Ryazan School of Airborne Forces. Ryazan Institute of Airborne Forces. Admission conditions: physical training

Who are the current sergeants? What does their training look like? Having visited the RVVDKU, I received an answer to these questions, communicating with teachers and cadets for two days, observing their life and studies. In this part we will talk about contract cadets studying sergeant training for 2 years and 10 months, the so-called. professional sergeants.

Faculty of Secondary Professional Education of the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School (Military Institute) named after Army General V.F. Margelov (branch) of the Federal State Military Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education “Military Educational and Scientific Center of the Ground Forces “Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” in Ryazan was created in accordance with the directive of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated December 31, 2008 No. D-112 and on the basis of the staff approved by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated September 25, 2009 No. 17\269.

At the faculty, cadets are trained in the following specialties:
Specialty "Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles" qualification "technician", in nine military specialties:
- combined arms specialists intended to fill military positions as deputy commander of a motorized rifle platoon (rifle platoon, security platoon).
- specialists of parachute units intended to fill military positions - deputy commander of a parachute platoon;
- airborne service specialists intended to fill the vacant position of deputy commander (squad commander) of an airborne support platoon.
- military intelligence specialists intended to fill the vacant position of deputy commander of a reconnaissance platoon.
- intelligence specialists (special purpose military units) intended to fill the vacant position of group commander.
- combined arms specialists intended to fill military positions: commander of a repair platoon; deputy commander of a repair platoon; commander of an automobile platoon, support platoon.

Specialty "Communication networks and switching systems" qualification "technician"
- communications specialists intended to fill the vacant position of senior technician.
Duration of training is 2 years and 10 months.
Specialty "Multichannel telecommunication systems" qualification "technician"
- communications specialists intended to fill the vacant position of station manager, department head, senior technician.
Duration of training is 2 years and 10 months.
Specialty "Radio communications, radio broadcasting and television" qualification "technician"
- communications specialists intended to fill the vacant position of deputy platoon commander.
Duration of training is 2 years and 10 months.

Total for studying at the Faculty of Open Secondary Education in 2009-2010. 448 people were enrolled, 343 people remain to serve at the moment.
Several hundred people were screened out before admission because... they showed no desire to study, but simply hoped to receive a 10-20 thousand scholarship, eat for free and have a roof over their heads. There is evidence of poor performance by military registration and enlistment offices and unit commands in selecting candidates.
During the training, another 105 people dropped out for the following reasons:
Cadets who pass the entrance examination “satisfactorily” receive a salary in the amount of 7,000 rubles, this amount does not satisfy them;
During service (by conscription or contract) in other troops there were no strict requirements regarding service, but when entering for training they were faced with demands, the need to comply with established rules of behavior, and fulfill the prescribed norms of military service;
They made a mistake in choosing their future profession and realized that military service was not their calling;
Close relatives and family members are not happy with the choice made and do not agree that training takes place in isolation from families.
Initially, C grade students received 7,000 rubles each, but at the moment the situation regarding payments with all bonuses looks like this:
if there is at least one C grade in any of the subjects - 10 thousand;
if there is at least one B in any of the subjects - 15 thousand;
if all grades are A - 20 thousand.
Those who fail are simply expelled. The teachers very much approve of this decision, because... There is no need to drag out outright incompetents and quitters.

The training program is as follows:

At the end of the training, final state certification of graduates is carried out:
1. Final interdisciplinary exam in the specialty
- General tactics
- Specific tactics
- Management and communications
- Engineering support
- RCB protection
- Military topography
2. State exam in the discipline “Physical education (preparation)”

The working time schedule looks like this:
...after morning activities (getting up, exercise, washing, examination, breakfast, training), the FSF cadets leave for scheduled classes. From 9.00 to 14.00, in accordance with the class schedule, cadets are in class. After scheduled classes and lunch, they are given time to independently prepare for classes the next day. After completing independent training, from 18.40 to 19.20, planned activities are carried out with the cadets: sports work and educational work.
After completing self-training and carrying out mandatory activities, from 19.30 cadets are given personal time with the right to leave the faculty territory (departure for the city).
Since all cadets of the faculty of secondary vocational education are military personnel undergoing military service under a contract, then in accordance with Art. 244 of the Charter of the Internal Service of the RF Armed Forces is allowed to stay outside the school for up to 24 hours, and for family cadets (whose families live with them) until 7.30 the next day.
Control of personnel departing from the territory of the faculty is carried out by the unit commander, the officer who controls the daily routine and the company duty officer.

