Group survival skills training The paratrooper will go everywhere March of a group of five people. Equipment: army boots, knife, small sapper shovel, machine gun and helmet. A fighter can take with him one can of stew, a pack of biscuits, salt and matches. Before the group leaves

7.2. General physical and psychological preparation

General physical training The “Manual on Physical Training” (NFP-87) states: “Special objectives of physical training are: for personnel ... units and units: primary development of general endurance, ability to perform

Psychophysical training Psychophysical exercises are exercises that train the psyche, and at the same time a person develops physically. They represent a set of techniques and actions performed in conditions of increased danger (risk) and

38. Training When there is a desire to fight, but there is no strength to do it, the spirit fades. When there is too much strength and no courage, courage fades away. When the spirit fades and courage fades, then even if there is wisdom and courage, it is impossible to use them. Therefore, it is important to take an advantageous position,

2. Circuit training Before stepping on a soldier, the officer himself must do five times more push-ups. At the Ryazan Airborne School, the special department of physical training proved that circuit training provides the highest level of strength endurance.

General physical and psychological preparation A special forces soldier must be perfectly prepared physically and psychologically

General physical training The “Manual on Physical Training” (NFP-87) states: “Special objectives of physical training are: for personnel of reconnaissance units and subunits: primary development of general endurance, ability to

Psychophysical training Psychophysical exercises are a type of exercise that trains the psyche and at the same time a person develops physically. They represent a set of techniques and actions performed in conditions of increased danger (risk) and

Survival skills training for a special forces group. March of a group of 5 people. Equipment: army boots, knife, small sapper shovel, machine gun and helmet. A fighter can take with him 1 can of stew, a pack of biscuits, salt and matches. Before leaving, the group is thoroughly searched,

We'll agree right away. You will soberly assess your strengths. You won't try to become better than the special forces right away. In physical activity, gradualness is important. For a long time I did not want to write about physical training, so as not to “bring sin to my soul.” I am aware that there are people who do not know the shores who will think that this is what you need to do every day. We didn’t get off the couch for several years, and then again! And immediately to the special forces. You need to approach such loads gradually, listening to your body. And is it necessary to come to them in everyday life? In short, if you decide to study, start small and don’t tear your veins in vain. And watch your pulse.

To begin with, let’s outline the standards that we pass. They have to be taken during all physical examinations.

Run 3 km. - you need to run out of 12 minutes. Everyone runs out.

Either one hundred meters (13 seconds maximum), or a shuttle run of 10 x 10 meters (no more than 26 seconds).

20 pull-ups

12 lifts and inversions on the horizontal bar.

Do 30 push-ups on parallel bars.

60 push-ups.

Bench press (your own weight) - 10 times.

KSU (more about it below).

Hand-to-hand combat (rented separately). It does not happen in the form of sparring. We pass stupid tricks.

Between each exercise, up to 5 minutes of rest are given. But 3 minutes is usually enough.

As you can see, the standards are quite lenient. Extra effort is not required to pass them. But physical training has practical significance in our country, so training is not limited to these disciplines. For example running. Personally, I run not for distance, but for time. Every morning I jog for 20 minutes. Naturally, we don’t train for wear and tear. Because it cannot be ruled out that you will have to work, but you can barely drag your feet. Of course, it happens that in hand-to-hand combat they will smash your face in a fit of excitement, you walk like a zombie, dragging your leg, and you think - if only, if only, if only not to go anywhere. But this doesn't happen often. Usually we still take care of each other in sparring.

Some lift iron with “cross fits” - description below. They have such a role - you need to be very strong. Although you can exercise without going to the gym. Do you know how much a fully loaded AK weighs? No? And you won’t find out until I come back to you again - they continued the topic about body kits for automatic weapons, now I won’t say anything about weapons in this post.))) Well, in short, the professionals have already realized that I train not strength, but endurance. It is important that the body can withstand not a short-term heavy physical load, but can calmly endure a long-term, albeit not so significant one. Naturally, I save my strength and do not allow myself to give it my all.

