Profession: riot policeman. Jobs in the riot police What does a riot policeman do?

First, let's figure out why you need this. I recommend that you read about this structure: there I talked about the features of the work, tasks and much more from the “inner kitchen”, something that you won’t read on the Internet. In general, there are 2 main categories of people who get jobs in riot police: young guys after the army or current employees who are transferred from other units.

Let's look at the motivation for each of them. With current employees, everything is clear - in the riot police the salary is higher (on average 8-10 thousand) than in the public education department or teaching staff and the preferential length of service is 1.5 years. Those. You can retire after working only 13.5 years. A policeman from another service writes a report, just like those who get a job as a civilian, he passes the standards and, if the results are successful, he moves on to the service. There have also been cases of simplified transfer from the Federal Penitentiary Service.

People come after the army mainly for two reasons:

• Romantics are those who have not played enough of “war” and want to work in special forces, but due to education/physical characteristics/experience they cannot enlist in special forces.
• Pragmatists are those who want to receive an above-average salary and benefits package, but do not have the education/knowledge for other qualified work.

Now let's look at the conditions

In order to get a job you need to meet the standard requirements for a police officer:

• Age from 18 to 35 years. In fact, I didn’t see people over 27 years old coming. By this age, usually, the craving for adventure has already passed and you want quiet work.
• No criminal record or arrest record. There are exceptions to this rule. For example, if you were convicted of drinking alcohol in your youth, but otherwise you approach and behave adequately, then most likely they will meet you halfway. Difficulties may arise due to the criminal records of relatives. If there was something serious, there is a high probability of being refused. If it’s not serious, then the solution is simple. Nowadays, recommendations have become a practice - a paper written in free form from a current employee, stating that he knows you, recommends you positively and is ready to vouch for you. So, if there are problems in this direction, think in advance about who you can turn to for help.
• Health category A1. Health must be excellent. With serious illnesses, you shouldn’t even try your hand. If there are minor problems, then as they say, proceed at your own peril and risk. Keep in mind that there is an option to receive a medical refusal. I will write in detail about passing the medical examination below.
• Passing psychological testing and polygraph. After the notorious story with the police major who started shooting with his service weapon in Moscow (if I’m not mistaken, it was 2009) and several other similar, but less well-known cases, a paranoid amount of attention began to be paid to psychological testing. And from 2012-13 they began to use a lie detector before applying for a job in the police.
• Passing standards for physical training and hand-to-hand combat. For ordinary units, the requirements are much softer than for riot police. Here, in addition to physical training, you also need to pass battles - usually these are 3 rounds of 3 minutes. The first is wrestling, according to the rules of sambo, the second is striking, arms and legs, the third is complex, according to the rules of hand-to-hand combat.
• Education must be at least secondary - 11 years of school or vocational school.
• Military service.

Usually they come to the position of a fighter in an operational platoon. Those who were sappers in the army can apply for a position in the engineering and technical department. Those with a college or university diploma are rarely immediately hired for an officer position. As a rule, if a person comes after the army with a higher education, they offer 2 options - first go to another police unit, and then transfer, or through the position of a fighter.

Let me clarify right away that the further process of career growth can drag on for years.
A fighter can rise in rank to senior warrant officer.

The first officer position is squad commander (junior lieutenant/lieutenant). There are still driver vacancies, because... many different techniques.
Already in the process of work, if there is a free vacancy, they can be sent for additional training, for example, as a dog handler.

Now let’s talk about how to get in, so to speak, “from the street.”

How to get into the riot police after the army

If you are still serving at the moment and familiarize yourself with the conditions of employment in advance, there is advice. Take a reference from your place of service and, if possible, ask the commanders (company commander, unit commander) to write a recommendation. This will come in handy later.

Employment process - step-by-step instructions

Now you have been discharged, you have a military ID in your hands and you are eager to serve in the riot police.

