Modern requirements for physical training of military personnel in world practice

Statement of the problem. Most of the world’s armies develop physical aspects such as aerobic endurance and strength, with little attention paid to other important aspects such as agility, flexibility, speed, and coordination, important aspects for overcoming obstacles and making decisions in battle. The comprehensive development of physical training is of great importance, as it is one of the main indicators of the level of training of the country’s armed forces. The purpose of the article is to identify the qualities and components of physical fitness that need to be developed by military personnel to improve skills and abilities in the performance of military, physical culture, and sports activities. The research methodology is based on the analysis of scientific publications and research on the topic published in ELIBRARY, SCOPUS and WEB OF SCIENCE, professional experience, in addition to the defense standards of the United States, Russian Federation, and Venezuela. Research results. Having studied in detail the approaches to assessing the physical qualities of military personnel, it was found that most armies of the world develop such physical aspects as aerobic endurance and strength, paying little attention to other important aspects such as agility, flexibility, speed and coordination, important aspects for overcoming obstacles and making decisions in combat, so the division of aspects of physical training by their importance in relation to health, abilities, and skills, the achievement of which armies like the armies of Russia and the United States have a more comprehensive vision regarding the development of aspects of physical condition, instead, there are armies like the one in Venezuela, which is focused only on maintaining health, not attaching importance to the development of abilities and skills.