Three times a week we have group physical training - other than that, on this day I allow myself very little physical activity. It represents cross-fit. Horizontal bar, parallel bars, wall bars, armored personnel carrier tire, sledgehammer. 50 seconds on each apparatus with a minute of rest in between. First, warm up (10-15 minutes of running, standard exercises - high knee raises, shin sweeps, side steps, jumping, jumping, explosive running, etc., stretching). For example, I got a horizontal bar as my first projectile. 50 seconds of pull-ups. A minute of rest. Swedish wall - 50 seconds of straight leg raises with one frequency. A minute of rest. A sharp turn over of a wheel from an armored personnel carrier - 50 seconds. A minute of rest. You hit the wheel of an armored personnel carrier with a sledgehammer for 50 seconds with a spinning amplitude (with all its scope, in short). And this is a different wheel from an armored personnel carrier, and not the one rolled by another fighter)))). A minute of rest. Bars. 50 seconds of dips. A minute of rest. Push-ups - 50 seconds. This is repeated three times. Some fighters do cross-fit exercises with weights, but I don’t participate in them (lying barbell chest press, barbell squat, standing barbell clean, abs, and lower back exercise). The weight of the bar is not large, about its own weight.

Three more times a week (the day after “cross-fit”, everyone does the Cooper test (KSU - Complex of strength exercises). 10 push-ups, immediately after it without a pause - sharply pulling the knees to the chest in a lying position, also 10 times . Then press 10 times. And immediately jumping out - 10 times. This is all repeated 5 times without stopping or resting. The next week - everything is done 30 times, but three circles, not five.

In addition, I do 200 push-ups a day - not at once, but 4 times - at different times. The body must be constantly ready for stress. I do 100 pull-ups, too - 4-5 approaches to the horizontal bar during the day. Well, plus showing off on the crossbar depending on the mood. I run 3 or 5 km cross-country 1-2 times a week. for a while. I run ten times a couple of times a month. Plus exercises for the neck, back and abs with your own weight. I pumped my abs 50 times, looked at what was in the comments, did push-ups, and looked at the blog again.

I also unwind my spine after a run. A hundred times. Lie down on a polyurethane foam mat on your back - bend your knees, clasp your hands in front of you. Legs and head - in one direction, arms in the other. I recommend it if you don't want back problems. It is important to pump up your neck, although this does not help. The helmet can be worn continuously for no more than 2.5 hours. Whatever the neck, such a static load on the neck will sooner or later lead to disability. Well, in our country, helmets are developed in order to not be guaranteed to save a fighter from a quick death and to be guaranteed to lead to a painful life.

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GRU special forces training

The GRU special forces were created in 1950. The tasks of the units are: conducting reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines, counterintelligence, sabotage activities, and the destruction of terrorists. GRU special forces units played a huge role in the Afghan war and in operations on the territory of the Chechen Republic. At the moment, this is the most closed and, perhaps, the most combat-ready unit of the Russian Armed Forces. Conscripts are recruited into special forces with the note: “Fit for the Airborne Forces.” These are physical conditions slightly above average (height does not matter) and (preferably) at least the first category in applied military sports: running, parachuting, shooting or hand-to-hand combat. Well, since the main task of the GRU is reconnaissance, and the main “muscle” of an intelligence officer is the head, it is welcome if you improved it at school, college or institute. In addition, a special forces soldier must have five basic qualities.

