Abstract

Given the current conditions, the involvement of servicemen of all levels in combat operations and the experience of performing military professional activities by servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine once again confirms that the successful completion of a combat mission depends on the level of physical and psychological fitness of the personnel. The purpose of the study is to analyze the opinion of servicemen on the organization and conduct of hand-to-hand combat and psychological training and to determine the impact of indicators on the quality of assigned tasks. Material and Methods: To determine the effectiveness of the organization of psychological training and hand-tohand combat classes with the Armed Forces, to determine the effectiveness of the use of hand-to-hand combat means and the impact on the psychological readiness of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the performance of military and professional activities, we organized and conducted a survey of military personnel of the formed groups. The study involved servicemen majoring in «Management of actions of mechanized troops» (n=87, II-IV year of study). The respondents were aged 18-25 years (middle age – 20.8±0.2). Results. It has been established that the current system of physical and psychological training of servicemen of mechanized units does not meet the peculiarities of military professional activity in the chosen specialty and requires new approaches and improvement, as well as the introduction and use of special exercises and training for actions in extreme conditions, readiness to perform combat missions. Conclusions. The survey and analysis of the results showed that 59.8 % of the respondents feel fear before performing training and combat tasks, 32.2 % of infantrymen perform professional tasks without feeling fear, 55.2 % of the personnel feel fear when performing and learning new techniques (actions), 34.5 % of the soldiers still have a feeling of using and performing hand-to-hand combat techniques, only 10.3 % of the servicemen confidently declare that they do not feel fear in the process of using hand-to-hand combat means and performing any techniques (actions).

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