ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЯ СИСТЕМИ ВІЙСЬКОВОЇ ОСВІТИ УКРАЇНИ НА ШЛЯХУ ДО ДОСЯГНЕННЯ СТАНДАРТІВ НАТО

Abstract

Introduction. Formulation of the problem. The military education system is an important component of the security and defense sector of Ukraine, which provides the Armed Forces and other military units of the state with trained officers and sergeants. It is worth noting that it is integrated into the national education system and today includes universities, academies, military institutes (including civil universities), military colleges, faculties and departments of military training, as well as the Kyiv Military Lyceum, a number of lyceums with enhanced military physical training. Purpose of the article. The main goal of the article is to analyze the state and prospects of the development of the military education system of Ukraine on the way to achieving standards. Methods. The main product of the military education system is trained military personnel for the Armed Forces and other military units of Ukraine. The ability of the defense forces of Ukraine, and then the security sector and the defense of the state as a whole, to confront external armed aggression directly depends on the quality of this training. The military education system in Ukraine is now in a state of profound transformation in accordance with the specific legislation of Ukraine, the needs of Ukraine’s integration into the European political, economic, safe, legal space, membership in the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. An important factor in such transformations is also the experience of the participation of the Armed Forces and other military units of Ukraine in the defense of the eastern borders of the state from armed aggression by the Russian Federation. Results. Ukraine joined the European integration process in the field of higher education (the Bologna Process) and became part of the European educational and scientific space. This fully applies to military education. But in the current conditions, it is important to introduce norms and rules into the military education system, which are called the so-called standards. It should be recognized that the concept of NATO in relation to the field of military education is quite vague, therefore we can talk about the introduction of standards in the military education system of Ukraine, and about the achievement of the level of training of military specialists of the most combat-ready armies of the Alliance countries. Originality. The state and prospects of development of the military education system of Ukraine are analyzed taking into account the course of Ukraine towards integration into the European and Euro-Atlantic political, economic, safe, legal space. The main trend of modern changes in the military education system of Ukraine is the approximation of its parameters to the level of the most developed militarily countries of the North Atlantic Alliance. The process and results of reforming the domestic system of higher military education are based on cooperation with foreign military educational institutions, the study of their experience, the introduction of best practices in the training of military specialists for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, taking into account national achievements. Conclusions and prospects for further research: 1. A characteristic distinguishing feature of the functioning of the military education system at the present stage is that it acts both as an object and as a subject of reforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the defense forces as a whole. It is the high quality of training of military personnel that is an important condition for the timeliness, completeness, and effectiveness of the implementation of defense reform measures in Ukraine. 2. The most significant measures to bring Ukraine's military education system closer to Euro-Atlantic standards are: transition to a three-stage education system (at the tactical, operational and strategic levels); the introduction of the school of defense management and the school of leadership as components of the professionalization of education; revision of qualification requirements and staffing categories in military posts of officers taking into account educational degrees and levels of military education; reviewing the content of education and training, introducing procedures and standards into the educational process; drastic improvement in the training of sergeants.