THE RESULTS OF STUDY OF CONCERNS OF RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN MILITARY PERSONNEL BY ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Development of an educational system in the sphere of environmental sciences in institutions of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation is a crucial problem for military education. To organize effectively the process of shaping of environmental awareness one needs to study psychological specifics of interaction between military personnel and nature. Since not only Russian, but also foreign military specialists study in the HEIs of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, there is a special need for methodical guidelines that take into consideration ethnopsychological particular features of the personnel. This article contains results of environmental awareness research among military personnel. There is also description of common and special aspects of the emotional component of environmental perception in Russian and foreign serving personnel. The research has shown that cultural features affect the process of environmental awareness shaping in a greater degree than professional distinctiveness. There are methodical recommendations for development of the educational system in the sphere of environmental sciences in institutions of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation in the article. The recommendations are written for Russian and foreign cadets of military academies and institutions.