At the moment, first-year (193 people) and second-year (150 people) cadets are studying. We can confidently say that only those who really want to study and serve as a sergeant remain, the rest have dropped out, for example, now 43 cadets are excellent students, 128 are studying for four and five, the rest have a range of grades from “3” to “5”. I talked to the guys about why they decided to become sergeants. Many are motivated by a good salary and social package promised upon admission, which adds up to the desire to be a military man. There are some cadets who were unsure that they would be able to study under a higher education program to become an officer, so they chose something simpler - a secondary vocational sergeant. The contract is signed for 8 years at once - 2 years and 10 months of training, then 5 years in the military. Recently an order was issued according to which a cadet who refused further studies at his own request must return to the state the money spent on his education; until this moment it was possible to quit without any consequences.
Sergeant cadets and officer cadets undergo training in the military directly at the school, commanding platoons of three-month conscript cadets.
The guys’ vision of their future is very interesting: “We are sergeants of the new army! We are the best! We will change the armed forces! We will train soldiers in a new way!” Moreover, they say this without any bragging, but as a matter of course.

I'll move on to photos and videos. On the day of my arrival, the Faculty of Special Education was supposed to have parachute jumps. During a year of training, future sergeants make four jumps, and the fourth is necessarily from an Il-76.

Snow fell every now and then, so the flight was postponed and postponed. In order not to stand on their feet, the cadets rested their legs

I took a photo of one of those landing in a circle

Sling cutter

This is a mechanical safety device designed to open a parachute after a specified time interval (using a clock mechanism) if the parachutist for some reason did not do this on his own.

Shoes for jumping were clearly chosen democratically - some in felt boots, some in high boots, some in sneakers

When the sky brightened a little and the snow stopped, several people boarded the An-2 for a test jump

The first one is gone!

The next group is getting ready

Instructor

Equipment inspection

As you can see, the gloves are quite a free sample

School emblem

Unfortunately, as soon as the An-2 landed after the second batch, it started snowing again and the jumps were finally canceled that day.

I took these photos and videos during classes

One of the teachers. At the moment, 60% of the school’s teaching staff is on staff, awaiting either appointment or dismissal, while the prospects are not very clear. The school needs to reach a full recruitment of three-year sergeants (according to the plan, 1,615 people) in order to retain all the teachers, but so far there are not so many candidates recruited. A real solution to the problem can only be achieved next year, when pay for military personnel is increased, and military service will regain its former prestige.

Stowing parachutes

The Ryazan Institute of Airborne Forces inherits and continues the military glory and combat traditions of previous military educational institutions: the 1st Ryazan Soviet Infantry Course for command personnel of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army, the Ryazan Infantry School, the Ryazan Infantry, the Kuibyshev and Alma-Ata Military Parachute schools, Ryazan Higher Airborne Command Twice Red Banner School named after Army General V.F. Margelov.

In 1918, by order of the Revolutionary Government, a network of special military courses for officer training was created in the country. Among such courses, by Order of the People's Commissariat of Military and Marine No. 743 of August 29, 1918, the 1st Ryazan Soviet Infantry Course for Red Army command personnel began to be formed in Ryazan. The former colonel of the General Staff of the Russian Army, Troitsky Ivan Aleksandrovich, was appointed head of the courses, and Goryunov Alexey Ivanovich was appointed commissar.

The day of November 13 was declared an annual holiday for personnel by order of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic in memory of the completion of the formation of the 1st Ryazan Infantry Courses. Since then, this date has been celebrated as the unit’s birthday, as a professional holiday for the personnel of the Ryazan Institute of Airborne Forces.

From April to August 1919, the Ryazan courses in full force took part in the battles against the White Cossacks on the Southern Front. In 1920, the courses were renamed the Ryazan Infantry School.

In 1920-1921, detachments of cadets took part in operations to eliminate Wrangel’s landing in the Kuban, liberated Nagorno-Dagestan from White Guard troops, and eliminated Antonov’s counter-revolutionary gangs in the Tambov region.

