The Interrelationship Between Hand-To-Hand Combat Techniques and the Level of Combat Readiness of Military Personnel

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https://doi.org/10.29038/2220-7481-2026-01-19-27

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hand-to-hand combat, combat readiness, military professional activities, physical training, infantrymen, military personnel

Abstract

The success of mission accomplishment depends on many factors that characterize the level of readiness of military personnel in all areas of activity. The specifics of modern military conflicts and combat operations against the Russian aggressor require each soldier to adopt new approaches to improving training, education, and physical and psychological preparedness for action in difficult conditions in order to successfully perform military and professional tasks. Thus, the formation and improvement of the combat readiness of military personnel of the armed forces remains a pressing issue. The purpose to to analyze the level of combat readiness of military personnel (using the example of experimental and control groups of specialists from mechanized units) and to determine the impact of the development of physical qualities and military-applied skills of military personnel on the effectiveness of performing military-professional tasks. Results. analysis of scientific and methodological literature on the research topic, testing, methods of mathematical statistics. Conclusions. The research conducted made it possible to determine that the proposed content of the exercises in the author's program indicates a positive impact on improving the combat readiness of infantry soldiers in the process of performing military-professional activities.

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2026-04-20

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No. 1(73) (2026)

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Physical culture, physical education of different age group population

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The Interrelationship Between Hand-To-Hand Combat Techniques and the Level of Combat Readiness of Military Personnel . (2026). Physical Education, Sport and Health Culture in Modern Society, 1(73), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.29038/2220-7481-2026-01-19-27

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