, the soldier is taught to jump from half a meter, then with each exercise the height increases. A person never ceases to be afraid, but fear is no longer his master. It only warns the fighter about danger and helps him make a decision faster. All exercises, all training should work towards one goal: to convince that a fighter is stronger than his own fear. A person's possibilities are limitless if he overcomes fear.

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The given introductory fragment of the book Airborne Forces combat training. Universal Soldier (A. N. Ardashev, 2014) provided by our book partner -

The Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation are one of those branches of the military where they know better than anyone about traditions, morality and physical strength.

It was in the Soviet Union that by the mid-80s, 14 separate brigades, two separate regiments and about 20 separate battalions in blue berets were formed. One brigade corresponded to a separate military district, in which a special instructor monitored the physical fitness of the fighters in each company.

The standards for enlisting in the Airborne Forces of the Soviet Union were, if not sports, then certainly near-sports - pull-ups 20 times, 100-meter run, 10-kilometer marathon run, push-ups - at least 50 times. The morning hour of physical training for Soviet paratroopers was generally different from almost all branches of the military - there were jumps, jumps with a 360-degree turn, pull-ups and, of course, push-ups.

In the Russian army under Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the Soviet direction of physical training of paratroopers began to grow qualitatively. The requirements for those entering service in the Russian airborne forces, although somewhat softer than in the Soviet Union, are only the minimum required to obtain a pass and the opportunity to serve among the best conscripts in the country.

To join the Airborne Forces, you must have a weight of 75 to 85 kg and a height of 175 to 190 centimeters. If height is a value that cannot be influenced, then if you have a strong desire to serve in the Airborne Forces, it is advisable to lose excess weight. Such strict selection criteria are determined by the specifics of the service, because most special forces are selected with the wording “Fit for service in the airborne forces.” General health is an equally important factor that directly affects whether a conscript will serve in the Airborne Forces or not.

Smoking, heart disease, addiction to alcohol - the conscript should be deprived of all this in principle, so that the draft commission does not have questions during the examination. Heavy physical activity for people who smoke and have bad habits in general, according to the military, is categorically contraindicated.

The Airborne Forces pay special attention to vision - even a slight deterioration can be a reason for refusal to enroll in this branch of the military. In addition to almost absolute health, after a conscript is enlisted in the Airborne Forces, it is also necessary to have endurance, since about 20% of conscripts after enlistment cannot cope with the standard loads and can be sent to serve in other branches of the military.

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MARINES

“Marines” are some of the most trained and physically strong guys in Russia. Interservice competitions, military shows and other events where it is necessary to demonstrate the level of physical strength have traditionally not been complete without representatives of the Marine Corps.

In addition to general physical “strength,” a potential “Marine” must have: height from 175 cm, weight up to 80 kg, not be registered with psychiatric, drug treatment and other dispensaries both at the place of registration and at the place of residence, and it is also advisable to have one from sports categories. The rule of having sporting achievements also works in the Airborne Forces, however, according to established tradition, it is in the Marine Corps that conscript-athletes are given increased attention and are assigned the most important tasks.

“The essence of this tactic is that the conscript athlete does not need to be inspired and instilled with a sense of responsibility and discipline. Athletes who have serious achievements, as a rule, are already disciplined people and they do not need additional motivation in this regard,” Viktor Kalanchin, deputy head of the draft commission of one of the capital’s military registration and enlistment offices, said in an interview with Zvezda.

Also, it is in the Marine Corps that special attention is paid to conscripts who have certain technical knowledge: radio engineering, electronics, computing devices. Such qualities help to prepare for a military specialty directly during military service and will subsequently provide serious assistance when entering service under a contract.

As for the physical requirements necessary for service in the Russian Marine Corps, everything is simple - excellent health according to category A, the ability to do at least 10-12 pull-ups and the absence of chronic diseases. The rest, according to the military, will be consistently and diligently taught to the conscript.

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SPECIAL FORCES

People performing special tasks are subject to special requirements. It should be remembered, however, that special forces, whatever it may be, is not combined arms training, but hard and daily work, which not everyone can cope with. However, it is precisely with the offer to serve in special forces that conscripts are “approached” precisely after, or even during, service in the airborne forces or marine corps.