A Russian fighter overcomes a barbed wire slingshot with a spectacular jump

CAUTION

Intelligence has the right to select a soldier from any unit. When recruiting soldiers for special forces, we be sure to ask the soldier the question: what does he need in special forces? If he wants to become a Hero of Russia, he is sent to such and such a mother. No, he will definitely become a hero, but posthumously. And he will bury the whole group with him. Recklessness is only needed when you're pressed against the wall. Then, shouting “Hurray!”, he took the machine gun and ran to die. Victory is when the fighter quietly completed the task and returned alive. From the first day, a soldier who ends up in special forces begins to be beaten to the head (with words, hands, feet) the main commandment: you are the coolest of all. This is an important moment of psychological preparation. And you will believe it. If not, they will send you to serve in the infantry. A fighter shoots around the clock, runs like a horse, and is constantly beaten. They do not beat in the sense of hazing and lawlessness that is happening in the army. He just moves around the barracks as if through enemy territory. Either they can hit you on the slap, or they will mine the bed - they will put a tripwire, or they will put a noose around your neck. Such are the jokes. This is fine. This forces the soldier to think, listen, watch, and be in a state of combat readiness. Touch unfamiliar or bright things they wean you off quickly: there’s a keychain with keys lying on the table, and under it there’s an improvised explosive device; if you grab the keys, you can lose your hand. After six months of service, the soldier not only grows eyes in the back of his head, he even sleeps so lightly that just looking at him wakes up.

ENDURANCE

A paratrooper's bread is his legs. Because, from the moment the reconnaissance group is spotted, according to statistics, after 6 hours they will catch up with it and destroy it. If you are exhausted, you remain to cover the entire group. I know a case when, in a combat situation, a guy said that he could no longer run. They left him almost all the ammunition and ran on. This is how they become heroes. He does not have to be a master of hand-to-hand combat, but he must run like a racehorse. During the first month in special forces, a soldier sleeps 4 hours– less is not allowed according to the regulations. The remaining 20 hours he works hard. Wake up at 6 am. They calmly let you get up, wash, and stretch. There is no need to believe the films, there is no rush in the spirit of “getting yourself in order while the match is burning.” Then they put on their backpacks and ran: lazily, the main thing was not to break into a sports step. Lazy does not mean calm. The commander constantly gives introductory tasks. There were ambushes and shooting, so the running was always in a ragged rhythm: with somersaults, crawling, and goose-stepping. After the run - physical training, special tactical exercises, hand-to-hand combat. And so every day. Endurance and mental stability of a fighter, who deigned to serve in the GRU special forces, is being checked “at the races.” The race looks like this: a group of soldiers are driven into the forest for 7–8 days without provisions; commanders, who change every 12 hours, drive soldiers through the forest and do not allow them to sleep at all - until they lose consciousness, vomit and other joys. Those who could not stand it are sent “outside the fence,” that is, into the combat troops. Thus, a lot of people are eliminated. The races are held every six months, it's like an exam.

DETERMINATION

When, while going out into the forest, a group of recruits begin to be shot from the bushes with blank cartridges, panic begins among the fighters. It's treatable. The best cure for panic is hand-to-hand combat training. The fighter is dressed in protection, put against an order of magnitude stronger and more experienced fighter - and beaten. This is how a fighting character and determination to go to the end are formed. This should not be confused with hazing - the soldier is always given the opportunity to fight back. Even so: a soldier who does not fight back is sent “over the fence.” Features of special forces hand-to-hand combat The fact is that any fight comes down to one thing - to destroy the enemy. Special forces are not about operations to apprehend dangerous criminals, but about war. Hence the special forces motto: “Only idiots fight with their bare hands.” First of all, soldiers are taught to use available means: a machine gun, a knife, sticks, stones, fragments of bottles, pieces of glass, tightly rolled newspaper. For example, we are sitting in a cafe, talking. In front of me are two deadly weapons - my beer mug and the teapot with tea of ​​my interlocutor. I will first scald his face with tea, then I will hit his temple with a blow to his head with this teapot. It’s even easier with a mug: you break it on the table and cut your neck with the broken edge. The special forces have one task - to inflict fatal wounds, and this is precisely the head and neck area. And only then, when you have mastered all the subjects first necessity, a very compact set of striking equipment is trained. In addition to hand-to-hand combat, special forces have a number of “audience exercises”. Sometimes, for example, they used exercises with a rat. A large rat was thrown into the washbasin and a naked fighter was locked in with it. The purpose of such a date is to strangle the rat. When the rat has nowhere to go, it begins to attack. Therefore, if a soldier can nail it down with his bare hands, he will no longer be afraid of any person.

