Russian Holidays - Day of Nautical Schools

Every year in Russia, March 5 is celebrated as the Day of Nautical Schools This Russian holiday was approved in 1946 by the leadership of the Navy and dedicated to the second anniversary of the creation of a network of educational institutions that trained highly qualified personnel for the Soviet navy After this, every year on March 5, festive events are held in all military camps at schools All teachers, cadets and officers of educational institutions accept congratulations on this day The decision to reorganize the existing maritime technical schools of the People's Commissariat of Marine Corps into higher naval schools was made in the Soviet Union On March 5, 1944, Stalin signed the Decree “On measures for the training of naval command personnel” According to this document, two higher naval schools were established in Vladivostok and Leningrad Nautical schools appeared in cities such as Rostov-on-Don, Arkhangelsk, Nikolaevsk-on-Amur, Batumi and Baku The official date of the holiday was approved on February 21, 1946 by a corresponding order, which was signed by the People's Commissar of the Navy In the closed educational institutions that were created, cadets underwent training under special programs developed for the training of reserve officers of the Navy They took into account the experience of military operations at sea during the Second World War Students, according to the order, during training were in a barracks position, on full state support, and also observed a certain daily routine and wore the appropriate uniform The training companies were headed by naval officers In all nautical schools, senior cadets were involved in monitoring compliance with discipline They also had to make comments to junior students for tactless behavior and violations of dress code, both within the walls of the educational institution and in the city Naval training was carried out by qualified personnel at the appropriate department It consisted of theoretical studies, naval training and internships, which the cadets completed in naval units and on ships During the annual celebrations, classes were held for students as scheduled, but self-study was canceled It was also allowed to release cadets on leave The Day of Nautical Schools, which appeared in the country more than seventy years ago, made it possible to celebrate the professionalism of highly qualified command personnel who are trained in accordance with the requirements for navigation, accident-free operation of ships, as well as complex port equipment and mechanisms For many years in a row, celebrations are held annually on March 5 in military camps at naval schools Cadets, teachers and other employees of educational institutions participate in various events dedicated to this significant date On this day, rallies, conversations, information hours and literary and musical compositions are held