In any case, according to military commissars, the percentage of conscripts from these types of troops into special forces is the highest. The rules of standard training (both physical and psychological) do not work in special forces. Here, every fighter is made into a universal soldier, capable of doing everything and doing it well.

Running, pull-ups, grueling forced marches at distances three times greater than usual in the army - all this is present in abundance in the training of a special forces soldier. However, there are differences between special forces and special forces, and each special forces unit has its own specifics.

The special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff and the special forces of the FSB stand apart among special units: 20, or even all 30 pull-ups, 30 push-ups on uneven bars, running a distance of a thousand meters in three minutes - this is not a complete list of what needs to be done, to begin to be considered as a candidate for service in the best special forces units in Russia.

Andrei Vasiliev, an instructor of one of the Moscow rapid response units, in an interview with Zvezda, said that physical activity is the least important thing that people who want to serve in special forces will have to face:

“In reconnaissance, in addition to endurance and physical fitness, intelligence is also important. Therefore, analytical thinking, the ability to quickly make certain decisions that will allow you to effectively complete a task is no less important than, for example, physical strength. The main attention in such things is paid to people who, before serving in the army, received a higher education in some technical specialty. I know for sure that such people have been and are being shown increased attention.

One of the most serious tests for those wishing to test their physical and psychological abilities can be the exam for the right to wear a “maroon” beret. It is this insignia of the special forces of the internal troops that is the best proof of the “professional suitability” of a fighter. Not everyone passes the grueling test, which includes an almost marathon forced march, an obstacle course, and hand-to-hand combat with an instructor.

According to statistics, only 20-30% of examinees pass the test. Contrary to popular belief, the exam for the right to wear a “maroon” beret does not end with physical activity.

The basics of shooting skills against the background of severe fatigue, the basics of storming a building using special equipment, high-speed shooting - all this is included in the mandatory list of tests for those who want to devote their lives to special forces. The set of rules, both for army units and for special forces units, says one thing - service for the benefit of the Fatherland is not a vacation.

This is hard, difficult and truly masculine work, requiring absolute physical health and serious mental abilities. It is the combination of these qualities that allows yesterday’s ordinary guys to join the elite troops, and those who have served or are serving to improve their professional skills and move up the ladder of military service.

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Primary selection in the FSB

The selection system for special forces is carried out in several stages. To serve in the special forces of the Special Purpose Center of the FSB of Russia, as a rule, officers and warrant officers are selected, as well as cadets of military schools as candidates for officer positions. Ninety-seven percent of special forces positions are officer positions, and only three percent are warrant officer positions. Accordingly, an officer must have a higher education, and a warrant officer must have at least secondary education.

Warrant officers are usually assigned to the positions of drivers and instructors.

Firstly, a candidate for special forces must be recommended either by a current TsSN employee, or by someone who previously served in Alpha or Vympel. There is also a selection from cadets from universities of the Ministry of Defense or from border institutes. Preference is given to those who are already studying at the special forces department, which is located at the Novosibirsk Higher Combined Arms Command School. The selection of guys from the Moscow Higher Educational Institution is also underway. Center employees come to these educational institutions and carry out the initial selection. First, the cadets' personal files are examined, and then potential candidates are interviewed.

There is one serious physical limitation for candidates - height must be at least 175 centimeters. This is due to the fact that during operations, employees often use heavy armored shields of impressive dimensions. For short employees, these protective equipment simply drag on the ground. An exception may be made for a candidate whose professional merits outweigh his lack of height.

Another limitation is age. The candidate must be no older than 28 years of age. True, an exception may be made for those who come to the TsSN from other law enforcement agencies and have combat experience.

The requirements for employees of Directorate A and Directorate B are slightly different. In Directorate “A” they are slightly higher.

Physical testing is divided into two stages, which take place on the same day. During the first, candidates pass physical training standards, followed by sparring in hand-to-hand combat.