AGGRESSION

The main thing in a soldier is aggression. The special forces soldier fears the sergeant more than the enemy. And he runs towards the enemy with a clear desire to devour him. During hand-to-hand combat training, there is blood. The sergeants deliberately injure the soldier. A fighter must get used to blood, let’s say, become a Satan. The soldier is probably used to working out in the gym to energetic music? For a fighter, the best soundtrack is the three-story mat of his commander. In a state of such severe pressure, feelings become so acute that everything invested in a soldier in six months remains with him for the rest of his life. The paratrooper is plunged into a state of war and make you feel a real threat to life - and this is its advantage. This is the answer to the question: why, in order to calm down three drunken paratroopers, they call in a company of riot police. The secret is in the psychological readiness to kill a person. There is, of course, an important social problem here: There are no rehabilitation centers after the army in our country. The special forces perform their task - prepare the fighter; he serves, but upon returning home, he cannot adapt to civilian life.

CLEANLINESS

Special Forces are “paranoid” about hygiene. Since reconnaissance is constantly outside the deployment point, fighters are required to keep themselves clean in any conditions. Any fighter, upon arriving at the location, must first wash his uniform and change into clean clothes. No matter what dirt you crawl in, be kind enough to put yourself in order after completing the task. I don’t remember any of our fighters ever being sick. Apparently, this is also due to the psychological mood.

Most of the time a special forces soldier is located outside of permanent deployment points. Accordingly, all physical training is based on using available means during training. The main thing in training is to develop endurance and maintain strength qualities for as long as possible. So, daily training; The course is not designed, as usual, for six or eight weeks - you will have to work for at least a year. The special forces soldier has only one diet - eat more.

Fighter training is based on four pillars:

10 km every day. On Sundays we sometimes have a “sports holiday” - run 40 km. But while a person is not in the army, he can rest on Sunday. A fighter runs 10 km in less than an hour with full gear (additional 50 kg). Running should be alternated with crawling. They work well on small muscle groups and ligaments. There are three ways: on the belly, on the back and passing through a minefield (the fighter lay down, felt the irregularities with his hands, pulled himself forward, felt the irregularities again; if something on the surface causes suspicion, he moves to the side).

Before stepping on a soldier, the officer himself must do five times as much push-ups as he does.

At the Ryazan Airborne School at the special department of physical training they proved that circuit training gives the highest level of strength endurance. The principle was borrowed from the Soviet school of boxing and sambo. Circuit training develops endurance, explosive strength, “dries out” and develops anger towards the authorities. The number of repetitions in any exercise is until the sergeant gets bored.

A standard workout takes 40 minutes.. After the aforementioned 10-kilometer run, rest for 5 minutes, then again 5-6 circles, in which the exercises are performed one after another without rest. Rest between circles – 5 minutes. A standard special forces circle looks like this:

Finger push-ups (20 reps)

Jump – jumping up from a sitting position with a clap (10 repetitions)

Jump (10 reps)

Finger push-ups (5 reps)

Jump (10 reps)

Fist push-ups (30 reps)

You can also include rock throwing in your workout.

There is one principle in the army– constant daily load. That is, per day a fighter must do a certain (constantly growing) number of push-ups with fists, a certain number of press exercises, wide-grip pull-ups, etc. If you can’t do this in one workout, dial up the amount in a day. This is constant combat readiness.

