Kabanbai batyr Military Department

Military training for reserve officers is conducted in military occupational specialties based on higher professional education. Its goal is to form the mobilization reserve of the Republic of Kazakhstan and additionally staff officer positions in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. According to the student enrollment plan for the reserve officers program at military departments in higher education institutions, approved by the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Major General Yerlan N. B. Ermekbaev in 2019, 45 scholarships and 15 paid spots were allocated for training at the university’s military department in the following military occupational specialties: - Organization and planning of territorial defense; - Organization of psychological work; - Organization of educational and ideological work in the ground forces. The department is located in the second academic building at 7 Bazhova Street, Ust-Kamenogorsk. The facilities allow for quality instruction in all taught disciplines. Additionally, there is a drill ground for practical drill training and a tactical field for general military discipline exercises. Currently, the military department has 8 specialized classrooms, a lecture hall, a methodological office, a drill ground, a sports town, a tactical field, an electronic and shooting range, and a garage for equipment storage. The classrooms and other learning spaces are equipped with teaching aids, models, interactive whiteboards with video projectors, and netbooks, and there is a computer class for ongoing student testing. Development and improvement of the educational and material base are carried out based on the university’s long-term and annual plans. The military department is equipped with high-speed internet, allowing for updates on educational system developments. Military training is conducted under the reserve officer training program in the following military occupational specialties: - Combat use of general military units, parts, and formations; - Organization and planning of territorial defense; - Organization of psychological work; - Organization of educational and ideological work in the ground forces; - Financial support; - Organization of psychological work. For the reserve sergeant training program in the following military occupational specialties: - Rifle (squad leader); - Combined types of material support; - Personnel management. The internal service at the military department is organized according to the requirements of the general military statutes of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the instructions for organizing and conducting the educational process at military departments in higher education institutions. Systematic control instills skills in students to meet the requirements of the general military statutes of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, executive discipline, and high organization and drill precision. Military training for students is an additional form of education comprising theoretical and practical courses. It is organized and conducted under the guidance of a military department instructor using the "military day" method. Classes last 6 academic hours per day, with 2 academic hours of independent work. One academic hour in higher professional education and during field training (professional practice) is 40 minutes. Since the establishment of the military department, 196 students have graduated from the reserve officer training program and 198 students from the reserve sergeant training program. Students actively participate in the social life of the university and department, particularly in military-patriotic events. During the 1st Republican scientific-practical conference celebrating the 330th anniversary of the great batyr Karakerei Kabanbay, the military department, with student participation, organized a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument of the glorious hero Kabanbay Batyr. Upon completing the military department, students who finish the military training course will receive an officer reserve ID along with their university diploma. They can work in various structural units such as the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Internal Affairs Bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, where educated, brave, and responsible individuals are needed.