The first thing to do is contact the HR department. I will provide contact information for most regions on the Contact Us page. If you don’t find yours or the data is out of date, Google it, there’s nothing secret about it. It’s better to call in advance and find out if there are currently open vacancies and what time is best to arrive to submit documents. Write down what you need to take with you. Usually this is a passport and military ID.
When you arrive, be prepared for the fact that you will first need to communicate with the direct commander - a platoon or company commander. They will ask who you are and why you want to work. It is better to answer honestly and think through your answers in advance. Then fill out a form in the HR department and receive a referral to a medical examination. Write down everything they say so you don't forget. Next, they will send you through a commission and wait for the results from you.

Medical commission

You need to go through 2 commissions: first at your place of residence, then at the IHC. The residence commission is:

• main dispensaries: tuberculosis (fluorography), drug addiction and mental health dispensaries (certificates that you are not registered)
• doctors at the local clinic (ophthalmologist, surgeon, therapist - the full list will be written in the referral)
• blood test, urine test, cardiogram.

Keep in mind that test results are valid for only 10 days, so do not delay taking the IVC. Otherwise, you will have to waste time and retake some of them. VVC is performed at the Ministry of Internal Affairs clinic in your city. Everything is standard, just like when they were drafted into the army.

Everything will take 7-10 days if you don’t waste time. After receiving a positive conclusion, you will be given a date to undergo physical tests.

Passing standards

They include physical training and combat. I wrote about this in detail in the article “Standards”, you can read it.

Then there are 2 options - if you didn’t pass, then if you still want to get a job in the riot police, they will set a date for retaking the test. Usually after 2-3 months. If you pass successfully, then you will either be hired immediately - if there are vacancies - or you will be sent first to another unit (OVO, convoy), and then they will send a request for a transfer to them after the job becomes vacant. There is nothing wrong with this - for the first six months you will still undergo training at the Training Center - it is common to the entire regional police department.

• do not delay in passing the commission at your place of residence and the military commission
• be honest during an interview with future management
• prepare in advance for physical fitness tests
• Think again if you need it

Bottom line: to get a job in the riot police you need excellent health, compliance with minimum requirements and passing standards.

Lawyer: Igor Romanovsky

Migration law

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Many boys play war as children and dream of becoming heroes. Only as they grow up do they understand how difficult and dangerous it is to defend their homeland. But many reach their goal and join the ranks of various security forces.

OMON - Special Purpose Police Unit One of the most famous special forces that has existed since the times of the USSR is the OMON (Special Purpose Police Unit), later renamed the Mobile Special Purpose Unit.

OMON is part of the Russian Guard, known for its intervention in many conflicts in the country, and the opinion of the population about it is ambiguous. Nevertheless, they go there to serve and earn good money.

Many people wonder what the salary is in the riot police and is it worth risking their lives for it?

What do riot policemen do?

The work of a mobile squad fighter involves constant business trips and daily training. A person must have martial arts and shooting skills, as well as the ability to act in a team. OMON is one of the police units, and a fighter is a policeman.

The main task of the employees is to work in the “hot spots” of Russia. Their responsibilities also include participation in the arrest of armed criminals, suppression of riots and riots, and release of hostages.

Today, a total of about 40 thousand soldiers serve in the riot police.

Main functions

1. Preservation of internal order in Russia.
2. Elimination of criminal groups, terrorism.
3. Ensuring the safety of citizens in disaster zones.
4. Neutralization of criminal authorities.
5. Release of persons taken hostage.
6. Suppression of looting.
7. Suppressing prison riots.
8. Participation in demonstration events (parades, shows, etc.).

Requirements for candidates

Given the specifics of the activity, not everyone can join the riot police.

Quite stringent requirements are imposed on candidates. For example:

• Good physical fitness.
• Strong build and tall.
• Stable psyche.
• Good tactical training.
• Age from 25 years.
• No administrative fines or criminal records.
• Stress resistance, ability to quickly navigate space and circumstances.
• Recommendation from a serving or current riot police officer.
• Possession of hand-to-hand combat skills, knife defense, shooting, and teamwork skills.

Applicants are required to undergo a medical examination and take physical fitness tests.

Therefore, despite the large flow of applicants, the average number of teams varies between 250-400 people.

