Officer courses after higher. How to get to the courses of junior officers, serving under the contract? What is an officer corps

About military ranks

I’ll tell you a little more about military ranks, to whom and for what they are given. This should become interesting enough for many, since few people know the army's hierarchy and chain of command.
It all starts with the military. When a military ID is issued, a rank is automatically assigned "Private". This means that a person has risen to the bottom rung of a military career.

With this rank, a unit is assigned any position, it can be a shooter, machine gunner, driver, gunner, and so on. There are the most privates in an ordinary military unit. This has not been the case with us recently. In connection with the transfer to a contract basis, they began to recruit people for contract positions, and almost all of them are no lower than a sergeant.
The next step on the army career ladder - Corporal. This title can be given either in connection with the position held, which implies this title, or for excellence in studies, combat and special training. Often, henchmen of officers become corporals, who thereby slightly elevate their wards above the rest. There is even a saying about this: "It is better to have a prostitute's daughter than a corporal's son." Senior drivers in departments, gunners of armored personnel carriers, clerks and some other "officials" almost automatically become corporals. Corporal wear one corner on shoulder straps.
The next step is "Lance Sergeant". To earn this rank in the internal troops, one must go through sergeant training. This is 4 months of a complete charter and hazing combined, but, however, they don’t say that everywhere. After passing this training, the title of ml. s-t (this is how it looks in abbreviation and is pronounced). The rank of junior sergeant can also be obtained by the most experienced soldier or corporal. Junior sergeants are needed in order to command squads. After some time, they can become deputy platoon commanders, with a corresponding promotion. Junior sergeants wear two corners on each shoulder.
Followed by junior sergeant "Sergeant". A sergeant is a full-fledged squad leader, and the commander and chief closest to the soldiers. Sergeants lead the formation, supervise the work, conduct classes. The rank of sergeant is awarded to the most capable junior sergeants, those who obey the soldiers, those who really enjoy authority. Sergeants wear three corners on shoulder straps
"Staff Sergeant". This rank is assigned to the deputy platoon commander. There are as many such people in a company as there are platoons. This is the most responsible position among the soldiers. Senior sergeants are the first assistants to officers and ensigns, they must know the subordinate soldiers well and always be able to manage them. Senior sergeants wear one, but wide corner on their shoulders.
"Foreman". This is the maximum rank a soldier can get. Please do not confuse with the position. Sometimes it happens that a foreman by rank becomes a foreman by position, but more often an ensign is appointed to the position of foreman of a company. The foremen wear on shoulder straps one wide and one narrow corner, one under the other.
"Ensign". To become an ensign, you must sign a contract and go to the school of ensigns. The ensign school lasts, like the sergeant's training, for about four months, where future ensigns are taught to drink vodka correctly, and without doing anything, get money. Ensigns are the most flawed class of military personnel. Often these are people without higher education, occupying low positions. Ensigns are either foremen, or heads of warehouses and workshops, or contract soldiers. An ensign is a person who has left the status of a soldier, but never reached the officer's. Ensigns wear on shoulder straps two small stars lined up in a vertical row.
"Senior Warrant Officer". it’s like a soul tap for an ordinary ensign. Their positions are almost the same, but the salary is slightly higher and self-esteem is slightly raised. The senior warrant officer wears three small stars vertically. This is the ceiling for a contract serviceman without higher education.