In 1937, the school was renamed the Ryazan Infantry School.

In the battles against the Japanese on the Khalkhin Gol River and the White Finns, graduates Terekhin M.F. and Komarov N.N. became the first Heroes of the Soviet Union among the school graduates.

The war years were a comprehensive test of the school's vital activity, fortitude, courage and perseverance of its personnel. The cadets studied hard, and the graduates competently defeated the hated enemy. Thousands of students of the Ryazan Infantry performed feats in the name of the liberation of the Motherland and the peoples of Eastern Europe enslaved by fascism, 13 graduates of the school were awarded the highest title - Hero of the Soviet Union.

On November 12, 1943, the Ryazan Infantry School, in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of its formation, for military services to the Motherland and outstanding success in officer training, was awarded the Order of the Red Banner by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

In the fifties, the country's leadership set the task of forming strong, highly maneuverable Airborne Forces. To solve this problem, it was necessary to create a specialized military educational institution that would satisfy the need of new troops for officer personnel. In the spring of 1953, the Alma-Ata Airborne School, created in 1947, was merged with the Ryazan School, and from that moment on, Ryazan became a forge of command personnel for the Airborne Forces. In 1958, the school was transformed into a higher combined arms command school. Since 1964, this educational institution began to be called the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command Red Banner School. The cadets wholeheartedly embraced the combat traditions of the Ryazan Infantry and tried to create worthy authority for the new airborne school.

On February 22, 1968, in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the school was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the second time for its great merits in officer training. He is given the honorary name "in the name of the Lenin Komsomol".

On November 12, 1996, taking into account numerous requests from personnel and veterans, the President of the Russian Federation awarded the school a new honorary name “named after Army General Vasily Filippovich Margelov.”

On August 29, 1998, in connection with the reorganization of military educational institutions, by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, the school was renamed the Ryazan Institute of Airborne Forces.

Story

The Ryazan Military School was founded on November 13, 1918 on the basis of the first Soviet Ryazan infantry courses.
In November 1921, the Ryazan Infantry School was awarded the Revolutionary Red Banner of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee for the courage and bravery of its personnel.
1941 (August 2) - in Kuibyshev (now Samara), on the basis of an infantry school, a military parachute school was secretly created to train military personnel of the Airborne Forces, which was carefully hidden behind the number of military unit No. 75021.
On November 12, 1943, in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of its formation, the Ryazan Infantry School was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for military services to the Motherland and outstanding success in officer training by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
From 1946 to September 1947, the parachute school was located in the city of Frunze, Kyrgyz SSR.
1958 (June) - By resolution of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the Ryazan Red Banner Infantry School (secondary) was transformed into the Higher Combined Arms Command School with a four-year training period. Graduates called it RKPU and received diplomas of higher civilian education, while military training remained at the same level. These transformations did not affect the Alma-Ata Airborne School in any way, and the Commander of the Airborne Forces V.F. Margelov proposed to the country's leadership the merger of the two schools.
1959 (May 1) - the first echelon of paratrooper cadets departed from Kazakhstan to Ryazan, headed by Colonel A. S. Leontyev, appointed commander of the Ryazan Higher Combined Arms Command Red Banner School. And only towards the completion of all graduations of infantry cadets on April 4, 1964, the school replaced its sign with the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command Red Banner School. Since 1959, when the Alma-Ata Military Parachute School became part of the RKPU, the school began to “forge” officer cadres for the Airborne Forces of the USSR Armed Forces. V.F. Margelov constantly kept the school in his sight and looked after it like a father. The school has grown, acquired an excellent educational base both in Ryazan and in the Seletsky camps, which have been transformed beyond recognition since the war.
1962 - the school switched to a new profile of education and knowledge of one of the foreign languages was put at the forefront. The admission and training of foreigners at the school began (the fourth platoon, consisting of Vietnamese, joined the 4th cadet company, and in subsequent years the company was replenished with Indonesians..., currently cadets from 32 countries are being trained).
1964 (April 4) - by the end of all graduations of infantry cadets, the school was renamed the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command Red Banner School and was transformed beyond recognition.
On February 22, 1968, in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the USSR, the school was awarded the Order of the Red Banner for the second time for its great merits in officer training. It is given the honorary name “named after the Lenin Komsomol”.
In 1989, for its great contribution to the training of Polish military personnel, the school was awarded the “Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit” of the Polish People's Republic.
On November 13, 1995, a monument to the founder of the airborne service, Army General Vasily Margelov, was unveiled on the territory of the institute.
On November 12, 1996, taking into account numerous requests from personnel and veterans of the airborne service, the President of Russia awarded the school a new honorary name, as a result of which it became known as the “Ryazan Higher Airborne Command Twice Red Banner School named after Army General V.F. Margelov.”
On August 29, 1998, in connection with the reorganization of military educational institutions and in accordance with the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 417 dated September 16, 1998, the Ryazan Higher Airborne School named after Army General V. F. Margelov was renamed the “Ryazan Institute of Airborne troops."
On November 11, 2002, by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 807, the name “named after Army General V.F. Margelov” was returned to the institute.
2004 (July 9) - taking into account numerous requests from the personnel and veterans of the school, it was again renamed the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School (military institute) named after Army General V.F. Margelov (Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 937-R dated 07/09/2004 ).
2006 - By order of the Russian Minister of Defense, the school was awarded the Pennant of the Minister of Defense for courage, military valor and high combat skills.
2008 - for the first time, the Ryazan Airborne Command School began accepting female cadets (20 people) for training in the military specialization “Use of Airborne Support Units.” These will be female officers, commanders of platoons of parachute handlers, who ensure that military personnel perform parachute jumps, as well as the release of military equipment using special platforms and multi-dome systems.
2010 - the enrollment of cadets for training at the school was suspended, presumably the next intake of cadets will begin no earlier than 2013; instead of paratrooper officers, from September 2010 the educational institution will train contract sergeants.
At the beginning of 2011, they plan to open a center for training military priests, imams, rabbis and lamas for the army and navy on the basis of the school. On the territory of the training center there is a temple of Elijah the Prophet of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Modernity

