The Department of Arms and Firing was formed in 1997, during the formation of a military institute and is known as the main educational and scientific structural division of Military institute of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, carrying out educational, methodical and scientific work on one or several related disciplines, educational work among cadets, and also preparation of scientific and pedagogical shots and hanging of their qualification.
The main tasks of the department are:
preparation of the officers to use the arms of fighting vehicles competently, capable to use small arms and grenade launchers, surely to operate fire of divisions in the fight, firmly knowing the device and service regulations of the arms, knowing how to prepare it to fighting application and to strike the purposes with fire, possessing the necessary methodical skills allowing correctly train and bring up the subordinates;- the organization and carrying out educational and methodical work on subject matters which are taught on the department;
- participation in educational work with trainees;
- performance of scientific researches on a department profile, concerning preparation of officer shots and training of cadets.
The history of the department is inseparably linked with the history of formation of Military institute. It passed in difficult conditions. In the first years there was the lack of the necessary equipment: the equipped cool, laboratory and field educational material base, educational and visual aids, literatures, the lack of pedagogical experience. But there was the most important thing – huge desire to work, teach and train future officers.
During the creation of the department it was headed by the Colonel Zinchenko, Vitaliy Vladimirovich. Competent, having wide army experience, Vitaly Vladimirovich organized the collective work very skillfully. At that time there were the teachers: Lieutenant Colonels Shadrin K.V. Titovich V.P., Majors Puspeshev V.P. and Ignatyev V.V.
During the period from 2001 to 2010 the arms and firing department was headed at different times by Colonel Sembayev, Bakhytzhan Aronovich, Lieutenant Colonel Fanakov, Igor Vladimirovich, Colonel Levin, Andrey Yuryevich.
In May, 2004 for the preparation of the future officers in the team-tactical rocket-artillery providing armies as a result of reorganization of the department was created the cycle of rocket and artillery arms which was headed by the colonel Sirotkin Victor Pavlovich.
All these years on the department was full of laborious and purposeful work on improvement of teaching and educational process, training programs and thematic plans of studied disciplines, the educational material base of the department is developing.
The essential contribution to job of training and education of cadets, improvement of educational material base were brought at this time by the deputy chief of the department the colonel Bespalov Alexander Anatolyevich, the senior teachers: lieutenant colonels Venertsev Peter Vasilyevich, Serbin Alexander Grigoryevich, the lieutenant colonel Perdibekov Imanali Turgunovich, the technician of the laboratory of cycle RAV ensign Tsvinger Peter Petrovitch, the chief of a workshop of the cycle RAV foreman Alzhanov Gabit Tlegenovich, the instructor on repair of shooting arms of cycle RAV ensign Matenov Serzhan Sabyrovich, the chief of offices ensign Dolgusheva Olga Vladimirovna, the executive – the technician of ACS ensign Mamedova Tatyana Sadaybekovna.
Since May, 2010 the department is headed by the colonel Balabanov Sergey Mikhaylovich.
Now there is an active and efficient collective on the department. The following skilled teachers serve and teach: deputy chief of the department lieutenant colonel Boldyrev Evgeny Ivanovich, senior teachers: colonels Niyazov Hakhimkhon Abdikarimovich, Hotko Vyacheslav Pavlovich, lieutenant colonel Kulbayev Marat Orashevich, teachers: lieutenant colonels Kulzhanov Zhomart Berikbayevich, Sayfudinov Rinat Karimovich, Dzhurinov Bakhadir Sattarovich, Vorobyov Alexander Vladimirovich, majors: Slokvenko Vitaly Valentinovich, Volkov Boris Vitalyevich.
Moreover, the department consists of the chief of educational laboratory captain Redkin Denis Vladimirovich, graduate of 2002 of our department, technician of educational laboratory foreman Zaytsev Alexey Genadiyevich, chief of an educational workshop sergeant Zhanakhmetov Dauren Kabdunosovich, instructor of an educational workshop sergeant Nurgaliyev Bauyrzhan Kasymovich, chief of an office sergeant Alnazirova Saule Ismagzamovna.
Many military personnel of the department passed through a hearth of the Afghan war, hot spots of Transcaucasia, Tajikistan and Transnistria. They share the knowledge and their fighting experience with cadets during carrying out different types of classes, shooting trainings and practical firing practice. These are lieutenant colonels Perdibekov I.T. Boldyrev E.I. Vorobyev of A.V. ensign Tsvinger P.P.
The present time constantly demands more preparation of officers and sets new tasks for teaching structure of the department. These problems can be solved by only those teachers who possess necessary experience and knowledge, high professionalism and creatively treating their jobs.