And more about ensigns. Of course, an anecdotal assessment of this title is given, but I proceed from the principle that there is no smoke without fire. In addition, most (not all.) warrant officers and senior warrant officers, with whom I personally had to intersect in life, are close to such a not very flattering assessment. In addition, the ranks of warrant officer and senior warrant officer in the modern Russian army were recently abolished. Those. they should no longer be assigned. And when the contracts of those who already wear them run out, these military ranks should have disappeared. It's in theory. But in practice, it seems that the institution of ensigns, as a layer between soldiers and officers, is preserved. At least they don't get smaller. "Ensign". Second lieutenants automatically become people who have graduated from the military department of a civilian university (now there are almost none left). In most cases, junior lieutenants serve in the military for a period of one year, the same as the soldiers, only in the role of commanders. The maximum position for a junior lieutenant is a platoon leader. This is such a person, an officer, who has about 30 people under his command. In a soldier's environment, a junior lieutenant is called a "mamle". A junior lieutenant can be assigned to an ensign who graduated from a university in absentia. People with a higher education, but who have not graduated from the military department, serve as soldiers for one year. Junior lieutenants wear one small star on shoulder straps.
"Lieutenant". Lieutenants are people who have graduated from a higher military educational institution or ensigns who have managed to get a higher education. A lieutenant is a full-fledged platoon commander. Young lieutenants who graduated from a military university are put on the positions of chiefs of services, these positions imply a much higher rank, and if the lieutenants cope with their duties, then every two to three years they are promoted to the corresponding rank. In the army there is a concept of service compliance, this is when the rank of a person corresponds to the full-time rank of the position held. Lieutenants wear on shoulder straps two small stars lined up horizontally.
"Senior Lieutenant"- Deputy company commanders become senior lieutenants. Deputy for work with personnel, deputy for technology and so on. Often, a senior lieutenant is placed as a company commander, in order to later raise his rank to official compliance. Senior lieutenants wear three small stars, two horizontally and one above them, forming a triangle.
"Captain"- a full-fledged company commander, deputy battalion commander, and a few more positions give the right to this title. Captain, this is the last rank of junior officers. Captains wear 4 small stars, two horizontally and two, slightly higher, vertically.
"Major"- This is the first rank of senior officers. Majors are chiefs of services, chiefs of staff of battalions, commandants of military commandant's offices, and so on. Often this next title turns the head of the recipient too much, and lust for power and ambition begins to shove out of him. The major wears one big star on his shoulder straps.
"Lieutenant colonel"- this title is given to deputy regiment commanders, regimental chief of staff, battalion commanders. Lieutenant colonels, these are people who are tired of service and a little arrogant. Lieutenant colonels are the penultimate rank that can be taken in a regiment, and they have enough power to be spoiled by it. Lieutenant colonels wear two large stars horizontally on their shoulder straps, like lieutenants.
"Colonel"- quite calm people, since for many this is an impenetrable ceiling, and there is nowhere else to “tear your ass”. This may be the commander of the unit, the chief of staff of the regiment. At the headquarters of the division, colonels hold positions similar to those in which lieutenant colonels are supposed to be in the regiment, and at the headquarters of the district, the same positions are occupied by generals. Colonels wear three large stars in a triangle. Like senior lieutenants.
"Major General" This is the lowest general rank. The position of major general is either a division commander or a deputy district commander. Major generals wear one very large star on shoulder straps. Like majors, hence the name of the rank.
"Lieutenant General"- this title can be worn by the commander of the district of troops. They wear two very large stars vertically. Like ensigns.
"Colonel General"- such a title is worn by the commander of the explosives and commanders of other branches of the armed forces. People with this title wear three very large stars vertically. Like senior lieutenants.
"Army General"- Well, what can I say - the highest general rank. On his shoulder straps, as many as four very large stars lined up in a vertical row.
"Marshal"- an honorary military rank, which in peacetime is not possible to earn.
Here, and completes this hierarchical chain, our "Supreme Commander"- President of Russian Federation. This is most likely not a rank, but a position, but since all the military are subordinate to the Supreme, we consider it the peak of the army pyramid.

