The purpose of the study is to substantiate the effectiveness of using active training methods in developing the readiness of future officers to perform service and combat missions in extreme situations. However, as an analysis of scientific and pedagogical literature shows, the problem under study is not sufficiently worked out. Among the most effective active learning methods in developing readiness to act in extreme situations, we have identified training methods, educational discussions, analysis of specific practical situations, and business games. Based on the results of the conducted psychological and pedagogical experiment, we can conclude that the systematic and targeted use of active teaching methods within the walls of special universities of the power structures of the Russian Federation is one of the main pedagogical conditions in the formation of readiness to act in extreme situations in peacetime and to conduct combat operations with enemy in wartime.

Keywords: professional activity, extreme situations, active teaching methods, extreme competence, readiness