Military commissioning schools in Russia

The military commissioning schools are educational institutions conducting career commissioned officer training programmes. Education acquired at such schools is higher military education (level 6 according to International Standard Classification of Education). These programmes are named specialitet () and take 5 years. Graduates of commissioning schools are assigned the military rank of lieutenant.

The commissioning schools are the first (tactical) level of officer training. Their graduates are appointed as platoon/company commanders and at equivalent positions. After several years of active duty service they can entry military academy for further education.

History

The Russian military education system, inherited from the Soviet Union, trains officer-specialists in narrowly-defined military occupational specialties. Modern Russian military educational institutions conducting commissioning programmes may have different names (academy, institute, higher school), it stems from tradition and has no effect on the content of aforementioned programmes.

At the moment, some commissioning schools also conduct warrant officer programmes.

List of Russian military educational institutions conducting commissioning officer training programmes

General-purpose military commissioning schools

S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy

Krasnodar Higher Military School named for Army General S.M. Shtemenko

Military Institute of Physical Culture

Military University of Radioelectronics

Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Military commissioning schools of the Ground Forces

Budyonny Military Academy of the Signal Corps

Far Eastern Higher Combined Arms Command School

Kazan Higher Tank Command School

Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy

Military Academy of Field Anti-Aircraft Defense

Military Logistics Academy

Moscow Higher Military Command School

NBC Protection Military Academy

Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School

Tyumen Higher Military Engineer Command School named after A.I. Proshlyakov

Military commissioning schools of the Navy

Kuznetsov Naval Academy

Nakhimov Higher Naval School

Pacific Higher Naval School

Military commissioning schools of the Aerospace Forces

A.F. Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy

Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots

Yaroslavl Higher Military School of Anti-Aircraft Warfare

Zhukov Air and Space Defence Academy

Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy

Military commissioning schools of the Airborne Forces

Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School

Military commissioning schools of the Strategic Rocket Forces

Peter the Great Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces

References

External links

List of Russian military educational institutions

Military education and training in Russia

Military officer training