Many questions are raised by the fact that the lieutenant general is older than the major general

From Wikipedia:
When in 1827 stars appeared in the Russian army as insignia, the lieutenant general had not two stars, but three. The major general had two stars on the epaulette. One star was assigned to the brigadier - this rank had not been assigned since the time of Paul I, but by 1827 there were still retired brigadiers who had the right to wear uniforms, and this star was placed on their epaulettes. In addition, one asterisk also relied on the state councilor, whose rank corresponded to the abolished rank of brigadier. The reason why the major general is less senior than the lieutenant general lies in the fact that the original major general (major-general) was called the sergeant major general (sergeant-major-general), that is, the most important sergeant major . A relic of this rank remains the Sergeant Major of the Army in the US Army, and in the old days, sergeants were company sergeants, from whom the current sergeants, sergeant majors and non-commissioned officers descended, regimental (sergeant majors), former assistants to the regiment commander - majors come from them, and those same sergeant-major generals under the commander-in-chief, from whom modern major generals descend. The rank of lieutenant general originally designated the deputy general in the same way as the lieutenant was at the same time the deputy captain.

On the origin and essence of military ranks

An officer rank, like any other military rank, is not a title, not an honorary title (such as People's Artist, Honored Master of Sports, Honored Teacher, Laureate), which is given for real or imaginary merits. The essence of a military rank is that, if you like, it is the same qualification tariff category as a welder of the 4th category, a turner of the 6th category, a driver of the 2nd class, an educator of the 1st category, etc. That is, if we see a person with the shoulder straps of a colonel, this means that this serviceman has the qualifications, education and service experience, knowledge that allows him to command a regiment (we will not go into details and features of other positions and military branches. Naturally, for example, a colonel in the medical service cannot command a regiment, but he is capable of holding relevant positions in medicine). Moreover, he will receive the rank of colonel only after he commands the regiment for a certain time and proves his ability to fulfill these duties. Each position corresponds to a certain military rank. For example, the position of a company commander corresponds to the rank of captain. Therefore, an officer with the rank of captain or below may be appointed to this position. When the command is convinced that the officer is coping with the duties of a company commander, he will be awarded the rank of captain, but on condition that he served in the previous rank for at least three years. But the rank of major, the company commander will no longer be able to get. To become a major, he must first obtain the position of deputy battalion commander. But there are 3-4 company commanders in the battalion, and only one deputy battalion commander! Consequently, there is constant competition in the army, and only one of three or four officers will receive the next rank. In other words, the most capable and the best make their way up (let's not talk about perversions, furry paws, sons and other ways of promoting unworthy people, which destroys any army).
However, the concepts of position and rank were not always separate. If we turn to the army of the time of Peter I, it is easy to see that military ranks as such did not exist at all. What we used to understand as ranks - colonel, captain, sergeant, lieutenant in those days existed as specific military positions. So the corporal was the commander of the corporal (a unit of 20-25 people), the sergeant controlled the execution of the captain's orders. The captain commanded a unit of about 100 people. He was assisted by two or three lieutenants (an errand officer). Such concepts as regiment commander, company commander, etc. was not at all. An ensign was a soldier who wore a banner (ensign) in battle. The major (translated from Dutch as senior) was the senior officer in the regiment and oversaw the service of the other officers. There were still positions that did not become ranks - captainarmus, fiscal, proviantmeister, auditor, leibschitz, quartermaster.
If you look at the staffing tables of the regiments of the Petrine era, then there you will not see such names as platoon commander, company commander, battalion commander. It is written there - colonel-1, lieutenant colonel-1, major-1, quartermaster-1, adjutant-1, auditor-1.
Accordingly, little attention is paid to insignia, although even Peter I introduced neck insignia (gorgets) for officers, on which the ranks of officers could be distinguished by the number of gilded and silver details. There was no real need for this. Every soldier knew his commanders by sight and gorgets were worn only on official occasions in the ranks. The generals did not have insignia at all until 1827 (before the introduction of stars on epaulettes by Emperor Nicholas I, it was impossible to distinguish a field marshal general from a major general).