The educational institution includes the school itself, a training center located 60 km from Ryazan, an aviation military transport squadron and the Central Parachute Club of the Airborne Forces.

On the territory of the school there are barracks-type dormitories for accommodating cadets, educational buildings and laboratories for conducting classes (including fire and technical complexes), a shooting range, an airborne training complex, sports and gyms for practicing various types of martial arts, a stadium with sports town, canteen, cadet cafe, club, post office, medical center, consumer services plant.

The school trains command staff with higher military-special education in two specialties:

“Personnel Management”, commander of a parachute platoon of the Airborne Forces, qualified as a manager.

“Translation and translation studies”, commander of a reconnaissance platoon of parachute units of the Airborne Forces, qualified as a linguist-translator.

The main divisions of the institute are: departments, companies and platoons of cadets. The institute trains and educates cadets from 9 military and 3 civilian departments:
tactics;
tactical and special training;
weapons and shooting;
humanitarian and socio-economic disciplines;
airborne training;
material parts and repairs;
operation and driving;
troop control in peacetime;
physical training and sports;
foreign languages;
mathematics and physics;
Russian language.

RIVDV coordinates:
390031 Ryazan-31, pl. Margelova, ow. 1
Tel.: (491-2) 20-94-14

Education

The educational process at the Ryazan Institute of Airborne Forces differs from the educational process in higher school. Education at the university is based on a close combination of theory and practice, its duration is 5 years, for officer courses (training commanders of parachute companies (battalions) and airborne service specialists) - 5 - 10 months. The entire period of study is divided into 10 academic semesters - two semesters per academic year. At the end of each semester and academic year, an examination session is held in accordance with the curriculum. The main forms of theoretical work for students are: listening to lectures, working at seminars and extracurricular consultations; To test and consolidate the knowledge acquired during the learning process, laboratory and control work is periodically carried out. As part of the course of practical training with a training platoon of cadets, group exercises, tactical classes and exercises, and internships are provided. At the end of each course, starting from the second year of study, cadets are required to submit personal course projects; Any independent work of cadets to improve personal skills is encouraged.

During training, cadets spend more than a year on field trips. Every year, cadets are given a winter vacation of 2 weeks and a main summer vacation of 30 days.

