There is such a profession ... Or how to become a commander

The role of officer cadres in maintaining the combat readiness and combat capability of the army and navy at the proper level has always been decisive. With the name of the officer of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation), in the minds of our people, the idea of man as a manly, strong-willed and moral, selflessly devoted to the Fatherland, possessing a high general and military-professional culture, commander skills is associated. He organizes the daily training and life of soldiers, directs their combat activities, bears personal responsibility to the state and society for the combat readiness and combat capability of the troops entrusted to him, the unit, the unit (the ship), the unit.

The profound changes that have taken place in the RF Armed Forces in recent years in all spheres of their life activity determine the need for officers to create and develop information sites that highlight the changes that have taken place in a systematized form and generalize the new knowledge necessary for the daily activities of officers. An example - a new work of enthusiasts on the site NEDOSTATKOV.NET.RU

The purpose of the site is to disclose the main issues of vital activity of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which are of daily practical importance for officers as military leaders, organizers of training and education of personnel; To deepen the knowledge of military personnel on the legislative and legal support for military activities, the bases for maintaining the combat readiness of troops and organizing their training, the military-technical equipment of modern armies, international organizations and military-political alliances; To promote the expansion of the military theoretical horizon of officer cadres and the development of their organizational skills and methodological skills.

The site is designed for the officers of all types and branches of the Russian Armed Forces, and first of all for young officers, future military leaders.

For the successful formation of an officer as a commander, he needs knowledge of general information about the Russian Federation, the powers of the legislative and executive bodies of the federal government in the field of defense and security of the state, the official views of the military and political leadership of the country on military matters, and the structure of the military organization of the RF Armed Forces.

In addition, it is required to study the legislative and legal aspects of military activities. Namely, legislative design and consolidation of the legal status of servicemen, their social rights and guarantees, as well as responsibility, specificity of certain categories of servicemen in a socially-legal sense.

The officer should have an idea of the organizational structure of the RF Armed Forces and their composition. Guided by the Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation, the instructions of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to understand the current tasks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the basis for their application.

In the course of occupational training, the officer is obliged to systematize knowledge of the main types, forms and methods of military operations.

The order of organization of the training of troops (forces), training and education of personnel is given the lion's share of the content of the site.

In the course of self-preparation, officers seeking to expand their horizons study the heraldic attributes of the Russian Armed Forces, expressed in banners, flags, standards, pennants, heraldic emblem signs, and a system of state and military decorations as signs of valor and glory.

A special place in the training of an officer is occupied by military-technical subjects. Here the servicemen get acquainted with the detailed classification of weapons and military equipment (WME) that is in service not only for the Russian army, but also for the armies of foreign states.

Interesting and useful information for Russian officers are military historical materials, with the main events of Russian military history presented in a systematized form and its actors - commanders, commanders and naval commanders.

Knowledge of information on international organizations and military-political unions, on the participation of the Russian Federation in them, as well as on the norms of international humanitarian law, will also be required.

The question of the practical work of commanders (chiefs) in the preparation and conduct of certain types of combat operations, the planning and organization of combat training, educational work is of no small importance . The tactical and technical characteristics of the main types of weapons and military equipment are given.

The material of the site is based on the legal acts of the Russian Federation and the regulatory legal documents of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (as of March 1, 2008); It uses a large number of reliable scientific sources. All materials are presented in the most concise form, with the extensive use of tables, diagrams, drawings and applications.

The existing volume of the site does not yet allow authors to satisfy all requests. Wishes and suggestions for improving the structure, content and factual base of the site are taken into account by the authors and placed in a short time.