Sports and physical fitness as an element of the image potential of the Polish Armed Forces in the opinion of students of Certified Military Uniformed Classes
Sports and physical fitness as an element of the image potential of the Polish Armed Forces in the opinion of students of Certified Military Uniformed Classes
Author(s): Janusz MateracSubject(s): Military policy, Applied Sociology, Sports Studies
Published by: Akademia Wojsk Lądowych imienia generała Tadeusza Kościuszki
Keywords: Polish Armed Forces; Polish Army; sport; image; potential;
Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of the article is to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the Polish Armed Forces' image in the opinion of students of military classes. The author identifies the image potential of the Polish Armed Forces in the literature and conducts their own research study, which uses quantitative methods in the form of a diagnostic survey held among students participating in the program of Certified Military Classes and conducted using the auditorium survey technique. The research tool was an anonymous paper questionnaire, which included open-ended and closed-ended questions. Based on the analysis of the collected research material, a set of practical activities related to creating the image of the Polish Armed Forces, in the context of sport, is developed. The proposed changes are based on increasing the awareness about the military service of successful athletes and the image potential of the Polish Armed Forces, based on sport as part of the soldier's service. The article contains a description of the activities mentioned.
Journal: Scientific Journal of the Military University of Land Forces
- Issue Year: 218/2025
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 131-146
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