Cadets who graduate from the school with a diploma with honors have a preferential right to choose a place of service after graduation within the limits established for the school.

Graduates of RVDV (formerly RVVDKU)

The institute’s track record includes 45 Heroes of the Soviet Union, 63 Heroes of the Russian Federation, thousands of holders of military orders, more than 60 record holders of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, Russia and the world in parachuting, etc. Among the graduates of the school:
Pavel Grachev - Hero of the Soviet Union, former Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation,
Valery Vostrotin - Hero of the Soviet Union, former Deputy Minister for Emergency Situations,
Alexander Lebed - former army commander, former deputy commander of the Airborne Forces and subsequently governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory,
Vladimir Shamanov - former army commander, former head of the administration of the Ulyanovsk region, now adviser to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, since May 25, 2009 appointed commander of the Airborne Forces
A whole galaxy of Airborne Forces commanders in the modern history of Russia:
Evgeny Podkolzin - former commander of the Airborne Forces,
Georgy Shpak - commander of the Airborne Forces in 1996-2003, 5th governor of the Ryazan region;
Alexander Kolmakov - First Deputy Minister of Defense,
Evgeniy Nikolaevich Andreev - parachute equipment tester, Hero of the Soviet Union
Nikolai Ignatov - Hero of Russia, participant in the storming of the House of Soviets
Oleg Zobov - Hero of Russia, participant in the New Year's assault on Grozny in 1995,
Zaripov Albert Maratovich - Hero of Russia, commander of the Special Forces group, participant in the battle near the village. Pervomayskoe, 1996.
Wojciech Jaruzelski - former leader of Poland,
Levan Sharashenidze - former head of the Georgian defense department,
Amadou Toumani Touré is the current President of Mali.
Sergei Kharitonov - Russian mixed martial arts fighter,
Tseev, Eduard Kushukovich - Hero of the Russian Federation
Andrey Shevelev - Governor of the Tver Region

And many others.
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One of the most prestigious military colleges in Russia today is the Ryazan Airborne School. In November 2018, it will celebrate its centenary; it was originally formed as the Ryazan Infantry Course. Over the course of its existence, the school has graduated several hundred thousand first-class military personnel who have defended and continue to defend the country for many years.

Ryazan Airborne School and its history (1918-1947)

RVVDKU (formerly RIVDV) today bears the honorary name of General V.F. Margelov, who put a lot of effort into making this educational institution one of the best in the country. On November 13, 1918, the Ryazan Infantry School (that’s what it was called then) opened its doors to its first students. Three years later, the institution became the owner of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee award for the courage shown by its students.

In August 1941, a decision was made to form a military parachute school on the basis of an existing educational institution evacuated to Kuibyshev. The school was engaged in training military personnel for the airborne troops, but few people knew about this; the uninitiated took it for an ordinary military unit.

In the fall of 1943, the school received an award - the Order of the Red Banner, which was awarded for the front-line successes of officers trained by the school. In 1946-1947, the current secondary school was located in the city of Frunze (now Bishkek), after which it returned to its rightful place - in Ryazan.

History of the school: post-war years

In 1958, the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union decided to reorganize the existing educational institution into the Higher Combined Arms Command School. The duration of study was increased to four years, and the diplomas that graduates received became equivalent to any document confirming higher education. The training of students remained at the highest level.

Who does the school teach?

In addition to the school itself, there is a large training center, a parachute club and an aviation military transport squadron. Cadets live in barracks-type dormitories and study in educational buildings, laboratories, complexes, and gyms. The school has its own shooting range, as well as a stadium with a sports campus. Next to the establishment there is a consumer services plant.

RVVDKU (Ryazan) trains certified specialists in three specialties and two specializations at once, adhering to the state order, which is formed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. All programs are structured so that the duration of study for each of them is five years. Girls are admitted to the school on a general basis.

Ryazan Airborne School: faculties, departments

In total, the educational institution has three faculties: secondary vocational education - 8 (this is where you can get secondary vocational education), additional vocational education and a special faculty, where military personnel from abroad are trained. The role of the leading units of the RVVDKU is performed by platoons, departments and companies. As of 2015, there are 19 departments operating on the territory of the school.