Hands

Side left and side right from boxing techniques. Straight punches - it is very difficult to teach to hit hard. Such a strike requires the highest level of preparation. Special forces proceed from the fact that it is necessary to quickly and well prepare a fighter. Since there are no restrictions, this side kick can be combined with a bunch of varieties and options. It can be applied from any position and angle. Moreover, it is advisable to first strike the enemy in the throat. In close combat - with elbows. Knockout punching power is trained with sledgehammer exercises.

Legs

Kick techniques in special forces come down to one thing - a strong kick to the groin. This is not a sports ground for you.

Head

The head is turned on (and the brain is temporarily turned off) in close combat. They hit the upper frontal part exclusively on the nose. When grabbed from behind, they hit the nose with the back of the head.

Stall

To do this, strength and grip are trained. Knocked down an opponent using arm strength - hit the back of the head like a soccer ball, or step on the throat.

Scout training: GRU special forces system

1. Organization, weapons and tactics of actions of infantry and tank units of a potential enemy.

2. Organization, armament and combat use of units of a nuclear attack by a potential enemy.

3. Intelligence signs of nuclear attack weapons of a potential enemy.

4. Intelligence signs of particularly important military installations.

5. Use of topographical reference and orientation tools when conducting reconnaissance.

6. Determination of coordinates of targets and objects.

7. Conducting observational reconnaissance using technical means.

8. Methods of human intelligence.

9. Interrogation of prisoners and study of enemy documents.

10. Optical reconnaissance equipment, night vision devices.

11. Engineering reconnaissance devices.

12. Radio reconnaissance equipment.

13. Chemical and radiation reconnaissance devices.

14. Tactical and special training.

1. Statement of the combat mission.

2. Detailed development of an operation plan on a box with a layout of the area.

3. Preparation of weapons and equipment.

4. If the camp is located in the mountains, exit from the camp along a steep section of rock “vertical” with a “cornice”; if the camp is located in swamps - going on a mission with overcoming a difficult swamp.

5. A forced march of 30–40 km according to the map and compass, using the battle formation in which the RDG moves behind enemy lines: rear patrol, herringbone weapons, head patrol.

6. Conducting reconnaissance of the desired object. The RDG is divided into attack, cover, etc. subgroups.

7. Silent attack on an “enemy” object. At the training facility, dummies and targets must be placed in advance to hit them.

8. Tactically correct retreat. Carrying the “wounded”.

9. Enter the camp by “snail”.

10. Radio operators contact the Center and transmit a report. Analysis of the conducted exercise.

Reconnaissance manual for US Special Forces troops

1. The first 3 and last 3 cartridges in the magazine are tracer.

2. When moving in azimuth, a deviation of 1 degree gives a deviation on the ground of 17 m per 1 km of route.

3. The weapon should be pointed in the direction you are facing. Otherwise, a second of delay could cost you your life.

4. Actions during stops:

a) if the person falls asleep during stops, allow him to rest while sitting on his knees;

b) go to bed closer to each other to provide cover;

c) if you snore, cover your mouth with a handkerchief;

d) do not remove equipment while sleeping.

5. Never go back the old way!

6. If you encounter an unexpected enemy, shoot low.

7. A ricochet is better than not hitting at all.

8. Don’t smoke, take pills for those who have a cough.

9. Cigarette smoke can be smelled 250–300 m away, the smell of cooked food can be smelled several hundred meters away.

10. Garbage is a direct result of poor discipline.

11. Rust forms on open cans no later than 12 hours.

12. To determine the source of the sound, cover your ears with your hands like cups and turn your head until the sound becomes quieter. You are facing the source of the sound.

13. In the absence of wind, sound travels better at the bottom at night, and at the top during the day.

14. You should always cover up your tracks. There must be a person in the group to disguise traces. It is necessary to take all the garbage with you, restore the position of the branches, and mask traces of items.

15. The group must have a person capable of providing first aid.

Thus, groups and detachments of the Special Forces are among the most combat-ready units of the armed forces, capable of carrying out combat missions in any situation and in all regions of the world.