How much do they get in riot police?

Let's consider what salary applicants who have passed the tests and entered the service can expect.

Salary of a professional in the Russian Federation

The value of a riot policeman in Russia depends on a number of factors, including regional. Once employed in Moscow, the fighter will receive personal allowances. In 2013, the salary of a specialist was 25,000 rubles / 833 dollars. (at the old rate). In the regions, monetary rewards reached 15 thousand rubles. / 500 bucks.

IN 2017-2020 year the special forces tariff was revised

Price

• salary in the capital – 55,000 – 70,000 Rub / 820-1044 dollars;
• labor tariffs in the regions - about 30,000 -45,000 ₱ / 447 bucks;
• one-time bonuses – no more than 5000 rub / 74 USD;
• the capture of a particularly dangerous criminal is a nomination for a state award.

By region of the country

The price list of fighters has the following structure:

• Oryol territory – 47,500 ₱ / 708 USD;
• Irkutsk region – 50,000 rubles. / $746;
• Republic of Tatarstan – 52,833 Rub / 789 bucks;
• Primorsky Territory – 55,000 ₱ / 820 USD;
• Khabarovsk and Perm territories – 60,000 RUB / 895 $.

Today, employers are willing to pay a salary of 36 ,4-43.6 thousandRub. And only 48 vacancies have a higher labor tariff 50,800 rubles / 758 dollars.

By cities of Russia

• Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod. Voronezh, – 40,000 ₱;
• Tver, Smolenskoe – 39,900 Rub;
• Tula – 39,750 rubles;
• Sverdlovsk – 39,100 RUB;
• Kirov – 30 thousand ₱.

Colleagues of the representative of the rapid response squad have a good stable income.

Let's analyze the earnings of some specialists

• personal bodyguard - profit 71,500 rubles;
• polygraph examiner – 56,667 RUB;
• head of security service – ₱50,000;
• Deputy Director of Security Service – 47,500 rubles;
• Ministry of Emergency Situations employee – 46,500 Rub;
• director of a private security company - ₱46,333;
• security manager – 45 thousand RUB;
• professional detective - 44,667 rubles;
• security shift supervisor – ₱41,833;
• certified explosives engineer – 40,100.₱

Prestigious places for official employment of a specialist of the Russian Guard are:

• Riot police chief manager Russian Guard ( Moscow) – 50-70 thousand RUB. The specialist’s responsibilities include protecting the public on the streets, matches and various performances of artists;
• structure Saint Petersburg. A sniper earns ₱55,000;
• Vologda. (1st operational battalion) - from 38,500 rubles. monthly.

How much do they pay extra?

The average salary of a riot policeman in Russia is 40,000 rub.. A system of benefits is provided for law enforcement officers, which is financed from federal budgets.

The main points are:

• free medicine + trips to sanatoriums for all family members;
• provision of compensation for travel;
• receiving social benefits for the purchase of housing;
• reimbursement of costs associated with moving to a new duty station (regions of the Far North).

The income of a representative of the riot police squad is largely tied to additional payments.

The main additional payments are

• length of service – max 40% of salary;
• qualified title – 2300-7500 ₱;
• special conditions of service – up to 100% of the rate;
• work with classified information – 5,000 rubles. and higher;
• bonuses for good work and incentives for special achievements - from 2000 Rub;
• high-quality performance of high-risk tasks – ₱4500 and above;
• regional coefficient.

A professional's pension is calculated according to a special scheme (1 year to 1.5). Thus, the riot policeman will be able to retire to 45 years.

By rank

• a private sergeant receives 19-33 thousand rubles / $388;
• platoon commander - from 20,000 Rub / 298 bucks;
• company commander (captain) - from 22 thousand ₱ / 328 USD;
• head of department (major) – from 26,000 rub / 388 USD;
• senior OMON leader (colonel) – from RUB 30,000. / $447.

How to enlist in the riot police? Rules for joining the OMON service.

Admission to service in the riot police takes place on a competitive basis.

