Cadet (position)

In 1918, after the collapse of the Russian Imperial Army , various courses and schools were organized in order to prepare the command (commanding) staff in the Red Army . Students in these courses were called cadets . Later, a post for students of military educational institutions of vocational education was officially determined as a cadet .

April 3, 1973 by order of the Minister of Defense of the USSR No. 81 on the shoulder straps of cadets of military schools was introduced the letter " K ". The letter “K” made of golden anodized aluminum with a height of 30 millimeters was located at a distance of 25 millimeters from the lower edge of the shoulder strap to the lower edge of the letter.

In some armed forces of the socialist states (for example, in the NNA of the GDR ) there were also cadets ( German: Kursant ).

The post of cadet also remained in the armed forces of some post-Soviet states .

Selection

Professional applicants are selected for admission to the posts of cadets who are entering VOUPO; it includes the definition of:

• eligibility of candidates for admission to VOUPO for health reasons;
• level of physical fitness of candidates;
• categories of professional suitability of candidates on the basis of their socio-psychological, psychological and psychophysiological state;
• the level of general education of candidates based on the results of a unified state exam (USE) in general education subjects in a secondary (full) school or technical school (vocational school).

Service

Depending on VOUPO, the term of study of a student is in the following specialties ( VUS ):

• higher professional education (HPE) - 5 years (4 years);
• secondary specialized education (MTR) - three years;
• Junior Special Education (MSO) - three months.

The Russian Armed Forces stipulate that the cadet of VOUPO VPO should:

• flight , during the time of study and service to master a specific type of aircraft ( helicopter ) and have on average at least 170 hours of flight ;
• combined arms , during the time of study and service to master military vehicles on the military -industrial college and gain up to 250 hours of their driving ;
• landing , during the time of study and service to master combat vehicles on the military-industrial complex and gain up to 250 hours of their driving and make more than 30 parachute jumps, in various conditions.

All cadets at VOUPO are fully supported by the government ( cash allowance (taking into account seniority and quality of study), accommodation, meals, uniforms , transport, and so on).

Students are provided with free access to the place of vacation once a year.

Cadets expelled from higher education institutions for lack of discipline, reluctance to study, poor progress, or refusing to enter into a contract shall reimburse the federal budget for their military training in the amount determined by a resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation .

Salary Size

The size of the official salary ( tariff category ) of a soldier in the Armed Forces of Russia according to a standard military post, from January 1, 2012 to the present:

• a cadet of a military educational institution of vocational education (for military personnel from among citizens who did not do military service before entering military educational institutions of vocational education or who enrolled in these educational institutions from the reserve ) is 2,000 rubles for a regular military cadet, 11,600 (minimum payment ) at the cadet of the contract service ^[3] .
• a cadet of a military training unit and a training unit , technical schools (for military personnel from among citizens enrolled in training immediately after conscription on military service) 1,000 rubles ^[3] .

By order of the USSR Ministry of Defense No. 120, dated August 4, 1956, “On the Enactment of the Rules for Wearing Military Uniforms by Sergeants , Petty Officers , Soldiers , Sailors , Cadets and Pupils of the Soviet Army and Navy (for Peacetime )”, the following military uniform was established clothes for cadets of military schools of the Soviet Army and Navy of the USSR Armed Forces in peacetime:

Insignia

All sorts of insignia are provided for cadets , such as shoulder straps , sleeve insignia ( vernacular vernacular) and so on.

109. Cadets of military schools (except for the Navy ) epaulets carry:

• on tunics , winter coats - sewn-on shoulder straps with a protective field (for air force cadets - blue ) in color, with longitudinal stripes of golden color on the sides;
• on demi-season raincoats , woolen jackets and shirts - removable shoulder straps with a protective field (for air force cadets - blue) in color, with longitudinal stripes of golden color on the sides;
• on camouflage jackets - removable camouflage epaulettes.

