Mikhailovsky Artillery Military Academy (MVAA): address, faculties, reviews

Mikhailovsky Artillery Military Academy for nearly 200 years engaged in education and produces the best specialists for the army. The prestige of the institution was laid by Peter I, the modern educational base allows to prepare brilliant military men in accordance with world standards.

History

The first artillery school appeared in Moscow thanks to Peter the Great in 1701. A few years later a part of the teaching staff was sent to St. Petersburg to open a cadet-type educational institution in the capital. At the initiative of Prince Mikhail Pavlovich from the cadets of the Cadet Corps, an artillery brigade was formed, which included three companies of pupils. The Mikhailovsky Artillery Military Academy celebrates its birthday on November 25 - it was on this day in 1820 that the official opening of the institution was held, where fireworkers and officers of the Pushkarskiy order were trained.

After the revolution, in 1919, the Mikhailovsky Military Academy of St. Petersburg was renamed in the spirit of the times and became known as the Artillery Academy of the Red Army. In the prewar period, in 1938, the academy transferred to Moscow, where in October 1941 it was evacuated to Samarkand. Re-evacuation took place in 1944.

From branch to academy

In 1952, a branch of the Academy was opened in Leningrad, where teaching was conducted at two faculties - ground and antiaircraft artillery. The following year, the educational institution was reorganized in connection with the separation of two separate arms - strategic missile forces and missile forces and artillery of the ground forces. In the light of the emergence of a new structure, the Leningrad branch received the status of the Military Artillery Command Academy.

In 1960, the Mikhailovskaya Artillery Military Academy was united with the artillery school of Leningrad. Since 1995, the faculty of advanced training and retraining of military cadres of officers has been opened in the educational institution. In 1998, branches were opened in Kazan, Kolomna, Saratov, which since 2004 have been transformed into Higher Artillery Schools.

From 2009 to 2011, a number of reorganizations were carried out, the purpose of which was the optimization of the educational process, the introduction of new standards of education and assessment of cadets' knowledge. In 2012, the MVAA (Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy) approved the concept of development of the educational institution. In 2016, the Academy received the Order of Zhukov, awarded for merit in the training of personnel.

Faculties

The system of obtaining knowledge is multistage and offers applicants to get a secondary special or higher education. All those who wish can continue their studies in the magistracy or in the courses of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy.

Faculties:

• Artillery.
• Missile and rocket launcher systems.
• The artillery of special forces (Airborne Forces and Marine Corps).
• Artillery Intelligence and automated control systems.
• Secondary prof. Training.

Directions for obtaining knowledge:

1. Higher education. After completing the course, a cadet gets a qualification in one of three areas of specialization:

• "Means of automation of missile forces and artillery" (engineer, 5 years of training, junior officers).
• "Radio engineering systems and complexes of special purpose" (engineer, 5 years of training, junior officers).
• "Special electromechanical systems" - the direction has several artillery units in special combat arms (airborne troops, marines, tactical troops, land forces) - 5 years of training, qualification - engineer, junior officers.

2. Secondary education is conducted in the direction of "Information systems or technical operation and maintenance of electrical and electromechanical equipment" (training - 2,5 years, qualification - technician, military post - warrant officer).

3. Additional education. It is oriented to the current personnel of the servicemen. Training is conducted in the direction "Advanced training and retraining on the basis of higher or secondary education" (the term of study is from 2 to 4 months).

Educational programs of specialists include secondary and higher education, magistracy. Also, the Mikhailovskaya Artillery Military Academy offers educational programs for the training of scientific and pedagogical personnel, where the term of study is 3 years, qualification - researcher, research teacher. Training is conducted in five areas of military affairs.

Training in the MBAA provides an opportunity to obtain both a civilian specialty and full military training with the possibility of building a further career in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Russia. Students are on full state allowance throughout the duration of the introductory campaign and training. In addition, free of charge are provided by:

• Arrival to the place of passing the exams and departure of the applicant / student home.
• Stuff and financial support.
• Nutrition, accommodation and medical care.

Requirements for candidates

The Mikhailovsky Artillery Military Academy has strict rules for selecting candidates for admission.