General requirements: a man aged 18 to 35 years, education must be at least secondary, completed compulsory service in the military forces of the Russian Federation, characteristics from the army or from the place of work must be ideal, no criminal record, ideal health, excellent physical fitness.

However, even if the candidate meets all the above requirements, joining the riot police will not be so easy.

Stages of joining the OMON service:

1. Visit to the personnel department of the police department at the place of registration. They will inform you about all the rules for admission to the service. It is necessary to provide the HR department with a completed application form (the form will be issued), photographs of the established sample, a reference from the place of work or from the place of military service, educational documents, and an identity document. Based on the results of checking the documents submitted to the OK, they will issue a referral to undergo a military medical commission (MMC), a referral to the Center for Psychological Diagnostics (CPD), and a referral to a physical fitness exam.

2. Before undergoing the VVC and CPD, it is necessary to undergo a series of medical tests, pass numerous tests for all kinds of infections, and also provide certificates from narcological, psychiatric, and tuberculosis dispensaries. Moreover, all analyzes and certificates are paid. The approximate total cost is 5-7 thousand rubles.

3. Joining the riot police is an extremely difficult task. To successfully pass the IVC, the candidate must be:
Height – at least 170 cm;
The minimum visual acuity for distance is 0.6 diopters for each eye; acceptable myopia is 0.75 diopters per eye, farsightedness is 2.0 diopters per eye. The presence of non-structural scoliosis up to 8 degrees according to the Instructions does not prevent service in the police department. Candidates with fitness category B on a military ID (fit for service with minor restrictions) when passing the Military Military Commission are recognized as unfit for service in the riot police.
You should know that when passing a military medical commission, candidates with the slightest deviation from the norm in health are considered unfit for military service. This applies to all three categories of candidates.

4) After passing the IHC, the candidate will undergo a physical fitness test. The test consists of two stages:
- passing a number of standards;
- testing for moral and volitional qualities.

* Preliminary stage - passing standards: includes:
- cross 3 km (min 11 min 45 sec),
- push-ups (minimum 55 repetitions per set),
- press (minimum 55 repetitions per approach),
- pull-ups (minimum 14 repetitions per approach),
- jumping from a crouching position (jumps) - (minimum 55 repetitions per approach),
- military spring - (minimum 55 repetitions per approach).
If a candidate refuses to pass any standard, he/she does not pass the test stage. Upon successful completion of the physical standard. preparation, the candidate is allowed to test for moral and volitional qualities.

* Testing to identify the moral and volitional qualities of a candidate for service in riot police. The most difficult and exciting stage for a beginner. This testing takes place in sparring mode. Sparring is carried out in the following areas:
- striking technique;
- wrestling in clothes;
- mixed style.
The main task of the candidate is to show not so much tactical and technical preparedness, but activity and initiative.

A candidate who has passed all the above tests is enlisted in the riot police.

Tuition fee (average in Russia): 0 rubles

Job description:

Features of the profession

A riot policeman, also known as a riot policeman, is an employee of a mobile special forces detachment, a policeman trained to work in “hot spots.”

Before the militia was renamed the OMON police, it was a special police unit. Today this abbreviation is filled with new content: OMON has become a special mobile detachment. But the essence of the work of a fighter in this detachment remains the same.

Riot police are not involved in solving crimes; their task is to maintain law and order and suppress riots. For example, if there is an earthquake, forest fires or hurricane, riot police protect public safety in disaster zones. In particular, it stops looting in abandoned houses.

Another important task of the detachment is to provide combat cover for other police officers. Therefore, riot police take part in neutralizing armed criminals, freeing hostages, suppressing prison riots, etc.

As the name suggests, this unit is distinguished by its mobility and readiness to work in emergency situations. This profession is dangerous and requires serious training, dedication to one’s work and comrades. Riot policemen often die while carrying out missions. Some are awarded the title of Hero of Russia posthumously.

Those who have attended protest demonstrations or observed mass civil actions via the Internet may ask: “What do riot police do at protests? Are we talking about mass unrest? The riot policeman has a short answer to this question: “We keep order.” When many people get together, it is fraught with surprises - from accidents to provocations.