15 out of 19 departments are military, the remaining 4 are general professional (Russian and foreign languages, humanities and natural sciences, mathematics and natural sciences, general professional disciplines). The school employs experienced specialists, among them more than 20 doctors of science and more than 150 candidates.

Extrabudgetary faculty

The school also has a Faculty of Communications and Automotive Transport, where you can get education on an extra-budgetary basis. It trains bachelors in the specialties “Automobiles and Automotive Industry” and “Personnel Management of Organizations”. The training lasts four years, the student can receive education in full-time and part-time forms.

To enter the first specialty, you must pass the Unified State Exam in the Russian language, mathematics and physics, and for the second - in the Russian language, mathematics and social studies. For each discipline, it is recommended to check with the school itself, since it may vary. The cost of annual training in both specialties has not changed since 2013. As of June 2015, it is 64 thousand rubles for full-time studies and 28 thousand for correspondence courses.

Educational process

RVVDKU (Ryazan) differs from all other military schools in that the educational process is structured completely differently here. The training is organized in such a way that all students receive not only theoretical, but also practical skills, and quite often this happens within the same lesson. There is practically no division between lecture and practical courses.

The duration of training is 5 years for cadets, and those who want to become officers will have to study a little longer - 5 years and 10 months. Cadets study for 10 semesters, at the end of each of them they must take tests and exams, this is similar to the examination session in civilian higher educational institutions.

Theoretical classes include attending lectures, writing laboratory and test papers, and attending extracurricular consultations. Practical work includes internships, group classes and exercises. From the second year onwards, all cadets must defend coursework on a topic previously agreed upon with their supervisor.

Over the entire five years of training, cadets spend more than 12 months on field trips. Every year, cadets go on a thirty-day vacation in the summer and a fourteen-day vacation in the winter. Those cadets who graduate with honors receive an advantage in choosing the place where they will serve, according to the existing order.

Who can become a cadet at the school?

Admission to the Ryazan Airborne Forces School begins on the first of July every year. Young people face quite serious health requirements. Those who have not served, if they are not yet 22 years old, as well as those who are currently serving on conscription or on a contract basis (up to 25 years old) can become cadets. Even those who previously served in the army are allowed to enroll, provided that they are not yet 24 years old.

All potential cadets are required to undergo a medical examination and submit the relevant documents to the admissions committee. Active military personnel must attach a medical record to the card. It should be noted that applicants with criminal, anti-Russian, nationalist and obscene tattoos are not accepted into the school; these are its internal rules.

To enroll in the Ryazan Airborne Forces School, you must provide photocopies or originals of documents proving your identity and education, as well as certificates of passing the Unified State Exam. Candidate cadets who already have secondary education can enroll after internal examinations, which the school organizes independently.

Admission conditions: Unified State Exam

All potential students of the RVVDKU school (Ryazan) planning to study in higher education programs undergo an assessment of general educational skills, which is carried out based on the results of the Unified State Exam. To enroll in the specialty “Human Resources Management”, you must provide certificates of passing exams in mathematics (passing score - 27), social studies (42 points) and Russian language (36 points).

To study the specialty "Translation and Translation Studies" you must pass a foreign language (passing score - 22), Russian language (36 points) and history (32 points). For the specialty “Infocommunication Technologies” you will need to pass physics (passing score - 36), mathematics (27 points) and Russian language (36 points).

Those who plan to study in a secondary education program may not provide Unified State Examination certificates; the decision on enrollment will be made by the admissions committee based on other parameters. We are talking about fitness for health reasons and assessing the physical fitness of the future cadet; they will also be helped to determine the category of professional suitability without conducting any exams.

Admission conditions: physical training

The Ryazan Airborne Military School has a special status, and all its cadets must have excellent physical training. That is why applicants are required to go through a physical fitness level test, this applies to both boys and girls. If an applicant is going to receive higher professional education, he will have to take pull-ups, running and swimming (if conditions permit).

If the applicant plans to receive secondary vocational education, the same exercises are offered, but the standards for enrollment in this case are slightly higher. You are given only one chance to perform a physical exercise; the results are entered into the competition list along with data from the Unified State Examination certificates. Based on them, the decision on enrollment is formed.

