After a long period of discussion, the Russian Armed Forces are moving towards the practical implementation of military reform. Of course, one can argue about how well thought out the content aspect of this reform is, how optimal the timing of its implementation is, but the fact remains that radical changes have already begun. The most important consequence of the reform process should be the acquisition of a decent position in society by a person in uniform, as well as a favorable environment for self-improvement of the individual within the military team itself. Data from sociological studies indicate that military personnel are not satisfied with the existing relations within military collectives. It is clear that the task of ensuring the reform process in this direction is extremely difficult and should be assigned to specialists for whom issues of moral and psychological support and social work are a profession. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of educating officers armed with modern knowledge, devoid of ideological load, in the period of army reform. Meanwhile, a paradoxical situation has been created: if the training of specialists in socio-psychological specialties for the regiment level and above is organized at the proper level (this task is assigned to the Military University of the Ministry of Defense), then training of personnel for the platoon-company-battalion level is practically not conducted anywhere after the disbanding of military-political schools. But it is precisely at this level - in a platoon, in a company, in a battalion-that the main work on educating military personnel of the new, reformed Russian army should be concentrated. It is already an indisputable fact: the number of negative phenomena in military collectives is growing. The structure of criminal records is still dominated by such dangerous military crimes in the conditions of the army, such as evasion from military service and violations of the statutory rules of ... Read more