Using the method of service and combat situations to develop managerial competence in military universities’ students of the federal national guard troops service of the Russian Federation

The study discusses the effective ways to develop managerial competence in future unit commanders. In particular, the author proposes an innovative method of service and combat situations that helps military universities’ students of the Federal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation acquire managerial competence. This method is comprehensively described, and its aspects and key characteristics are distinguished from a case method. The paper investigates its possible use in the educational process of military universities. The study describes the procedure for employing this technique during professional military training and its capacity as an effective mechanism for all types of educational control. The emphasis is placed on the research potential of the method under review since it can serve as the basis for creating a managerial competence development model. An educational experiment conducted in St. Petersburg Military Institute of Internal Troops under the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in 2012-2015 proves the effectiveness of the method of service and combat situations when training military university students.