Admission to the Ryazan Airborne Forces School requires the applicant to be in good physical shape, so it is best to start preparing in advance. Having diplomas, certificates, and awards in the field of sports disciplines is welcome, but this does not give priority in admission.

Educational and methodological work

The Ryazan Airborne Forces School is famous for its teachers, all of them have extensive service experience, about 150 of them were participants in combat operations in Afghanistan, South Ossetia, and the North Caucasus. Thanks to this, all cadets receive the most necessary skills for further military service. Among other things, teachers constantly conduct methodological work with their students aimed at improving the quality of education.

Beginning teachers here can also acquire the skills necessary to work with cadets; a “School of Pedagogical Excellence” has been opened especially for them, the duration of training is two years. Periodically, the school organizes methodological experiments, as a result of which the latest teaching methods are developed in military educational institutions.

Oath

The oath at the Ryazan Airborne Forces School takes place in early September; parents and friends of first-year students usually come to this solemn event. The school management congratulates all students.

According to existing tradition, the oath always ends with a solemn march and demonstration performances in which officers and cadets take part. Parents can ask all their questions to the head of the school, as well as to the teachers who are always present at the oath of freshmen.

How to get there?

The educational institution has a favorable location and is located near the Ryazan-1 railway station. The address of the Ryazan Airborne Forces School is pl. General of the Army V.F. Margelov, 1. To get from the station to the school, you need to take bus route No. 5 “Railway Station - Turlatovo Platform”, then get to the stop “Library named after M. Gorky”, and from there walk along Seminarskaya street about 500 meters.

From the Ryazan-2 railway station you can get to the school using minibus No. 57 “Novoselov 60 - village. Bozhatkovo”, you need to get off at the “Mikhailovskoye Shosse” stop and get off at the “Gorky Library” stop. The fare is 16 rubles.

The school is located in several buildings, access to some of them is limited, so photos of the RVVDKU and its interior are not so easy to find. However, everyone can attend the oath ceremony, as well as open days to feel the military spirit of the educational institution.

Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School. Part two. Professional Sergeants

Part two. Professional Sergeants

Who are the current sergeants? What does their training look like? Having visited RVVDKU , I received an answer to these questions during two days of communicating with teachers and cadets, observing their everyday life and studies. In this part we will talk about contract cadets studying sergeant training for 2 years and 10 months, the so-called. professional sergeants.

Faculty of Secondary Vocational Education Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School (military institute) named after Army General V.F. Margelova (branch) of the Federal State Military Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education "military educational and scientific center of the Ground Forces "Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation" in Ryazan was created in accordance with the directive of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated December 31, 2008 No. D-112 and on the basis of the staff approved by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated September 25, 2009 No. 17\269 .

At the faculty, cadets are trained in the following specialties:

Specialty "Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles" qualification "technician", in nine military specialties:

Combined arms specialists intended to fill military positions as deputy commander of a motorized rifle platoon (rifle platoon, security platoon).

Specialists of parachute units intended to fill military positions - deputy commander of a parachute platoon;

Airborne service specialists intended to fill the vacant position of deputy commander (squad commander) of an airborne support platoon.

Military intelligence specialists intended to fill the vacant position of deputy commander of a reconnaissance platoon.

Intelligence specialists (special purpose military units) intended to fill the vacant position of group commander.

Combined arms specialists intended to fill military positions: commander of a repair platoon; deputy commander of a repair platoon; commander of an automobile platoon, support platoon.

Specialty "Communication networks and switching systems" qualification "technician"

Communications specialists intended to fill the vacant position of senior technician.

Duration of training is 2 years and 10 months.

Specialty "Multichannel telecommunication systems" qualification "technician"

Communications specialists intended to fill the vacant positions of station manager, department head, senior technician.

Duration of training is 2 years and 10 months.

Specialty "Radio communications, radio broadcasting and television" qualification "technician"

Communications specialists intended to fill the vacant position of deputy platoon commander.

Duration of training is 2 years and 10 months.

