K vybraným aspektom profesionalizácie ozbrojených síl
Selected Aspects of Armed Forces Professionalisation

Summary/Abstract: Selected Aspects of Armed Forces Professionalisation. This article is a sociological reflection of particular problems of Armed Forces professionalisation – above all of Armed Forces of NATO members. In the first part there are Armed Forces characterized from quantitative and qualitative aspects. First aspect means to substitute privates for professional soldiers, second one is placed on development to military profession and to creation a professional soldier personality. Synchronously it points out different forms (areal, pointed and combined) of professionalization and its basic phases – recruitment, retention and migration. The Armed Forces substance is expressed from sociological point of view in their character as a specific type of social organization with defined contents of their social roles in the society, expertise, responsibility and promotion based on the professional achievement. With process of Armed Forces professionalisation, the character of military profession is changing as well – from institutional to occupational characteristics as demonstrated in processional, or pluralistic models. The article indicates a possible approach to the analysis of social environment of Armed Forces building – external (international) and internal (social). These environments are characterized by new military and non-military risks and threats to which building and development of professional forces must react. One of the most important treats is that of terrorism. The last part of article indicates general trends of changes in the character of professional Armed Forces and also in the reform processes of the Armed Forces of Slovak Republic. Sociológia 2003 Vol. 35 (No. 5: 465-478)

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