On shoulder straps the letter "K" is golden. The height of the letter is 20 mm, the distance from the lower edge of the shoulder strap to the letter is 15 mm. On the shoulder straps of foremen, sergeants and corporal, in accordance with the military rank , golden metal squares are placed. ^[7]

- Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 210, dated March 28, 1997 .

Everyday shoulder straps

Colors epaulettes for cadets by type of armed forces , arms of the armed forces and special forces ( special services ) of the USSR Armed Forces :

• combined arms and rifle ( motorized rifle ) - red;
• Aviation and Airborne - blue ;
• border troops - green ;
• KGB educational institutions - blue ;
• internal troops - maroon ;
• all other types of troops are black .

• Russian Armed Forces, from 1994 to 2010. Stripe epaulets for the daily uniform of a student’s clothes in the Air Force aviation , airborne troops , in the military rank ...
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  ... Private

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  ... Corporal

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  ... Junior sergeant

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  ... Sergeant

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  ... Senior sergeant

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  ... foreman

• Shoulder straps of the Kursant ...
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  ... to the casual and formal attire of the BBC

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  to everyday and ceremonial
  clothing form SV and Strategic Rocket Forces

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  Sewn epaulettes to the field uniform of the Armed Forces of Russia, from 1994 to 2010.

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  A sewn on shoulder strap for everyday wear in the Russian Armed Forces , since 2010 .

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  ... The Navy from 1994 to 2010, to the full dress uniform.

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  ... The Navy from 1994 to 2010, to everyday clothing.

• In the Russian Armed Forces - the only position bearing insignia in the form of shoulder straps.
• In military schools (institutes), academies and educational formations, they preserved the tradition of the Red Army to contact soldiers of the military personnel by job title, that is: " Cadet Pupkin ", " Comrade cadet ."

64. ... Cadets of military educational institutions of vocational education who do not have the military ranks of sergeants and sergeants , officers, warrant officers and midshipmen , as well as cadets of military training units (divisions) when contacting them, call: "Cadet Ivanov", "Comrade cadet" ... ^{[ eight]}

- On military politeness and behavior of military personnel, Chapter 2. Relations between military personnel, Charter of the internal service of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation (approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 14, 1993 No. 2140)

• In the Armed Forces of the USSR, cadets , military and naval schools expelled from schools for poor performance or disciplinary offenses were required to serve in the combat units of the Soviet Army (Red Army) or Navy without taking into account the time spent in schools .

• Honorary cadet
• Kremlin cadets - television series.
• Kremlin cadet - the literary name of cadets studying at a shooting school located in the Kremlin.
• Podolsk cadets - the literary name of cadets studying at the school located in Podolsk .
• Cadets - 2004 television series about the Great Patriotic War.
• Participation of OSAF cadets in the war with the Basmachi formations in the Karakum desert in 1931
• Red Cadet Street

• Order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR of November 10, 1938 No. 239 “On the imposition of a penalty on employees of the Braginsky district military enlistment office of the BSSR for bureaucratic attitude to the service”
• Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 3, 1939 "On the procedure for taking a military oath"
• Order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR of May 16, 1940 No. 120
• Order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR of December 22, 1940 No. 0362 "On changing the order of service for junior and middle commanding personnel in the Air Force of the Red Army"
• Order of the USSR Ministry of Defense No. 120, dated August 4, 1956, “On the Enactment of the Rules for Wearing Military Uniforms by Sergeants, Petty Officer, Soldiers, Sailors, Cadets and Pupils of the Soviet Army and Navy (for Peacetime)”
• Glossary of military terms, Compiled by A. M. Plekhov, S. G. Shapkin, - M, 1988.
• Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 210, dated March 28, 1997.
• Charter of the internal service of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation (approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 14, 1993 No. 2140)
• Federal Law of the Russian Federation No. 53-FZ, dated March 28, 1998, “On Military Duty and Military Service”.
• Federal Law of the Russian Federation of May 28, 1998 No. 76-FZ “On the Status of Military Personnel”

• Order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation dated December 30, 2011 No. 2700 “On approval of the procedure for providing monetary allowance to the military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”.
• Cadet on the website of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.