This continues until the beginning of the 19th century, and only in the staffing of the regiments of 1802 do we finally see: Regimental commander colonel-1, battalion commanders lieutenant-colonel-1, majors-4. Here we already see that the concepts of position and rank are quite clearly separated. In the staff of an army infantry regiment dated April 30, 1802, we see that there are 5 battalions in the regiment and, accordingly, five battalion commanders, and one of them can have the rank of lieutenant colonel, and the remaining four can only have the rank of major.
Thus, only by the beginning of the 19th century is finally determined:
Rank - official qualification, the ability of an officer to command, lead a company, battalion, regiment. the right to hold certain positions
Position - the duties assigned to the officer in command of a specific unit.
Such a division of concepts, which has developed historically, is very convenient. By the rank of an officer, it is easy to determine his knowledge, abilities, service experience and quite accurately put him in a certain position. The assignment of the next rank to an officer tells everyone that the authorities recognize his ability to perform certain positions.
Rank insignia for officers and generals actually appear only in 1827 (asterisks on epaulettes), and for soldiers and non-commissioned officers only in 1843 (badges on shoulder straps).
Repeatedly in various countries, state leaders who were not very knowledgeable in military affairs tried to abandon the system of military ranks, to abolish the insignia by rank. This was the case in China during the years of the Cultural Revolution (the 1960s and 1970s). After the revolution of 1917, during the creation of the Red Army, the Bolsheviks defiantly abandoned the titles as symbols of the inequality of the exploiting classes and the working people, and abolished all insignia. But by January 1919, the insignia (so far according to their positions) are returning to the sleeves. In January 1922, not wanting to recognize the need to return to the system of military ranks, but realizing its urgent need, the country's leadership introduces the concept of a category, since May 1924 there has already been a clear system of service categories. Military personnel are divided into 14 service categories. And in 1935 there was a complete and open return to the system of personal military ranks. However, at first this was done only for the middle and senior command and command staff (the hated by the Bolsheviks word officer will return to use only in 1942-43). Even before November 1940, the ranks of junior commanders will be disguised under the names of a platoon commander, detached commander, etc. and the ranks of the highest command staff until July 1940 sound like this: divisional commander, brigade commander, commander.
By the way, in other armies of the world, the process of separating the concept of rank from the concept of position was long and complicated. So, for example, in the Wehrmacht (1935-1945), in relation to ordinary soldiers, this process did not end. Not everyone knows that in the Wehrmacht there was no such rank as private. The word Der Soldat was collective for all military personnel, and ordinary soldiers were named after their positions. For example, in the infantry they were called musketir, fusilier, grenadier, in the motorized infantry panzergrenadier, in the artillery gunner, in the reconnaissance of the Jaeger, in the medical service sanitetzoldat, in the veterinary service veterinerzoldat, in the cavalry reiter, etc. However, in relation to non-commissioned officers, a confusion of the concepts of rank and position existed in the form of the fact that literally every branch of the military, each service had its own special titles. For example, the rank in the infantry of the sergeant major corresponded to the ranks: in the artillery - watchman, in the communications troops funktmeister, in medicine, sanitary sergeant major, in the artillery supply service fireworks, in the rear services of the beschlagmeister, in justice heeryustitswachtmeister, in the orchestra of the music master (until 1938).

How can I take junior officer courses?

hello, tell me please, I serve under a contract, the rank of corporal. I want to enter and finish junior officer courses. I am a woman. is it possible?
It used to be possible to unlearn at such courses and get a title. Now VUZs are graduating so many lieutenants that there is nowhere to put them. Try to go to the recruiting office and find out what they can offer you with your education. Maybe there is an officer position and then you can sign a contract and get the rank of lieutenant.
And why the heck take courses if having a higher education gives you the right to receive an officer rank, and not a junior lieutenant, as after the courses, but immediately a lieutenant. And the passage of military service by conscription for this purpose is not at all necessary.
So, in accordance with paragraph 5 of clause 1 of Article 34 of the Federal Law of March 28, 1998, 53-FZ "On Military Duty and Military Service", a contract for military service may be concluded by male citizens who are not in the reserve, who have graduated from state, municipal or having state accreditation in the relevant areas of training (specialties) non-state educational institutions of higher professional education and received higher professional education in these educational institutions.
Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 16, 1999 No. 1237
Article 21
2. The military rank of lieutenant is awarded:
a) a serviceman who does not have the military rank of an officer, or a serviceman who has the military rank of junior lieutenant, regardless of the period of military service in this military rank, who graduated from a higher or secondary military educational institution - upon graduation from the specified educational institution;
but. 1) to a citizen who graduated from a federal state educational institution of higher professional education and completed a military training program at a military training center at this educational institution - on the day following the day the order on graduation from the specified educational institution was issued;

