Psychological features of specialists` professional activity of reconnaissance units

Abstract

The paper theoretically analyzes the modern research by Ukrainian and foreign scientists, which provide analyzes of the main requirements for the personality of a military reconnaissance specialist and his professional activities. The main stress factors affecting scouts in high-risk conditions and their significant psychological qualities which are factors of high efficiency and effectiveness in performing combat tasks are identified. The main psychological requirements for the level of development of the cognitive, emotional-volitional and behavioral fields of a scout are determined, taking into account the specifics of the professional activity. It is specified what professional qualities a scout should have and their psychological profile is outlined. The predominant functional states that may occur during combat missions assignment at different stages of training are identified. It is stated that the stress resistance of a scout is a attainment of a specialist, which ensures his optimal functioning in emotionally difficult conditions with minimal consequences for his psychophysiological health, taking into account the influence of occupational stress factors in combat. The necessity and possible stages of preventive formation of a high level of stress resistance of scouts in order toincrease their resistance to traumatic factors are substantiated. Perspective ways of formation of high-level of stress-resistance in reconnaissance units personnel, maintenance of maximum combat effectiveness of each scout and motivation for professional activity are revealed. The proposed view on the specifics of the professional activities of a scout allows to prepare a highly qualified specialist with a sufficient level of resistance to stress and a high ability to self-improvement, self-control and self-regulation.