Evaluation of physical fitness level of operational level officers with limited functional capabilities according to physical status indicators

Abstract

The article highlights the problematic issue that the number of operational level officers with limited functional capabilities increases every year in higher military educational institutions of Ukraine. Much better conditions are being done that are necessary for the functioning of students with special needs in Ukrainian higher education institutions, but today there are still a number of problems that complicate the process of integration and adaptation of students with special needs. This category of officers who received injuries or contusions during combat missions and lost all functional abilities for a long period of time, or because of sustained injuries or illnesses received during the performance of official duties, due to their health status, cannot attend regular physical training classes and common physical fitness tests. It is evident that after the end of the war, there will be significantly more people with disabilities in Ukraine. Therefore, it is necessary to think about creating state programs in order to involve this category in all spheres of human life in Ukrainian society, about creating conditions for the appropriate accessibility of health care facilities for them, sanatorium treatment, employment, cultural institutions, about the availability of legal support and information, etc. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyse alternative exercises and tests for assessing of physical fitness level of operational level officers with limited functional capabilities according to physical condition indicators. Conclusions. The focus of officers’ physical training is to recover as quickly as possible from an injury or trauma, or to be physically fit while maintaining as much as possible functionality of the injured or wounded body part.