An empirical study of strategic professional orientation of personnel of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine

Introduction. The war in Ukraine emphasizes the importance of prompt determination of strategic professional orientations of command-level military personnel and the formulation of recommendations about the involvement of officers and non-commissioned officers in military operations. Aim: to study the strategic orientation of command-level military personnel of the Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine. Methods: a set of instruments to determine strategic orientation of command-level military personnel (Kirychevska, E.). Results. The majority of officers were shown to be highly oriented to the management of subordinates, while sergeants were mainly oriented to the development of military competence and making tactical decisions; more officers than sergeants had combined strategic orientations; both officers and sergeants had subordinate management as their dominant orientation. Conclusions. The research findings can be helpful in training officers and sergeants in developing necessary personal strategies to develop military skills and professionalism, which determine success of military operations.