b) a citizen who has successfully completed training under the training program for reserve officers at a military department at a state, municipal or state-accredited non-state educational institution of higher professional education in the relevant areas of training (specialties) - upon graduation from the specified educational institution;
c) a citizen (serviceman) who does not have the military rank of an officer, has a higher professional education related to the corresponding military specialty, and entered the military service under a contract for a military position for which the state provides for the military rank of an officer - upon appointment to the corresponding military position;

d) to a serviceman who does not have the military rank of an officer, who is doing military service under a contract, who has a higher professional education related to the corresponding military specialty, and who is appointed to a military position for which the state provides for the military rank of an officer - upon appointment to the corresponding military position;
e) to a citizen who is in the reserve, who does not have the military rank of an officer, who has a higher professional education - upon completion of military training and after passing the relevant tests;
f) a serviceman who does not have the military rank of an officer, who is serving under a contract in the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation or the Special Objects Service under the President of the Russian Federation - in the manner determined by the heads of these bodies , upon completion of training under the training program as part of a training group or simultaneously with entering the military service under the condition
All that is written above is all theory, but in practice such courses do not work now, because there is no need for this. As a result of Serdyukov's "reforms", so many officers were left behind in the army that there was no need to conduct such courses. Moreover, even some military schools have stopped recruiting cadets. Let's hope this is only temporary.
Actually, a person with a higher education does not really need to take such courses, because if he enters military service under a contract and is appointed to an officer position, he is immediately assigned the first military rank of lieutenant.
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In the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation there are courses for the training of junior officers of the Ground Forces.
In accordance with the Instructions for organizing the work of courses for the training of junior officers of the Ground Forces, approved by Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation of March 17, 2003 N 85, training at the courses is carried out according to programs for accelerated training of military personnel in military specialties to acquire the skills necessary to perform duties in the primary military positions of officers, on the basis of the existing secondary (complete) general, secondary vocational or higher vocational education without raising the educational level of students. The normative period of study on the courses is 10 months, the beginning of classes is July 1 annually. Upon completion of the courses, graduates are considered to have received reduced military training.
As candidates for enrollment in courses, military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (except officers) who are serving under a contract (if at least 2.5 years are left before the end of its validity) and by conscription (who have served at least six months) may be considered, in under the age of 27 at the time of enrollment. Citizens who are in the reserve, who have expressed a desire to study in courses, enter the military service under a contract in the prescribed manner and are appointed to vacant military positions, for which the state provides for the military ranks of soldiers, sailors, sergeants, foremen, warrant officers and midshipmen.
Military personnel considered as candidates for enrollment in courses must have a higher (incomplete higher) vocational or secondary vocational education, confirmed by an appropriate state diploma.
As an exception, by decision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, agreed with the Main Directorate of Personnel, military personnel with a secondary (complete) general education may be considered as these candidates:
- conscripted military service (who have served at least 18 months), who are in the positions of platoon commanders (crew chiefs), foremen of companies (batteries), senior technicians of companies (batteries);
- passing military service under a contract (if at least 2.5 years are left before the end of its action) and by conscription (who have served at least 6 months), who are in military positions of sergeants and privates, who have combat experience and have been awarded state awards.
With a military serviceman who is doing military service by conscription, when enrolling in courses in the prescribed manner, the first contract is concluded in the military unit in which he is doing military service.
The personal appointment of course graduates to vacant military positions of platoon commanders (crew chiefs), to be replaced by junior officers, is carried out by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Simultaneously with the appointment to military positions, military personnel with a higher professional education related to the corresponding higher educational institution are assigned the first military rank of "lieutenant". The rest of the servicemen, when appointed to military positions, are assigned the first military rank of "junior lieutenant".
Most write complete nonsense. The jackets ran out, that is, somehow baked at the military departments of civilian universities of the so-called. officers. Rather, most of them are parodies of officers. There were no military departments. Graduates pull the strap as conscripts. There are many of them among contract soldiers. Now only a few universities in Russia train soldiers in training centers (this is exactly what is written on the website of the military department of the SibGUTI in Novosibirsk), sergeants and very few reserve officers. Mostly engineers. And even those are unlikely to fit into the sergeant, and even more so into the officer environment of modern armed forces. At least that's what the professors I talk to think about it. And I hope that this will not happen again, as in our Soviet Armed Forces, where, with the complete indifference of military personnel, lieutenants-jackets from civilian universities, under the whooping and cuffs of demobilizations, scrubbed the floors, did push-ups and stood on the nightstand instead of orderlies. Unfortunately, such facts were in abundance. Believe the military personnel who gave 32 calendars to the Motherland.