A member of the mobile detachment can be identified by the large yellow inscription “OMON” on his spotted uniform and black beret. During mass actions, fighters wear special protective helmets, which is why they are also called “cosmonauts” and even “real cosmonauts.” What real real astronauts think about this, we don’t know.

Riot police officers stand in a cordon, allowing participants into the rally area strictly through special “gates” with metal detectors. If a conflict situation is brewing, the fighters react quickly and harshly: wielding batons, they force the protesters out of the territory of the action or, conversely, cut off the instigators and encircle them. They help colleagues from the operational squad make arrests.

According to participants in the events, it happens that a “conflict situation” arises precisely as a result of the actions of the police themselves. Therefore, the attitude towards riot police in society is ambiguous.

Of course, to do this kind of work, a fighter must be sure that the truth is on his side. Otherwise he will feel like an enemy of his own people.

Riot policemen work on shifts. They devote a lot of time to physical training and tactical training.
Since 2002, on October 3, riot police officers have celebrated their professional holiday.

Workplace

OMON is a police unit. This means that the riot policeman himself is a policeman.

Important qualities

The profession of a riot policeman presupposes good health, serious physical training, responsibility, courage, and devotion to comrades.

Knowledge and skills

A riot policeman must master hand-to-hand combat techniques (in particular, with a knife), shooting, collective action skills, etc.

Where do they teach

Each region has its own special purpose mobile detachment.

To become a riot policeman, you need to enlist in this detachment. As a rule, they accept men under 35 years of age who have served in the Army and have a secondary education.

Upon admission, a physical fitness test is carried out: cross-country, push-ups, pull-ups, etc. And also hand-to-hand combat for endurance.
Anyone who passes the test undergoes three months of study and a qualifying exam.

A riot policeman, also known as a riot policeman, is an employee of a mobile special forces detachment, a policeman trained to work in “hot spots.”
Before the militia was renamed the OMON police, it was a special police unit. Today this abbreviation is filled with new content: OMON has become a special mobile detachment. But the essence of the work of a fighter in this detachment remains the same.
Riot police are not involved in solving crimes; their task is to maintain law and order and suppress riots. For example, if there is an earthquake, forest fires or hurricane, riot police protect public safety in disaster zones. In particular, it stops looting in abandoned houses.

Another important task of the detachment is to provide combat cover for other police officers. Therefore, riot police take part in neutralizing armed criminals, freeing hostages, suppressing prison riots, etc.
As the name suggests, this unit is distinguished by its mobility and readiness to work in emergency situations. This profession is dangerous and requires serious training, dedication to one’s work and comrades. Riot policemen often die while carrying out missions. Some are awarded the title of Hero of Russia posthumously.

Those who have attended protest demonstrations or observed mass civil actions via the Internet may ask: “What do riot police do at protests? Are we talking about mass unrest? The riot policeman has a short answer to this question: “We keep order.” When many people get together, it is fraught with surprises - from accidents to provocations.
A member of the mobile detachment can be identified by the large yellow inscription “OMON” on his spotted uniform and black beret. During mass actions, fighters wear special protective helmets, which is why they are also called “cosmonauts” and even “real cosmonauts.” What real real astronauts think about this, we don’t know.

Riot police officers stand in a cordon, allowing participants into the rally area strictly through special “gates” with metal detectors. If a conflict situation is brewing, the fighters react quickly and harshly: wielding batons, they force the protesters out of the territory of the action or, conversely, cut off the instigators and encircle them. They help colleagues from the operational squad make arrests.
According to participants in the events, it happens that a “conflict situation” arises precisely as a result of the actions of the police themselves. Therefore, the attitude towards riot police in society is ambiguous.

Of course, to do this kind of work, a fighter must be sure that the truth is on his side. Otherwise he will feel like an enemy of his own people.

Riot policemen work on shifts. They devote a lot of time to physical training and tactical training.
Since 2002, on October 3, riot police officers have celebrated their professional holiday.

OMON is a police unit. This means that the riot policeman himself is a policeman.