General physical and psychological preparation

A special forces soldier must be perfectly physically prepared and psychologically stable.

General physical training

The Manual on Physical Training (NFP-87) states:

“The special objectives of physical training are: for personnel of reconnaissance units and subunits: the primary development of general endurance, the ability to perform long marches on skis and forced marches over rough terrain; improving skills in overcoming special obstacles; formation of readiness for hand-to-hand combat with a numerically superior enemy; nurturing cohesion and improving skills in collective action against the backdrop of great mental and physical stress.” Additionally, the physical training of scouts should help increase resistance to motion sickness and shock overloads on the musculoskeletal system, mental resistance to the effects of heavy physical activity, as well as fostering courage, determination and self-confidence. List of basic exercises included in physical training curricula for personnel of reconnaissance units and units - 2, 3(4), 6(7), 10, 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31.

Additionally, military personnel study hand-to-hand combat techniques according to a special program. The barracks are equipped with areas for hand-to-hand combat and strength training. They are equipped with the simplest devices for practicing punches and kicks, a knife, a spatula, a machine gun, as well as projectiles for developing the strength of the muscles of the arms, legs and back.

Exercises that are listed in NFP-87:

Exercise 2. Running 3 km.

“excellent” – 12 min. 30 sec.

“good” – 12 min. 45 sec.

“satisfactory” – 13 min. 10 sec.

Exercise 3. 5 km cross-country ski race.

“excellent” – 28 min.

“good” – 29 min.

“satisfactory” – 30 min.

Exercise 4. 5 km cross-country (for snow-free areas).

Ratings:

“excellent” – 24 min.

“good” 25 min.

“satisfactory” – 26 min.

Exercise 6. Pull-ups on the bar.

Ratings: “excellent” – 13 times.

“good” – 11 times.

“satisfactory” – 9 times.

Exercise 7. Complex strength exercise.

Performs within 1 minute: first 30 seconds. – the maximum number of bends forward until your hands touch your toes from a position lying on your back, hands on your belt, legs secured (slight bending of the legs is allowed, when returning to the starting position it is necessary to touch the floor with the shoulder blades); then turn into a lying position and perform it for 30 seconds without a pause for rest. the maximum number of flexions and extensions of the arms while lying down (the body is straight, bend the arms until the chest touches the floor).

Ratings: “excellent” – 48 times (bends and push-ups together)

“good” – 44 times.

“satisfactory” – 40 times.

Exercise 10. 100 meter run.

Ratings: “excellent” – 14, 1 sec.

“good” – 14.6 seconds “satisfactory” – 15.6 seconds.

Exercise 11. Jumping legs apart:

– through a gymnastic “goat” in length – the height of the apparatus is 125 cm, a bridge 10–15 cm high is installed 1 m from the apparatus; the jump is performed from a running start;

– through the “horse” in length – the height of the projectile is 115 cm, the bridge with a height of 10–15 cm can be installed arbitrarily; the jump is performed from a running start by pushing the hands against the far half of the projectile. Two attempts are allowed.

Exercise 12. Complex agility exercise. It is carried out in any room or on a flat area with grass. On the command “March”, run 10 m from a high start, perform two somersaults forward, make a circle with a jump, two somersaults forward, run 10 m in the opposite direction. When performing somersaults in the hall, the use of mats is permitted. Rating: “excellent” – 10 seconds.

“good” – 10.6 seconds.

“satisfactory” – 11.2 seconds.

Exercise 13. Bending and extension of the arms with simultaneous swings of the legs on the uneven bars.

Rating: “excellent” – 9 times.

“good” – 6 times “satisfactory” – 4 times.

Exercise 22. March on skis 10 km as part of a unit.

Each participant starts in full combat gear. The unit must arrive at the finish line in full strength with a stretch of no more than 100 m and without loss of weapons and equipment. Mutual assistance is permitted without the transfer of weapons, gas masks and other items of equipment. Time is determined by the last participant.