The candidate arrives at the “facility” and changes into sportswear for the season. He must run a distance of three kilometers in 10 minutes 30 seconds. After the finish, he is given 5 minutes to rest, and then his sprinting qualities are tested in overcoming the hundred-meter race against the clock. The qualifying result is about 12 seconds. Then, with a light jog, you need to go up to the gym, where the crossbar awaits the candidate. The candidate for Directorate “A” is required to do 25 pull-ups, and for Directorate “B” - 20. Here and below, after each exercise, 3 minutes of rest are given between exercises.

Next, you need to perform 90 flexions and extensions of the torso in two minutes. This is followed by push-ups from the floor. The test for Control “A” is 90 times, for Control “B” - 75. Sometimes push-ups can be replaced with push-ups on uneven bars. In this case, the required amount is 30 times. The execution time is not strictly limited, but the candidate is not allowed to rest during execution. They also monitor quite strictly how the exercise is performed. If a candidate, in the opinion of the receiving employee, does not perform this or that exercise clearly, it will not be counted towards him.

After this, the candidate is asked to perform a complex strength exercise. For “A” and “B” - 7 and 5 times, respectively. A complex exercise includes 15 push-ups from the floor, 15 flexions and extensions of the torso (testing the abdominals), then 15 times moving from the “crouched” position to the “lying position” and back, then 15 jumps from the “crouched” position up. Each exercise is given 10 seconds. The described cycle is a one-time execution of a complex exercise. There is no rest break between each exercise. Sometimes in Directorate “A” it is suggested to perform an endurance test - jump up 100 times.

Hand to hand combat

HAVING COMPLETED the physical testing, the candidate rests for 3 minutes, after which, putting on protection on his legs, groin, helmet on his head, gloves on his hands, he goes out to wrestle

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Admission to the riot police

General requirements: a man aged 18 to 35 years, education must be at least secondary, completed compulsory service in the military forces of the Russian Federation, characteristics from the army or from the place of work must be ideal, no criminal record, ideal health, excellent physical fitness.

However, even if the candidate meets all the above requirements, joining the riot police will not be so easy.

Stages of joining the OMON service:

1. Visit to the personnel department of the police department at the place of registration. They will inform you about all the rules for admission to the service. It is necessary to provide the HR department with a completed application form (the form will be issued), photographs of the established sample, a reference from the place of work or from the place of military service, educational documents, and an identity document. Based on the results of checking the documents submitted to the OK, they will issue a referral to undergo a military medical commission (MMC), a referral to the Center for Psychological Diagnostics (CPD), and a referral to a physical fitness exam.

2. Before undergoing the VVC and CPD, it is necessary to undergo a series of medical tests, pass numerous tests for all kinds of infections, and also provide certificates from narcological, psychiatric, and tuberculosis dispensaries. Moreover, all analyzes and certificates are paid. The approximate total cost is 5-7 thousand rubles.

3. Joining the OMON service is an extremely difficult task. To successfully pass the IVC, the candidate must be:

Height – at least 170 cm;

The minimum visual acuity for distance is 0.6 diopters for each eye; acceptable myopia is 0.75 diopters per eye, farsightedness is 2.0 diopters per eye. The presence of non-structural scoliosis up to 8 degrees according to the Instructions does not prevent service in the police department. Candidates with fitness category B on a military ID (fit for service with minor restrictions) when passing the Military Military Commission are recognized as unfit for service in the riot police.

Impact technique;

Fight in clothes;

Mixed style.

The main task of the candidate is to show not so much tactical and technical preparedness, but activity and initiative.

A candidate who has passed all the above tests is enlisted in the riot police.

The general endurance test is based on measuring the distance a fighter runs in 12 minutes:

More than 2.8 km – excellent,

2.8–2.4 km – good,

2.4–2.0 km – mediocre,

Less than 2.0 km is bad.

1. They take into account the young soldier’s personal desire to serve in the airborne forces (if there is no such desire, then it is better to find someone else).

2. Physical suitability for this service is taken into account (in addition to the above tests, it is also mandatory to comply with all standards of the military sports complex without exception).

