Keyword: «physical training»

The article is devoted to the history of physical training in the time period from the Russian army to the Russian Armed forces. The main stages of development of physical training, its role in different historical periods are considered. Examples of works of the figures who made a significant contribution to the development of physical education of the soldier are given. It indicates the exceptional need for this type of training for military people. And also the concept for the future construction of the armed forces until 2020 is considered.

The low level of physical activity of students indicates an unformed need for movement and poorly developed motivational readiness for independent studies, which is of particular relevance in distance learning, since the effectiveness of distance learning depends on the correct motivation of students. The aim of the work is to study the process of formation of students' motivational readiness for physical activity in the context of digitalization of education.

This article is devoted to issues related to the approach to the formation of certain strong-willed qualities in cadets-pilots of higher educational aviation institutions of the Ministry of Defense. The role and importance of such qualities in military personnel is noted both in the process of service, the performance of assigned tasks, as well as combat, and in everyday life. The derived classification of efforts aimed at the de-velopment of volitional qualities is presented. In the course of the study, a number of qualities that should be developed in a pilot during training at an educational institution were considered: patience, perseverance, perseverance, purposefulness. Methods borrowed in diagnostics from psychology and pedagogy, as well as ways to maintain and develop the strong-willed qualities of cadets will be proposed.