Rating: “excellent” – 1 hour 15 minutes.

“good” – 1 hour 20 minutes

“satisfactory” – 1 hour 25 minutes.

Exercise 23. Forced march as part of a unit. The conditions are the same as when throwing on skis.

5 km rating:

“excellent” – 27 min.

“good” – 28 min.

“satisfactory” – 29 min.

10 km rating:

“excellent” – 56 min.

“good” – 58 min.

“satisfactory” – 1 hour.

Exercise 24. General control exercise on a single obstacle course.

Rating: “excellent” – 2 min 25 sec.

“okay” – 2 min. 30 sec.

“satisfactory” – 2 min. 40 sec.

Exercise 25. Special control exercise on the obstacle course.

If the previous exercise was performed without a machine gun, then this exercise is performed with a machine gun, a magazine bag, two magazines and a gas mask. Distance - 400 m. Starting position - standing at the side of the armored personnel carrier (weapon in hand, gas mask in the bag): climb into the model of the armored personnel carrier over the side, jump off the opposite side, run 200 m along the path towards the first trench, run around the flag, jump into trench and put on a gas mask, jump out of the trench and run along the log through the ravine, jump from the log to the ground, overcome the rubble, jump into the ditch, take a box weighing 40 kg from the rear parapet and transfer it to the front parapet, then again to the rear. Take off the gas mask and put it in the bag, jump out of the ditch, run through the passages of the maze, run up the inclined board onto the fence, go onto the beam, run along it, jumping over gaps, and jump to the ground from the end of the last section of the beam, jump over the destroyed stairs , stepping on each step, and jump off the last step to the ground. Overcome the wall, jump into the well, run along the communication path to the trench, throw an anti-tank grenade weighing at least 1 kg at 15 m along a shield measuring 2x1 m, if the first grenade does not hit the target, continue throwing (but no more than three grenades) until the target is hit, jump out of the trench and cross the front garden, climb into the lower window of the facade of the house, from there into the upper window, go to the beam, walk along it, jump to the first platform, from it to the second, jump to the ground, jump over the trench. Rating: “excellent” – 3 min. 25 sec.

“good” – 3 min. 30 sec.

“satisfactory” – 3 min. 45 sec.

Exercise 26. Overcoming a single obstacle course as part of a unit.

Platoon commanders, company commanders and their deputies perform the exercise as part of the units being tested. Performed as part of the department. Rating: up to 4 people. “excellent” – 3.50 “good” – 4.15 “satisfactory” – 4.40 up to 7 people. “excellent” – 4.15 “good” – 4.40 “satisfactory” – 5.05 up to 10 people. “excellent” – 4.40 “good” – 5.05 “satisfactory” – 5.30

Exercise 27. Running over an obstacle course as part of a unit.

Same conditions as in No. 26, but first run 1000 or 3000 meters and then cross the strip.

Exercise 28. Swimming in uniform with a weapon (machine gun).

Performed in casual clothes, boots are removed and placed behind the waist belt in front or behind. The exercise is considered failed if weapons or uniform items are lost.

Ratings: “excellent” – 100 m, “good” – 75 m, “satisfactory” – 50 m.

Or swimming 100 m in sportswear, if there are no conditions for swimming in uniform.

Score: breaststroke “excellent” – 2.05 “good” – 2.20 “satisfactory” – 2.50 Score: freestyle “excellent” – 1.50 “good” – 2.05 “satisfactory” – 2.35

Exercise 31. A special set of hand-to-hand combat techniques.

Designed to destroy and capture the enemy and includes techniques provided by the RB-1 and RB-2 complexes, as well as additionally the following techniques:

1) Cutting and piercing (side and straight) blows with a knife - applied with quick movements of the armed hand horizontally, vertically and diagonally.

2) Bend your arm behind your back.

3) Lever the hand outward.

4) Hand lever inward.

5) Rear step.