During the training, another 105 people dropped out for the following reasons:

Cadets who pass the entrance examination “satisfactorily” receive a salary in the amount of 7,000 rubles, this amount does not satisfy them;

During service (by conscription or contract) in other troops there were no strict requirements regarding service, but when entering for training they were faced with demands, the need to comply with established rules of behavior, and fulfill the prescribed norms of military service;

They made a mistake in choosing their future profession and realized that military service was not their calling;

Close relatives and family members are not happy with the choice made and do not agree that training takes place in isolation from families.

Initially, C grade students received 7,000 rubles each, but at the moment the situation regarding payments with all bonuses looks like this:

if there is at least one C grade in any of the subjects - 10 thousand;

if there is at least one B in any of the subjects - 15 thousand;

if all grades are A - 20 thousand.

Those who fail are simply expelled. The teachers very much approve of this decision, because... There is no need to drag out outright incompetents and quitters.

The training program is as follows:

At the end of the training, final state certification of graduates is carried out:

1. Final interdisciplinary exam in the specialty

General tactics

Specific tactics

Control and communications

Engineering support

RCB protection

Military topography

2. State exam in the discipline “Physical education (preparation)”

The working time schedule looks like this:

...after morning activities (getting up, exercise, washing, examination, breakfast, training), the FSF cadets leave for scheduled classes. From 9.00 to 14.00, in accordance with the class schedule, cadets are in class. After scheduled classes and lunch, they are given time to independently prepare for classes the next day. After completing independent training, from 18.40 to 19.20, planned activities are carried out with the cadets: sports work and educational work.

After completing self-training and carrying out mandatory activities, from 19.30 cadets are given personal time with the right to leave the faculty territory (departure for the city).

Since all cadets of the faculty of secondary vocational education are military personnel undergoing military service under a contract, then in accordance with Art. 244 of the Charter of the Internal Service of the RF Armed Forces is allowed to stay outside the school for up to 24 hours, and for family cadets (whose families live with them) until 7.30 the next day. Control of personnel departing from the territory of the faculty is carried out by the unit commander, the officer who controls the daily routine and the company duty officer.

At the moment, first-year (193 people) and second-year (150 people) cadets are studying. We can confidently say that only those who really want to study and serve as sergeants remain, the rest have dropped out, for example, now 43 cadets are excellent students, 128 are studying for four and five, the rest have a range of grades from "3" before "5" . I talked to the guys about why they decided to become sergeants. Many are motivated by a good salary and social package promised upon admission, which adds up to the desire to be a military man. There are some cadets who were unsure that they would be able to study under a higher education program to become an officer, so they chose something simpler - a secondary vocational sergeant. The contract is signed for 8 years at once - 2 years and 10 months of training, then 5 years in the military. Recently an order was issued according to which a cadet who refused further studies at his own request must return to the state the money spent on his education; until this moment it was possible to quit without any consequences.

Sergeant cadets and officer cadets undergo training in the military directly at the school, commanding platoons of three-month conscript cadets. The guys’ vision of their future is very interesting: "We are the sergeants of the new army! We are the best! We will change the armed forces! We will train soldiers in a new way!". Moreover, they say this without any bragging, but as a matter of course.

Snow fell every now and then, so the flight was postponed and postponed. In order not to stand on their feet, the cadets rested their legs

I took a photo of one of those landing in a circle

I took a photo of one of those landing in a circle

Sling cutter

Sling cutter

This is a mechanical safety device designed to open a parachute after a specified time interval (using a clock mechanism) if the parachutist for some reason did not do this on his own.

Shoes for jumping were clearly chosen democratically - some in felt boots, some in high boots, some in sneakers

Shoes for jumping were clearly chosen democratically - some in felt boots, some in high boots, some in sneakers

When the sky brightened a little and the snow stopped, several people boarded the An-2 for a test jump

When the sky brightened a little and the snow stopped, several people boarded the An-2 for a test jump

The first one is gone!

The first one is gone!

The next group is getting ready

The next group is getting ready

Instructor

Instructor

Equipment inspection

As you can see, the gloves are quite a free sample

As you can see, the gloves are quite a free sample

School emblem. Unfortunately, as soon as the An-2 landed after the second batch, it started snowing again and the jumps were finally canceled that day.

School emblem. Unfortunately, as soon as the An-2 landed after the second batch, it started snowing again and the jumps were finally canceled that day.

I took these photos and videos during classes: