Elena V. Bogomolova

The relevance of the study is due to the need to develop the competence among cadets of military higher education institution in applying modeling in their professional activities, because the fact is that at the current stage of of the Russian armed forces development, formalized methods of information processing and modeling are increasingly used. The purpose of the study is to substantiate the essence, structure, content of the competence of applying modeling in professional activities of military higher education institution cadets, to determine the criteria and indicators of the level of formation of this competence components. The works of Russian and foreign researchers, referred to the concepts of model, modeling, modeling in military affairs, competency, competence, cadet competence, works in the field of training cadets and officers to apply modeling served as the theoretical basis of the study. The methodological basis of the study is a systems approach based on the consideration of an object as a system (in our case, such an object is the concept of "modeling competence"). This approach allowed to define the concept of "competence in applying modeling in professional activities by cadets of military universities" based on the analysis of scientific and pedagogical literature and the activities of officers in the field of applying modeling in professional activities, the principles of integrity, hierarchy, and consistency. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that, based on the analysis of the concepts of "model", "modeling", "modeling in military affairs", "competency", "competence", "officer competence", "cadet competence", as well as studying the activities of officers in modeling and practical application of models in professional activities, a definition of the competence of applying modeling is given, its essence and structural composition are revealed, and the indicators of the formation of competence components by levels (low, sufficient, advanced) are described. The theoretical significance of the article lies in the expansion by the authors of scientific ideas about the competence of applying modeling in professional activities among cadets of military universities. The results of the study can be used by teachers of military universities of the Russian Federation in practical activities in the process of building up the military-professional competence of cadets.