Modeling Conditions of Combat Activity as a Condition for Improving the Professional- Applied Physical Training of Future Officers

The article, based on an analysis of the practice of higher military educational institutions, proves the relevance of the problem of forming professional-applied physical training. It establishes that the existing physical training programs have sufficient content, but the components of this training do not function effectively, which does not ensure the real functional readiness of graduates to perform official tasks in combat conditions. The key determinants of professional- applied physical training of future military specialists are determined. The principles of the educational process for physical education in military educational institutions are substantiated: strengthening the individual health of applicants; achieving a high level of special physical fitness taking into account the specifics of the future profession; increasing mental efficiency; acquiring knowledge in philosophical and practical aspects of physical culture, sports, and health preservation. It is proved that when developing a program of professional-applied physical training in military educational institutions, it is necessary to use the principles of integral spatial-temporal integration, specialized, multidirectional rhythmicity and feedback. Based on the analysis of a number of medical and biological studies, it was found that participation in hostilities leads to significant changes in the functional state of servicemen: an increase in reaction time, a decrease in static and general muscle endurance, a violation of hearing sensitivity, a decrease in maximum oxygen consumption, a violation of regulation of the cardio-respiratory system, and a general decrease in military-professional performance. Based on the study of the conditions of combat situations, a complex of professional-applied skills and abilities of physical training of a military specialist was revealed. In order to optimize the technology of modeling combat conditions in the process of optimizing professional-applied physical training of future officers, the following new concepts were introduced into the educational process of military educational institutions: combat orientation, combat density, combat reality, combat effectiveness. It is proved that the model of combat operations of future officers includes disorienting factors, a set of combat tasks, and extreme conditions for conducting training and combat operations.