Modern school graduates are careful in choosing a profession. An excellent chance to master not only prestigious professions, but also get a guarantee of employment, take an important place in society - to enter the Military Academy of Communications (St. Petersburg).
This educational institution is one of those where the intellectual elite of the Russian armed forces is being created.
A bit of history: how it all began
The middle of the XIX century. A galvanic institution is being created in St. Petersburg, where officers and soldiers are trained in the electrical engineering specialty new for that time.
1919 year. In Russia, devastation, war, famine. But in St. Petersburg, the Revolutionary Military Council on the basis of galvanic courses creates an electrical school for military personnel.
November 8, 1919 - this day is considered to be the day of foundation of the Military Communications Academy in St. Petersburg, now famous throughout the world.
After a series of organizational transformations, by 1935 the educational institution consisted of 6 faculties and extension courses for heads of liaison departments. During 1932-1936 on Benois Ave. (now called Tikhoretsky), a separate military camp with educational and residential buildings was built for the country’s training center.
The Academy finally became subordinate to the Red Army communications leadership in 1933 and at the same time received the name of S. M. Budyonny, the hero of the Civil War. At the same time, striving to unify the preparatory system, the academy was being transformed, it became the Military Electrotechnical Academy of Communications.
Subsequent reorganizations led to the fact that instead of one higher educational institution, two were formed, which then merged again. In the late 90s, three military schools located in Kemerovo, Ryazan and Ulyanovsk joined as faculties. Nowadays, the branch is also opened in Krasnodar.
The latest changes took place in 2008, when the higher educational institution received its final name - Military Academy of Communications (St. Petersburg) and the honorary name of S. M. Budenny, USSR Marshal.
Prestige
Studying at the Academy of Communications is not just getting a diploma of graduation, it is the highest level of skill and professionalism. This is evidenced by the numbers:
- more than 30 thousand officers who serve in the ranks of the RF Armed Forces have been trained in these walls;
- about 8 thousand officers underwent retraining and gained new knowledge;
- 4,500 specialists who graduated from the academy are citizens of other countries;
- About 100 doctors of sciences have been graduated.
Graduates of the educational institution are known all over the world, because among them there are 15 Heroes of the Soviet Union and 2 Heroes of the Russian Federation.
The Military Communications Academy of St. Petersburg is proud of the 2 orders of the USSR and awards of foreign states.
At the academy, teachers of the highest qualifications, known throughout the world, have taught and are teaching.
Specialty
The Academy has 6 faculties:
- radio communications;
- telecommunication multi-channel systems;
- automated control systems;
- retraining and advanced training;
- command;
- special.
There is also a vocational secondary education course.
Training is conducted under the programs:
- Secondary vocational. Full-time study for almost 3 years. A graduate university qualifies as a “technician” and receives the military rank of “ensign”.
- Higher education (specialty). The training lasts 5 years, graduates become lieutenants.
- Further education (master's program). The training lasts 2 years.
Also, the military academy provides training and education for scientific and teaching personnel:
- Adjuncture - 3 years full-time or 4 in absentia;
- Doctoral studies - 3 years.
Order of receipt
To become a cadet of the St. Petersburg Military Academy of Communications, the reviews of which are excellent, you must submit an application to the local commissariat. Civilians must do this before April 1, military personnel report to their superiors before March 1.
The personal file formed in the commissariat goes to the university, where the selection committee decides on the admission of the person to the exams.
Professional selection
To receive education at the Military Academy of Communications of St. Petersburg, applicants must be approved by the selection committee. What criteria are taken into account:
- whether the candidate is suitable from a health point of view - a medical examination is carried out at the academy;
- how fit psychologically - psychologists are testing;
- how suitable in physical terms - it is necessary to pass the standards.
Exam in physical preparation provides for passing 3 standards:
- running 3 km and 100 m, for boys also pulling up on the crossbar;
- running for 1 km and 100 m, for girls also tilts from a prone position.
Upon receipt, the commission evaluates the results of the exam in a number of subjects; exams can also be conducted on them:
- Russian language - writing is written;
- in writing physicist;
- writing math.
For secondary education, a certification score is taken into account. The minimum points are set for 2019:
- specialized mathematics - 27;
- Russian language - 36;
- physics - 36.
Some categories of citizens have pre-emption rights and benefits.
Terms of professional selection
June and July are the months when students are selected for the Military Academy of Communications. You can preliminarily familiarize yourself with the conditions of admission and training at Open Days. They take place twice: in April and November.
Those called for testing get the opportunity to come to St. Petersburg for free, where they are also provided with free accommodation and even food. In case of failure, the candidate has the right to return home also for free.
What does the student of the academy get
Admission to a military university is the receipt of the status of a soldier, with all the benefits, compensation and payments that are established by law:
- live in hostels for free;
- receive food, clothing and a scholarship (15-22 thousand rubles per month);
- receive benefits when purchasing tickets to museums, concerts and exhibitions;
- can go free of charge once a year to where they intend to spend their holidays.
The academic year at the Military Academy of Communications begins in August, but cadets do not sit at their desks, because a month is spent on combined arms training. During the year, students receive 2 vacations:
- summer - for a month;
- winter - a crescent.
Address
The Military Communications Institute is located in Kalininsky district of the northern capital, house 3 on Tikhoretsky Avenue.
The Polytechnic metro station is 300 meters away, and there are public transportation links nearby. Getting there is not difficult.