1. Training in the courses is carried out according to the programs of accelerated training of military personnel in military registration specialties to acquire the skills necessary for them to perform duties in the primary military positions of officers, on the basis of the existing secondary (complete) general, secondary vocational or higher vocational education without improving the educational level at the students. The normative period of study on the courses is 10 months, the beginning of classes is July 1 annually. Upon completion of the courses, graduates are considered to have received reduced military training.

2. Specific training specialties from the list of training specialties in courses for which recruitment is required are determined annually on the basis of applications submitted by the commanders of the military districts, by decision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. The size of the training group for each specialty must be at least 20 military personnel.

3. As candidates for enrollment in courses, military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (except officers) who are serving under a contract (if at least 2.5 years are left before the end of its validity) and by conscription (who have served at least 6 months) may be considered , under the age of 27 at the time of enrollment<*>.

<*>Citizens who are in the reserve, who have expressed a desire to study in courses, enter the military service under a contract in the prescribed manner and are appointed to vacant military positions, for which the state provides for the military ranks of soldiers, sailors, sergeants, foremen, warrant officers and midshipmen.

Military personnel must have a higher (incomplete higher) vocational or secondary vocational education, confirmed by an appropriate state diploma. As an exception, by decision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, agreed with the Main Personnel Directorate, military personnel with a secondary (complete) general education may be considered as candidates for enrollment in courses:

conscripts (who have served for at least 18 months), who hold the positions of platoon commanders (crew chiefs), foremen of companies (batteries), senior technicians of companies (batteries);

passing military service under a contract (if at least 2.5 years are left before the end of its validity) and by conscription (who have served at least 6 months), who are in military positions of sergeants and privates, who have combat experience and have been awarded state awards.

4. With conscripted military personnel, when enrolling in courses in the prescribed manner, the first contract is concluded in the military unit in which he is doing military service.

5. Higher education institutions for military positions of military personnel or civilian specialties should be single-profile training specialties for which they are considered as candidates. As an exception, candidates whose military positions do not correspond to the specialties of training at the courses due to the fact that they were appointed to these military positions during the year in connection with organizational and staffing activities from military positions with military positions, single-specialty training courses.

6. The enrollment of military personnel in courses is carried out by orders of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation for personnel, agreed with the Main Personnel Directorate, in accordance with the staffing of the variable composition and training specialties established for the courses.

7. The expulsion of military personnel of a variable composition of courses is carried out by orders of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation for personnel at the request of the commanders of the military districts on whose territory the courses are located.

Discharged servicemen of variable composition are sent for further military service to those military units from where they entered the courses. Transfer to other courses of military personnel of variable composition is not allowed.

8. The personal appointment of course graduates to vacant military positions of platoon commanders (crew chiefs) to be replaced by junior officers is carried out by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Simultaneously with the appointment to military positions, military personnel with a higher professional education related to the corresponding higher educational institution are assigned the first military rank of "lieutenant". The rest of the servicemen, when appointed to military positions, are assigned the first military rank of "junior lieutenant".

9. During military service, graduates of the courses should ensure their use in the main or single-profile higher education system in military positions, for the performance of duties for which they received training at the courses, and taking into account the existing experience of service activities.

