Military education for women in Russia. Opportunity and main problems

Recent years in Russia there is a very stable trend. A greater number of military institutions of higher learning begin to implement a mass reception of female applicants. This is due to the country's demographic decline. All educational institutions during the work of the selection committee start an active struggle for each person, even the female, because in case of shortage of cadets, they can be disbanded.

But, according to forecasts, in the future the situation will become even worse when the admission of entrants of the year of birth of 1996 begins (the period of the lowest birth rate). Therefore, military education in our country is gradually beginning to undergo changes in comparison with the traditional, familiar, that is, the male.

The motivation of the girls who choose the service is quite understandable.

First, military education will allow them to get a good, usually "sedentary" distribution.

Secondly, the payment is higher and stable than on the "citizen".

Thirdly, women are attracted by the early retirement age.

In addition, higher military education attracts them with special romance.

But the enthusiasm of one side is combined with the presence of undesirable, and sometimes negative attitude towards admission of entrants from the direction of management and employees of universities. Therefore, women's military education has a large number of problems, since no one will provide a discount on "gender weakness".

Already in the process of passing the entrance examinations, which last for three weeks, entrants have the opportunity to get into the special conditions that are available in the barracks. It is in them that the girls will live for the next five years, if, of course, they do.

Military education implies that at the stage of introductory tests applicants must undergo drill training, and also be under the constant supervision of their commander. Therefore, many girls immediately take away documents, because they are not able to withstand such a physical, emotional and psychological burden.

Moreover, it is necessary to undergo a serious procedure of psychological examination, the main purpose of which is to determine the motivation of entrants to the service. Therefore, already at the initial stage, the "weak sex" will be expected by the course of the young fighter and living in the field.

In the future, girls must perform all that is "prescribed" for the cadet, regardless of his sex. But most importantly, it will require unquestioning observance of the regime of the day and the basic rules. In general, the military education of women is completely identical to the traditional, masculine. As practice shows, most of the girls cope with the tasks assigned to them, and finish their studies before the end of the term.

But the big change is caused by the change in the cultural stereotypes of the behavior of women and men in the minds of both sexes. This gives psychological discomfort both first and second. For several years, there has been continued talk about the fact that military education in Russia is becoming feminine, and for women against this background there are more male features.

These views and gender stereotypes can not but leave an imprint on the psychological atmosphere in the educational environment of the military university. Therefore, the current experience of interaction between cadets and cadets is, as a rule, not always positive.

In this regard, special attention should be given to cultivating a tolerant attitude towards the opposite sex within the higher institution. With this approach, the military education of girls in our country will be successful.