Historical stages of formation and development of the system of education of the commander’s will in military universities' cadets

Introduction. In the modern system of military education in the Russian Federation, the issues of education of military professional qualities in future officers have become especially relevant. One of these qualities is the commander’s will. Theoretical analysis. A comparative analysis of the periods of formation and development of the system of education of the commander’s will in future officers allows us to conclude that at each historical stage of military education development, various approaches and methods were applied to the education of military personnel, and especially future officers. It is advisable to attribute the genesis of the problem under study to 1699 (the creation of a regular army). This study identifies five historical stages of the formation and development of the problem. The historiography of the problem of educating the commander’s will in future officers contains many examples of great Russian commanders, who, undoubtedly, personally were models of commanders with high volitional qualities and were really able to perform any assigned service and combat task, even in difficult conditions. Conclusion. Thus, five historical periods of formation and development of the system of education of the commander’s will in future officers have been identified and a brief description of each of them is given.