MENTAL MODELS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION OF MILITARY SERVICES IN A SITUATION OF COMBAT ACTIONS
In the context of social, demographic and educational changes, the military is expected to be ready for the continuous development of skills, knowledge and experience in military professional activities. This study examines the mental models of military personnel within the framework of an educational institution in order to deepen the scientific understanding of mental models, create and implement a sustainable model of social interaction of military personnel in a combat situation for their professional development. These studies include 167 semi-structured interviews based on stimulatory material of the Kaleidoscope technique with each serviceman at the Novosibirsk Military Order of Zhukov Institute named after General I.K. Yakovlev of the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation. These interviews were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. In particular, data-based but theoretically based content analysis and quantitative: frequency analysis and the c<sup>2</sup>-Pearson test. The data obtained show that the mental models of servicemen in relation to their social interaction in a combat situation can be characterized as contradictory and even opposite. The results of the study allowed us to conclude that the formation of the mental models of servicemen is influenced by combat experience, which is confirmed by the data of other authors.