6) Throw over the back.

7) Release from grips and disarming using throws and painful techniques mentioned above.

8) Techniques for tying up the enemy and searching him.

For personnel of units intended for operations in the mountains, NFP-87 provides another special obstacle course:

Push-ups are one of the main physical exercises

Performed with a machine gun, a magazine bag, and two magazines. Distance 100 meters. Starting position - shooting position lying in front of the line of the beginning of the lane: run to the first tower of the rope crossing, climb onto the terrace along the vertical ladder, select a rope with a load weighing 24 kg until it stops at the railing and, without throwing it, lower it to the ground, walk along the lower rope to the second towers, climb onto a rope and go down it, run up an inclined board onto a path, run along it, stepping on each segment, and jump to the ground from the last segment. Climb through the restrictive passage and climb onto the second section of the trail, stepping on each section, run along it, climb over the rope bridge onto the metal structure, walk along the horizontal ladder to the end, overcome the horizontal ladder while hanging on your hands in the opposite direction to the last crossbar and jump off to the ground. Walk along a swinging log, climb the inclined wall of the slide to the lower cornice (it is allowed to use a rope), climb over it, climb onto the terrace and from your knee throw a grenade weighing 600 g at the target - a circle with a diameter of 3 m (a direct hit is counted), if it misses the goal is to continue throwing the first grenade (no more than three grenades) until the target is hit, go down the vertical wall with triangular cutouts, using three points of support, jump over the “dry river bed” along protruding stones (if you fall off one of them, return and continue running with shore), cross the finish line.

“excellent” – 3 minutes;

“good” – 3 min. 20 sec;

“satisfactory” – 3 min. 50 sec.

When preparing for tactical exercises, two to three weeks before their start, the content of physical training classes includes forced marches of 10–15 km with overcoming an obstacle course; techniques for removing the sentry; paired exercises in the form of training fights with weapons and improvised means. Forced marches are planned in all forms of physical training and are carried out every other day. Three to four days before the exercise, physical training classes with high physical activity are stopped.

Physical training:

1. Climbing a mountain, running long distances. When running, each fighter collects 10 bricks in a backpack. A distance of 5 kilometers must be covered in no more than 30 minutes. The same cross - in the evening.

2. After running, an exercise to strengthen the ribs of the palms begins. The fighter must strike 300 times with his palm on the bag, and in total during the initial training cycle - 10,000 strikes: first with sand, and then with earth and fragments of stones.

Gradually, the palm will become covered with stone-hard calluses, and the thickness of the palm will increase. Bleeding and wounds are healed by soaking hands in a special medicinal solution. Fists, elbows, knees and feet are trained in exactly the same way and with the same standards. After breakfast, practice begins on breaking wooden blocks by hand. They start with soft and end with hard trees. When a callus 2 millimeters thick forms on your hand, you can move on to breaking bottles and bricks. Having completed this training, a fighter can strike a tree or wall three hundred times a day. Headstand – 30 minutes a day. Then lunch, a short rest and training continues.

Additionally, the physical training of scouts should help increase resistance to motion sickness and shock overloads on the musculoskeletal system, mental resistance to the effects of heavy physical activity, as well as fostering courage, determination and self-confidence.

In 1975–1999, at the height of the Cold War between the USSR and the USA, and later, in the Pechora training of the GRU special forces, there was an obstacle course, officially the generally accepted name throughout the GRU Special Forces - “scout path”. The length was about 15 kilometers, the terrain was well used, there were ascents and descents, there were impassable areas, forests, water barriers, and a lot of engineering structures for training. Two training battalions (9 companies, in others up to 4 platoons - that’s about 700 people + a school for warrant officers of 50-70 people) could disappear there in small units (platoons and squads) for days at any time of the year and in any weather, day or night. Moreover, the units not only did not intersect, but may not have made visual contact at all. The cadets ran “to their heart’s content”, now they are dreaming about it.