Documents are not accepted in such cases:

• The applicant violated the law of the Russian Federation (there is an outstanding conviction, investigative actions are being conducted, a criminal case is being filed, etc.).
• Women are not accepted for training.
• Applicants with completed higher education for training are not accepted.
• The state of health does not allow military training.
• Age of the entrant is over 24 years.

The following persons have the right to be considered as candidates for training:

• Applicants aged 16 to 24 years with secondary or secondary vocational education.
• Citizens of the Russian Federation.
• They are yearly to drill and military training for health reasons.

Documents for admission

The list of documents submitted by civilians (who did not pass military service) includes:

• Statement.
• Autobiography.
• Copies of the birth certificate, passport.
• Characteristics from the last place of study / work.
• A copy of the certificate of completion of the full secondary or secondary prof. Education with a statement of account.
• Four photos (4.5 x 6 cm).
• Academic certificate (for citizens who have completed the initial courses of public universities).

Assessment of physical fitness

Preliminary selection is carried out by the medical commission until May 15 in the year of admission of the applicant, where the physical and psychological state is assessed in accordance with professional standards. The procedure is carried out by conscription commissions of military district commissariats, the package of documents is drawn up accordingly and sent to the academy until May 20 in the year of receipt.

Cadets of the last course of military schools (Suvorov, Nakhimov, Cadet), who received permission to enter, receive a referral from the heads of their educational institutions. In the admissions office they present a birth certificate, a passport, a military ticket, a document on full secondary education.

Entry exams

The educational institution assesses the level of knowledge of applicants, relying on the results of the USE and examinations in three disciplines conducted at the educational institution. The Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy assesses the passing score for each discipline on a 100-point scale.

Applicants applying for a full higher education are examined in writing in the following disciplines:

• Mathematics (minimum score is 27).
• Geometry (minimum score is 27).
• Russian language (minimum score is 36).
• Physics (minimum score is 36).

Physical training standards

The Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy (St. Petersburg), in addition to assessing the general educational level of knowledge, assesses the physical training of applicants, which includes:

• Pulling on the crossbar (from 4 times).
• Running for a short distance of 100 m (no more than 15.4 seconds).
• The cross is 3 kilometers long (no more than 14.56 minutes).

The total number of points is set after performing all kinds of physical exercises. The passing score is not less than 120 units in the total amount of three exercises. Those who have not overcome the threshold level of points do not pass through the competition and are not enrolled in the academy.

The number of points required for enrollment is calculated in the total amount based on the results of written exams and physical fitness tests. At the end of 2016, the passing score for admission to the course varies from 75.3 to 91.

Admission campaign

The commission takes exams and assesses the physical training of applicants from 1 to 30 July. The process takes place on the basis of the Academy's training center in Luga, Leningrad Region. Delay for a good reason is allowed for one day, the absence in a longer period of automatic exclusion of the entrant from the examination process. Those who had circumstances of respectful nature, not allowed to start the introductory campaign in time, are allowed to take exams according to the established schedule.

During the admission process, candidates live on the basis of a training center in barracks, meals are free of charge. From entrants requires strict observance of discipline and regime of the day.

Reviews

Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy received positive reviews from almost everyone who wished to write them. Parents report that the institution gives excellent knowledge. It is noted that comfortable living conditions have been created for the future military. Cadets talk about quality teaching, attentive teachers, the need to maintain the physical form at the proper level. Many argue that they never regretted that they decided to study at the academy.

According to former cadets who have completed their studies, it is impossible to pass an exam at an educational institution, counting on indulgence or bribery, only the level of knowledge and training is valued. All celebrate a significant improvement in living conditions, an updated material and technical base, free medical care, the latest teaching methods. It is also indicated that all five years pass under the sign of strict discipline, which ultimately has a beneficial effect on future life.

Address

The Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy is located at the address: St. Petersburg, Komsomola Street, building 22. The cadets live in the building on Liteiny Prospect, in building No. 3.

You can find out the information you are interested in regarding the arrival or stay of cadets by contact phone numbers at the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy. The telephone of the duty post and the admissions committee is better to look at the official website of the university.

The head of the Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy is the head of Sergei Anatolyevich Bakaneev, his military rank is Lieutenant-General.