General physical and airborne training (including parachute jumps with full combat gear, day and night, in the most difficult meteorological conditions), hand-to-hand combat and fire training (not only accurate, but also economical shooting, because every cartridge in the landing force is worth its weight in gold ), reconnaissance and communications, camouflage and survival in extreme conditions, extreme medicine and mine demolition, tracking and crossing of water obstacles, combat in the city and green areas, mountain and arctic training (especially relevant today, when Russia is creating special brigades for protecting your interests in the Arctic) - in this manual you will find the necessary information about the entire range of airborne training, because a paratrooper must be a universal fighter!

General physical training

The Manual on Physical Training (NFP-87) states:

The list of basic exercises included in physical training curricula is as follows:

– for personnel of reconnaissance units and units – 2, 3(4), 6(7), 10, II, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31.

Exercise 2. Running 3 km.

Ratings: “excellent” 12 min 30 sec

“good” 12 min 45 sec

“satisfactory” 13 min 10 sec

Exercise 3. 5 km ski race

Ratings: "excellent" 28 min

"choir." 29 min

"satisfied" 30 min

Exercise 4. 5 km cross-country (for snow-free areas).

Rating: "excellent" 24 min

"choir." 25 min

"satisfied" 26 min.

Exercise 6. Pull-ups on the bar.

Rating: "excellent" 13 times

"choir." 11 times

"satisfied" 9 times

Exercise 7. Complex strength exercise.

Rating: "excellent" 48 times (bends and push-ups together)

"choir." 44 times

"satisfied" 40 times

Exercise 10. 100m run.

Rating: "excellent" 14.1 sec

"choir." 14.6 sec

"satisfied" 15.6 sec.

Exercise 11. Jumping legs apart:

– through a gymnastic “goat” in length – the height of the apparatus is 125 cm, a bridge 10–15 cm high is installed 1 m from the apparatus; the jump is performed from a running start;

Two attempts are allowed.

Exercise 12. Complex agility exercise.

Rating: "excellent" 10 sec

"choir." 10.6 sec

"satisfied" 11.2 sec.

Exercise 13. Bending and extension of the arms with simultaneous swings of the legs on the uneven bars.

Rating: "excellent" 9 times

"choir." 6 times

"satisfied" 4 times.

Exercise 22. March on skis 10 km as part of a unit.

Rating: "excellent" 1 hour 15 min

"choir." 1 hour 20 min

"satisfied" 1 hour 25 min.

Exercise 23. Forced march as part of a unit. The conditions are the same as when throwing on skis.

at 5 km: “excellent.” 27 min

"choir." 28 min

"satisfied" 29 min

"excellent" 56 min

"choir." 58 min

"satisfied" 1 hour.

Exercise 24. General control exercise on a single obstacle course.

Rating: "excellent" 2 min 25 sec

"choir." 2 min 30 sec

"satisfied" 2 min 40 sec.

Exercise 25. Special control exercise on the obstacle course.

If the previous exercise was performed without a machine gun, then this exercise is performed with a machine gun, a magazine bag, two magazines and a gas mask. Distance - 400 m. Starting position - standing at the side of the armored personnel carrier (weapon in hand, gas mask in the bag): climb into the model of the armored personnel carrier over the side, jump off the opposite side, run 200 m along the path towards the first trench, run around the flag, jump into trench and put on a gas mask, jump out of the trench and run along the log through the ravine, jump from the log to the ground, overcome the rubble, jump into the ditch, take a box weighing 40 kg from the rear parapet and transfer it to the front parapet, then again to the rear. Take off the gas mask and put it in your bag, jump out of the ditch, run through the passages of the labyrinth, run up the inclined board onto the fence, go onto the beam, run along it, jumping over the gaps, and jump to the ground from the end of the last section of the beam, jump over the destroyed stairs , stepping on each step, and jump off the last step to the ground. Overcome the wall, jump into the well, run along the communication path to the trench, throw an anti-tank grenade weighing at least 1 kg at 15 m along a shield measuring 2×1 m, if the first grenade does not hit the target, continue throwing (but no more than three grenades) until hit target, jump out of the trench and cross the front garden, climb into the lower window of the facade of the house, from there into the upper window, go to the beam, walk along it, jump to the first platform, from it to the second, jump to the ground, jump over the trench.