Schoolchildren from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky joined forces in a nationalistic game titled "Full Ahead."
Annual Military-Sports Game "Full Speed Ahead!" Engages Youth in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Over 120 students from 12 teams in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, took part in the annual military-sports game "Full Speed Ahead!" held at the DOSAAF shooting range. The event, organised by the Center for Out-of-School Activities and the regional DOSAAF branch, aimed to combine physical activity with military-patriotic education and training.
The game was part of a broader tradition of military-patriotic youth initiatives in Russia, which often involve competitions such as air gun shooting, drone operation, and military role-playing scenarios. These events prepare school-aged children with basic military skills, fostering teamwork, physical fitness, and patriotism.
During the game, students demonstrated various skills, including navigating a tourist trail, mastering marine knot-tying, sports orienteering, and fire response actions. They also showcased their prowess in safety basics and participated in a military-style relay, involving complex obstacles, administering first aid, and crawling under barbed wire replicas. Additionally, teams competed in rapid assembly-disassembly of an AK-47 and marksmanship.
Irina Onanko, a consultant of the city's Education Department, addressed the participants, emphasising the relevance of defending the Motherland. The aim of the game was to instill qualities essential for defenders, such as strength, willpower, courage, and endurance.
The winners of the game will be awarded on May 23 at the Center for Out-of-School Activities. The event was supported by the city's Education Department and was part of a patriotic education program for young people under 16. Similar events, like the modernized "Zarnitsa 2.0," target youth between 7 and 21 years old and teach various military specialties.
These programs blend physical challenges with educational tasks and weapon handling, aimed at voluntary but sometimes mandated youth engagement in military preparedness. They are usually state-supported by organizations such as Yunarmiya (Young Army), DOSAAF, and similar groups that promote pre-conscription training and physical preparation for future military service.
