Abstract: Since 2011, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has been holding a Sports contest among the teams of Suvorov, presidential cadet, Nakhimov schools, cadet and Cossack corps. The purpose of these competitions is to introduce students of schools to regular sports, increase the level of physical fitness of students, the formation of military-applied skills. Accordingly, such events should be part of continuous military vocational education, performing tasks for the physical training of students in military schools of pre-university education. Empirical research methods allowed the authors to study the protocols of swimming competitions held within the framework of the Spartakiad of general educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, to analyze the dynamics of attendance by pupils of the Orenburg Presidential Cadet School of the sports section "swimming", to identify the motives for visiting the section by cadets and the reasons for their termination of regular training. В  The article reflects the motivational aspects of sports activities of pupils of different ages and the degree of influence of competitive activity on the attendance of sports sections. Based on the data obtained, it was revealed that the sports skills of the participants of the Spartakiad of pre-university educational institutions of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation increased annually, at the same time, according to the study, the inclusion of competitions in the plan of physical culture and sports events of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and their regular conduct did not affect the mass of sports among students. The issue of forming a stable motivation for in-depth sports training of students in military-specialized schools of general education as a stage of continuing education requires the search for further ways to improve the structure of physical training of military schools.

Abstract: The object of this research is the educational activity of the cadet schools. The objectives pursued in educational process of the cadets, as well as the fundamental purpose of the formation of military colleges of pre-university tutorial of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation have a number of discrepancies. Educational activity of the cadet schools is conducted in accordance with the Federal State Education Standard and does not suggest the specialized military component; while the goal of the similar educational facilities lies in pre-entry training of the young men for military institutions of higher education of the country, which implies possession of the basic skills of military profession. The article examines the peculiarities of implementation of the specialized military disciplines into the curriculum of academic subject “physical education”. The empirical research (questionnaire, interview) are aimed at studying the cadets’ attitude towards the tasks of military-applied character, as well as the need for their implementation into the training process. The goal of the article consists in determining which disciplines are in most demand among the cadets of different age groups. The research results allow structuring the system of physical education in the cadet school, considering the specialized military program in accordance with age interests of the students, which would increase their preparedness level for entering the military institutions of higher education.