How to enroll a girl in police school
The Constitution of the Russian Federation guarantees equal rights for men and women, and this norm is fully observed in law enforcement agencies. Of course, there are units where there are practically no women (riot police force, SOBR and other units with exceptional requirements for physical training), however, for example, girls are willingly accepted into the inquiry and investigation. Some units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are staffed mainly by women (for example, the unit for working with juvenile offenders).
Accordingly, many girls, while still in school, begin to think about how to get a job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the future and quite often turn their attention to the educational institutions of this department. By tradition, many people still call such educational institutions precisely police schools, although the vast majority of such institutions are not schools at all, but academies, institutes, universities and colleges (with the exception of those that train dog handlers for the Ministry of Internal Affairs - they still have the status schools).
In order to join the police, you can get 2 types of education:
- Secondary specialized education is offered in colleges that have a corresponding department (for boys, Suvorov schools of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are also available, where girls are not accepted).
- Higher education - in one of the universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Future workers of inquiry and investigation can also receive a legal education at a civilian university.
In order to enroll, a girl with incomplete secondary education (9 years of regular school) will need to take the following actions:
- Submit an application to the head of the educational institution. In addition to the signature of the candidate herself, the application will require the signatures of the parents confirming their consent that their daughter will go to study to become a police officer. The application must be submitted no later than June 1 of the current year.
- Pass a medical examination.
- Take a physical fitness test.
- Pass an interview on the humanities subjects of the school curriculum.
- Get tested by a psychologist.
- Pass a background check of both the candidate herself and her close relatives (for absence of criminal record, administrative violations, etc.).
Medical commission
It takes place directly at the police school itself, usually in June-July. Candidates are checked for the absence of diseases that would impede future service in the police.
The medical examination requires the results of blood tests (general, HIV, Wasserman reaction) and urine tests, an ECG with stress, a certificate of vaccinations, as well as a medical record for the last 5 years.
In addition, there is a list of diseases with which it is better not to come to the medical examination. These include, in particular:
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- severe myopia;
- tuberculosis;
- cardiovascular diseases starting from moderate severity;
- hepatitis;
- consequences of serious injuries;
- mental disorders;
- drug or alcohol addiction.
However, even for healthy girls the selection is quite difficult.
Physical training
Oddly enough, the physical training requirements for cadets of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are higher than for existing female employees. So, to enter the police school you will have to take:
- shuttle run;
- 1000 m run;
- strength exercises (push-ups, pull-ups).
Specific standards change frequently, so they must be clarified immediately before admission. Although the requirements for girls are lower than for boys, candidates for training are often eliminated at this stage.
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Every person who wants to enroll in training and later join the police is carefully checked by the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. By the way, this is why you can only enroll in a school in the region in which you live.
To check, the head of the educational institution sends a request to the police at the place of residence of the potential applicant. During the check, it is clarified whether she is registered with a criminal record, whether she has been brought to administrative responsibility, information is raised about close relatives (parents, brothers, sisters, etc.). The verification is carried out according to the same rules as for candidates for police positions, so personnel services are engaged in searching for information.
Based on the results of the inspection, the personnel department of the relevant unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs makes one of two decisions:
- recommend a girl for enrollment in a police school;
- do not recommend.
Ultimately, the issue is decided by the head of the school himself. If there are exceptional circumstances, he can enroll even a girl who has criminal records, although this happens extremely rarely.
Many boys in childhood, when asked “What do you want to become?” They answer: “To the police.” This is perhaps the most common answer, just like “astronaut”. For some, this remains just a childhood dream - and nothing more. But there are also those who, since childhood, have chosen their path in life and really dream of working in law enforcement, fighting illegality and crime, and helping people. After all, this profession is one of the most important for the state. Police officers protect public order, property, life and health of our citizens. Without the police, society would be in chaos and anarchy. Do you want to become a police officer?
Where do you study to become a police officer?
So, in order to get the coveted uniform, it is not enough to simply attend a secondary school. This will require special skills (not only physical ones) and specialized education.
In our country, future law enforcement officers are trained by a special police school. This is an educational institution that produces qualified workers in this field. It is in police schools that they provide the practical skills necessary for the successful performance of official tasks, which are sometimes not just difficult, but also life-threatening. Such establishments are designed mainly for the male population of the country. Girls are rare here - no more than 10%.
Choosing a school
So, what kind of police school is there? In Russia, there are several stages of obtaining “police” education.
The first stage is a secondary police school or cadet corps. This also includes some colleges that offer the specialty “Law and Social Security Organization” (lawyer).
Educational institutions of this type are Astrakhan, Novosibirsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Elabuga, Bryansk and other secondary special police schools of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. As well as the Moscow and Simbirsk Cadet Corps of Justice. Police secondary schools offer daytime, evening, and education. The duration of study in such an institution depends on the form of education and on existing education, but does not exceed three years.
The maximum rank that can be awarded upon graduation from a secondary specialized institution is junior lieutenant.
If you want something better and more significant, then you will have to get a higher education. This means you need a Higher Police School. Such institutions include: Moscow, Krasnodar and St. Petersburg universities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd and Omsk academies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as the Academy of Economic Security located in Moscow, Siberian Legal, Barnaul, Voronezh, Rostov, Saratov and other institutes of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Russia. Here, just like in secondary schools, the possibility of full-time, evening and correspondence education is provided. Study lasts up to 5 years.
The Higher Police School provides an opportunity in the future, upon completion, to apply not only for higher ranks, but also for prestigious work in the prosecutor’s office, justice, etc.
Well, the highest level is the Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. It is she who trains police leaders at various levels and carries out retraining of personnel.
Who can become a police officer
So, any citizen of the Russian Federation can become a candidate for admission to police school. The main requirements for applicants are good physical fitness and good health.
To enroll, you must do well in the exams. Police school also requires fairly high grades in the certificate of basic or secondary education.
There are age restrictions for candidates. Thus, the maximum age of the applicant should not exceed 25 years.
How to enter police school
So, you are serious about enrolling. What to do?
After completing nine years of regular school, a police secondary school awaits you. Usually young people who are permanently registered in the area in which such an institution is located are admitted there. Enrolling in school takes some time, requires certain actions and efforts, and consists of several stages. Now more about each of them.
Stage 1: application
Your first step will be to apply for admission to your chosen school. It is written to the director of the educational institution. An important point is that the police school does not have the right to accept a document if it does not contain the signatures of the student candidate’s parents. Parents or guardians are required to give their permission for their child to enter such an educational institution. There is no way without this.
The deadline for submitting an application is limited - it can be sent to the school before
Stage 2: checking the “past”
After the police school has accepted your application, it is sent to a special personnel service. There, the personal files of each of the applicants are created in accordance with the requirements and all information relating to the candidate who submitted the application is checked and studied.
At this stage, nothing will be needed from you except an ideal “past”. The personnel service carefully checks not only the presence and absence of criminal records and criminal or administrative charges against the student candidate himself, but also his immediate relatives. So here it depends.
At the end of the inspection, a decision is made: either give a recommendation for enrollment in the police school, or refuse.
Stage 3: medical examination
While the “past” is being checked, the applicant himself does not sit idle. In order to enroll in police school, you must undergo a medical examination. As a rule, this is done at the applicant’s place of residence.
To receive a medical commission you must provide:
- results of some tests: for example, blood tests for syphilis or AIDS, fluorography, ECG of the heart and others;
- an extract from the medical record for the previous five years;
- information about vaccinations already done.
Based on the data provided, the medical commission makes one of the following decisions: whether the candidate is fit or not fit to serve in the police.
Stage 4: intelligence level
First, you must pass a special test, which will determine whether the candidate takes any drugs or suffers from alcohol or other toxic addiction. If the test is passed successfully, the applicant proceeds to the entrance test. At this stage, it is checked at what level his intellectual development is. Here the police school itself chooses what the test will be. This could be an exam, interview or psychological test for IQ).
Stage 5: exams
After passing psychological testing, student candidates are allowed to test the knowledge acquired in a secondary school. Examinations for admission to police school are taken in oral and written form. Applicants take the Russian language and Russian history tests.
Testing your knowledge of the Russian language takes the form of a short essay, presentation or dictation. The Russian history exam is taken orally.
Stage 6: physical fitness test
After the intellectual test, the last and most important stage awaits you. If you successfully pass the physical test, then you are guaranteed admission to police school.
So, the physical fitness of applicants is tested in certain sports. In addition, the standards for boys and girls differ. For both girls and boys, long (1-2 km) and short (100 m) distance running is provided. And also for guys - pull-ups on a high bar, for girls - performing certain complex strength exercises.
The test result can be expressed in the following terms: “excellent”, “good”, “satisfactory” or “unsatisfactory”.
To pass the sprint, guys must run with the following result (in seconds):
- 13.6 - “excellent”;
- 14.2 - “good”;
- 14.6 - “satisfactory”.
Girls can run slower and pass with the following result:
- 16.5 - “excellent”;
- 17.1 - “good”;
- 17.5 - “satisfactory”.
To pass the long distance run (2 km), guys must have the following result (in minutes and seconds):
- 7.50 - “excellent”;
- 8.10 - “good”;
- 9.00 - “satisfactory”.
The long distance for girls is shorter than for boys and is 1 kilometer. They should come running with the following result (in minutes and seconds):
- 4.25 - “excellent”;
- 4.45 - “good”;
- 5.00 - “satisfactory”.
Pull-ups for boys are assessed depending on the number of times:
- 12 - “excellent”;
- 10 - “good”;
- 6 - “satisfactory”.
Strength exercises for girls (for example, abdominal exercises) are also rated depending on the number of times:
- 30 - “excellent”;
- 26 - “good”;
- 24 - “satisfactory”.
If an applicant does not score the required number of points or seconds for at least one of the exercises, he receives an overall result of “unsatisfactory.”
A negative result is equivalent to failure to pass the exam, which automatically nullifies all the applicant’s chances of admission.
Enrollment in the police school occurs after the admissions committee of the educational institution reviews the results of checks at all stages: applications for admission, conclusions of the medical commission, the result of checking for the presence and absence of criminal records and criminal or administrative charges, level of intelligence, as well as grades for entrance exams and physical training.
Based on everything the applicant has completed, the commission makes a decision whether the applicant is suitable for studying at a police school or not. But it is necessary to remember that there are many applicants, and only the most worthy and purposeful are accepted as students.
Cops in skirts
What about the fair sex? After all, not only boys can be policemen, but also girls. Of course, this profession has long been considered male and requires a lot of physical training. And some educational institutions, such as cadet corps, generally only accept male students.
But girls are gradually achieving equality here too. Today, 20% of police officers are women! And it’s no longer uncommon to see a “cop in a skirt” on the street.
There is no such special educational institution as a police school for girls in our country. Training takes place together with the boys. Everyone goes through a strict selection process. Of course, it is much more difficult for girls to enter such educational institutions, since initially fewer “student places” are created for them. However, upon admission the standards for them are lower than for boys.
Perhaps the most famous girl in the Russian police is Oksana Fedorova - a major, as well as a winner of world beauty contests, a successful model, TV presenter, etc.
And yet, this is not a woman’s profession. Many of the girls who have already become police officers are faced with a very pressing problem: family or work. And that's wrong. After all, a woman should have time for children and family, but a man should defend the Motherland.