In the system of military education of the Ministry of defense of Russia occupies a special place located in Saint-Petersburg Military space Academy named A. F. Mozhaysky. It trains personnel for the Space forces, and not only. About the traditions of the Academy and the features of training in it, “MK” told the head of the Academy, doctor of technical Sciences, Professor, Lieutenant-General Maksim STUMPS.
Maksim Mikhailovich, many who want to enter the Military space Academy? What competition are you coming?
Young people wishing to dedicate his life to service in the Armed forces, every year more and more. Thanks to the open information space to find out more information about the Academy is easy. Therefore, candidates come from various regions.
this year the Academy received a large number of personal records from those wishing to become cadets. Contest – three people in one place. A number of specialties in one place – five candidates.
Your experts asked the applicants what attracts them to Military space Academy?
no doubt. There were different answers. The most common was Mojica is the largest Polytechnic University in producing generic engineers.
for anybody not a secret that the modern officer must be diversified and must be able to apply their knowledge in various fields of activity. We prepare it such. As head of the Academy is confident that our graduates will be able to show their best side on every field of activity.
Lot among the applicants representatives of the officer dynasties?
Young people often choose the military profession by the example of their fathers, grandfathers or great grandfathers that served their country or have defended it in the years of the great Patriotic war. These guys at the Academy about a third.
Gain girls? If Yes, what specialty?
-more and more women opt for military service. Some go to military schools, others go to serve under contract. Female soldiers, as men bear all the hardships and privations of military service.
In our Academy girls learn such specialities as “military cartography”, “Hydrometeorology special purpose”, “automated processing and analysis of information, mathematical and software of computers”, “networks and communication systems”.
on the Basis of the creation of the first courses, this year’s intake of girls training is not provided.
-How many lieutenants cooking Academy and what are the main occupations?
-Our University system. It trained about five thousand people. We are preparing officers, not only for the Air-spaceical forces, but also for other branches of the Armed forces and the armed forces, as well as to Federal Executive authorities which provide for military service. In addition, we prepare foreign military personnel.
According to the standards of higher education training is carried out in the 41st military specialty. Future activities of the graduates is associated with the military space. It provides full cycle of preparation and launch of launch vehicles and spacecraft, manage, control, outer space, handling various ad hoc information received from the satellites.
Training of specialists in the fields related to the missile and space defense, space control and military mapping is carried out in the Russian Federation only on the basis of our Academy.
Where are usually sent to serve alumni?
-the Main place service of most of the graduates – part of the Space troops. They are located throughout the Russian Federation. Some of our graduates serve in the Russian military units located outside the borders of our country.
in addition, our graduates serve in other branches of the Armed forces and military branches, including, in the Navy.
civilian spaceports Baikonur East and the graduates of the Mozhayskoye motorway as serve?
these are the spaceports of our graduates in military service are not. But in state Corporation “Roscosmos” successfully work those of our graduates who have completed military service.
-what space specialty are the most promising?
the Academy prepares versatile professionals with the qualities of an engineer, scientist and military. We try to teach to our charges in the future could not only adequately perform their military duty, but to do science, to be highly qualified in their professional engineering activities. The armed forces need modern, highly officers, who sees the future and is able to take correct and responsible decisions.
I Think that the Academy graduate with any specialization can build a great military career. First of all, because we make versatile engineers. Any graduate of the Mozhayskoye motorway as, whether the engineer missile equipment or programming specialist, with excellent knowledge and skills in their field of activity, will be able to develop and improve the business it serves. Therefore I would not began to allocate the areas of training certain. They are all promising.
-You say that cadets instill the skills of scientific work. How?
-the Space industry of our country is dozens of industrial enterprises, scientific research institutes and�� involved in the creation and operation of rocket and space technology. Participation of the Academy in the life of this industry is through joint scientific activities.
Scientific and research activities at the Academy are doing without exception, all the structural units. In 2009, we have established a research Institute.
There is a significant base for scientific research, testing and technology development. For example, there’s one in the Armed forces flying laboratory “Photon”. Side operators of the laboratory have an annual logged more than 50 hours.
among the other unique stand – anechoic chamber for researches of the onboard avionics of aircraft, ballistic stands, radiation tests, wind tunnels, vacuum chambers.
But the main thing of course is our science “gold Fund”. The Academy has 63 recognized scientific schools.
In 2019 at the Academy, including with the participation of cadets performed more than 100 research papers. Held 15 national conferences and scientific events on space-related subjects and information technology. They are formulated approaches and ways of development “military” space.
-What are the conditions of accommodation and meals for the cadets?
-the Cadet dormitory located on the territory of military camps Academy in Saint-Petersburg and Pushkin. In addition, the cadets, starting from the second year, will contract and have the right to live outside the campus. In the Academy four modern dining rooms with 6000 seats.
-Many expelled from the Academy, and for what?
-Student may be expelled for school failure, lack of discipline, unwillingness to study, health reasons and in connection with impossibility to continue their education through no fault of their reasons. And expelled those who refused to sign the contract on passage of military service.
we not Made many, because, for the most part, the guys and girls at the Academy have a high level of motivation to learn.
-What is the monetary contentment of cadets?
-It is the sum of salary for the military position, salary according to military rank and allowances, depending on the level of academic achievement and physical fitness. In 2020, average of the students from the second through fifth courses are having from 16 to 22 thousand rubles per month.
in addition, students who have distinguished themselves in study and scientific activity, may receive additional scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation, the government of the Russian Federation and the Minister of defence of the Russian Federation.
In 2020 the pandemic coronavirus those wishing to enter your University has not decreased?
-Despite the difficult sanitary-and epidemi��logical situation in the country, we have continued to receive documents from those wishing to pass professional selection for training at the Academy.
of Course, the procedure of the professional selection this year has changed, but I am sure that 2020 will not be much different in the number of applicants from previous years. I said at the beginning of the interview that the amount received by us personal business we provide competition, three people on one place. That is, we will have a choice.
Who you got in the “military astronauts”?
-For admission and student must have good health. The requirements for it are known. They are common to all citizens entering military service under the contract.
Valued good physical fitness. Of course, you need a good knowledge in mathematics, Russian, physics or geography depending on the chosen specialty training.
And most importantly – the willingness to endure the difficulties and hardships of military service, i.e., high motivation to serve in the Armed forces, to master the profession of defender of the Motherland.
I Hope that the guys who decided to bind their lives with military service, make their choice in favor of the Military space Academy named A. F. Mozhaysky.