10. Increasing the level of military training of course graduates, depending on their level of professional education, can be carried out in the following order:

a) officers with higher professional education may, in accordance with the established procedure, raise the level of military training to the level of "company (battery)" at three-month advanced training courses in specialized military educational institutions of vocational education of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as military educational institutions) , up to the link "battalion (division)" - in the existing system of additional professional education;

b) officers with secondary vocational education may, in accordance with the established procedure, raise the level of military training to the level of "company (battery)" at three-month advanced training courses in specialized military educational institutions. In the future, after graduating from civilian educational institutions of higher professional education (in evening or correspondence forms of education), they can raise the level of military training to the level of "battalion (division)" in the existing system of additional professional education;

c) officers who have a secondary (complete) general education, after graduating from civilian educational institutions of secondary or higher professional education (in evening or correspondence forms of education) can increase the level of military training:

those who have received secondary vocational education - up to the level of "company (battery)" at three-month advanced training courses in specialized military educational institutions;

those who have received higher professional education - up to the level "company (battery)" at three-month advanced training courses in specialized military educational institutions, up to the level "battalion (division)" - in the existing system of additional professional education;

d) officers with incomplete higher professional education, upon completion of training in civilian educational institutions of higher professional education (in the evening or part-time form of education), can increase the level of military training to the level of "company (battery)" - at three-month advanced training courses in specialized military - educational institutions, up to the level of "battalion (division)" - in the existing system of additional professional education.

Officers who have received a higher professional education and have improved their level of military training for military service in military positions in the "battalion (division)" link may, in accordance with the established procedure, enter specialized military academies (universities) for further training.

11. The organization and conduct of audits of the activities of the courses are carried out in the prescribed manner.

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In the armed forces of the Russian Federation there are courses for the training of junior officers of the ground forces. in accordance with the instructions for organizing the work of courses for the training of junior officers of the ground forces, approved by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation of March 17, 2003 N 85, training in the courses is carried out according to programs for accelerated training of military personnel in military specialties to acquire the skills necessary to perform duties in the primary military positions of officers, on the basis of the existing secondary (complete) general, secondary vocational or higher vocational education without raising the educational level of students. the normative period of study in the courses is 10 months, the beginning of classes is July 1 annually. upon completion of the courses, graduates are considered to have received reduced military training. military personnel of the armed forces of the Russian Federation (except officers) who are serving under a contract (if at least 2.5 years are left before the end of its validity) and by conscription (who have served at least six months) may be considered as candidates for enrollment in courses, in under the age of 27 at the time of enrollment. citizens who are in the reserve, who have expressed a desire to study at courses, enter military service under a contract in the prescribed manner and are appointed to vacant military positions, for which the state provides for the military ranks of soldiers, sailors, sergeants, foremen, warrant officers and midshipmen. military personnel considered as candidates for enrollment in courses must have a higher (incomplete higher) vocational or secondary vocational education, confirmed by an appropriate state diploma. as an exception, by decision of the commander-in-chief of the ground forces - deputy minister of defense of the Russian Federation, agreed with the main personnel department, military personnel with a secondary (complete) general education can be considered as these candidates: those who hold the positions of platoon commanders (chiefs of calculations), foremen of companies (batteries), senior technicians of companies (batteries); - passing military service under a contract (if at least 2.5 years are left before the end of its validity) and by conscription (who have served at least 6 months), who are in military positions of sergeants and privates, who have experience in combat operations and have been awarded state awards. with a military serviceman who is doing military service by conscription, when enrolling in courses in the prescribed manner, the first contract is concluded in the military unit in which he is doing military service. the personal appointment of course graduates to vacant military positions of platoon commanders (crew chiefs) to be replaced by junior officers is carried out by order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Simultaneously with the appointment to military positions, military personnel with a higher professional education related to the corresponding higher education are awarded the first military rank of "lieutenant". the rest of the servicemen, upon appointment to military positions, are assigned the first military rank of "junior lieutenant".

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