Combat training is an organized process of military training aimed at providing troops with the opportunity to make the most effective use of all the information, techniques and skills necessary for the armed forces to perform combat service in wartime.

Combat training is organized on the basis of the requirements of Military regulations of the Armed Forces, other troops and military formations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, orders of the Minister of defence and first Deputy Minister of defence – chief of General staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, organizational directives, programs, training, collections of standards for combat training, as well as other documents defining the tasks of combat training and the requirements for it.

Training of military personnel is carried out in the course of training in the specialty, training as part of divisions, units (ships) and training of management bodies (staffs).

The basis of combat training of troops is tactical and tactical-special training. The subject of tactical and tactical-special training is determined taking into account the orientation of training in the academic year and the topics of upcoming exercises conducted according to the plans of senior commanders (chiefs).

When organizing and conducting combat training activities, the established principles are observed:

1. compliance of the training orientation with the provisions of the Military doctrine of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2. ensuring constant combat readiness of units, military units (ships) to perform combat tasks for their intended purpose, regardless of the duration of their training;
3. teach what is necessary in war;
4. each commander trains his subordinates;
5. visibility and maximum approximation of training to the conditions of combat reality;
6. systematic and consistent training (training from simple to complex);
7. scientific training;
8. collective and individual approach to training;
9. awareness, activity and independence of students;
10. unity of training and military education.

Of all the principles of combat training, "Teaching troops what is necessary in war" is the guiding one and all the others are subordinate to its requirements. it reflects the practical orientation of the process of combat training of troops, corresponding to the nature of combat and special military actions, means and methods of armed struggle, and the purpose of troops.

Based on the principles of combat training, all activities are interconnected and distributed throughout the academic year.

The academic year in the Armed Forces begins in December, and 9 months are allocated directly for training (December – the 2nd week of April, June-the 2nd week of October).

A kind of time schedule is a sequence of training of military personnel and coordination of units in the academic year.

Combat training programs set training periods, the number of training days per month, the length of the training day and training hour, and the total number of hours per year allocated for combat training.

According to the existing unified sequence, the study time is divided into 2 periods. All combat training classes are conducted according to the training schedules, which are developed on the basis of the combat training plan. The schedule of classes is the main document that determines the organization and progress of combat training.