scholarly journals Helena Carreiras, Gender and the Military. Women in the Armed Forces of Western Democracies, London: Routledge (Cass Military Studies), 2006, 262 pages.

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Porteret
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Military Women ◽  
Military Studies ◽  
The Military ◽  
Western Democracies

scholarly journals Transformations of the Military Profession and Professionalism in Scandinavia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Roelsgaard Obling ◽  
Lotta Victor Tillberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Transformation ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Military Studies ◽  
Military Profession ◽  
The Military ◽  
Hybrid Forms

What characterises the development and social transformation of the military profession in Scandinavia? Has the broadening of tasks, function and scope of the military profession lead to changes in the values, outlook and behaviour of groups of the armed forces? And what kind of changes are the cultural and structural interpenetration of civilian and military spheres, including hybrid forms of professionalism, generating and what are the significance and implications of such changes? Transformations of the Military Profession and Professionalism in Scandinavia brings together a number of expert scholars within Military Studies and related fields to provide timely and updated answers to these highly important questions – answers with potential implications far beyond the Scandinavian case.

scholarly journals Igualdade de oportunidades nas Forças Armadas. O papel das políticas de integraçâo de género

2011 ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Helena Carreiras
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Equality Of Opportunity ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Military Women ◽  
Gender Integration ◽  
Organizational Policies ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact

<p>Neste artigo discute-se o impacto de políticas organizacionais sobre a construção de igualdade de oportunidades e integração de género nas Forças Armadas. Após uma apresentação de dados empíricos que permitem a caracterização global dos factores condicionantes e da situação das mulheres militares nas democracias ocidentais, analisa-se o papel das políticas organizacionais na promoção da igualdade de oportunidades e integração de género nas Forças Armadas. Conclui-se que nem sempre políticas destinadas a promover a igualdade formal terão idênticos efeitos em termos de integração social, e que as políticas parecem ser condição necessária, mas não suficiente para assegurar maiores níveis de equidade entre sexos no universo militar.</p><p>In this article, the impact of the organizational policies on the construction of the equality of opportunity and integration of the gender in the Armed Forces is discussed. After a presentation of the empirical data that allow the global characterization of the determining factors and the situation of the military women in Western democracies, the paper of the organizational policies in the promotion of the equality of opportunity and gender integration in the Armed Forces is analyzed. The conclusion is that not always the policies destined to promote the formal equality will have identical effects in terms of social integration, and that the policies seem to be a necessary condition, but not enough to assure greater levels of equality between sexes in the military universe.<br /> </p>

“Training, Training, Training”

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pesach Malovany ◽  
Amatzia Baram ◽  
Kevin M. Woods ◽  
Ronna Englesberg
Keyword(s):  
Iraq War ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Training System ◽  
Advanced Training ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Basic Training ◽  
Military Studies ◽  
Military Colleges ◽  
The Military ◽  
And Training

This chapter deals with the Training system of the Iraqi armed forces. It describes the Training Division of the General Staff, its missions and responsibilities and its development, especially during the Iran-Iraq war, the Iraqi Military Doctrine and training methods, and the staff directorates subordinated to it. It also describes the basic training of the officers in the military colleges as well as the advanced training of officers in the colleges of the Al-Bakr University for high military studies. The chapter deals also with the training methods of the Iraqi Army during the Iran-Iraq war and the lessons-learning process that had been developed during the wars. It deals also with the Iraqi aid to Arab armies during the years.

scholarly journals RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION AS A CHALLENGE OF CONTEMPORARY ARMED FORCES AND SOCIETIES

2018 ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
LILIANA BROŽIČ
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Civilian Control ◽  
Military Recruitment ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Military Conflict ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Military Studies ◽  
The Military

In the last week of June 2017, the 14th ERGOMAS Conference was held in Athens, Greece. The abbreviation stands for European Research Group on Military and Society, which was founded in 1986. It is a public, non-profit and ideologically independent professional organization of scientists. They operate through conferences where they meet every other year. The group is actively engaged in various fields: Military Profession, Public Opinion, Mass Media and the Military; Morale, Cohesion and Leadership; Military Families; Civilian Control Of The Armed Forces; Gender and the Military; Warriors in Peacekeeping; Military and Police Relations; Violence and the Military; Recruitment and Retention; Veterans and the Society; Military Conflict Management and Peace Economics, and Critical Military Studies. In each of these areas, a coordinator is responsible for the preparation and execution of sessions at conferences. Dr. Tibor Szvircsev Tresch is an ERGOMAS coordinator for recruitment and retention in the modern armed forces, as well as a member of the Editorial Board of the Contemporary Military Challenges. In Athens, we agreed to prepare together a special thematic issue on this subject. Recruitment and retention in the armed forces is not only a problem the Slovenian Armed Forces and Slovenia have been dealing with in the past few years. Rather, it is a complex phenomenon that is also encountered by other modern armed forces, societies and countries. On the one hand, they vary greatly with regard to different factors, but at the same time they share the same issues – an insufficient number of military personnel, unsuccessful methods of their retention and insufficiently thought-out concepts of their retirement from the armed forces and return to the labour market. Different countries use different methods to deal with this issue. In some aspects, some of these approaches are even similar. However, the fact remains that all of them use a very intensive, professional and scientific approach, which is also evident from the articles in this issue. With regard to Slovenia's challenges, we can note down that it is time to approach this field from a wider perspective. The problem of recruiting personnel for the Slovenian Armed Forces is not only the problem of the Slovenian Armed Forces, but also Slovenia as a country, which is obliged to ensure national security.

THE EFFECT OF THE RELIGIOUS FACTOR ON THE MILITARY MEN VALUE BASED ORIENTATION FORMING

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 137-142
Author(s):  
ALEXEY ROMAKHIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Russian Army ◽  
Religious Factor ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Role Of Religion ◽  
The Military

This article reveals the problem of the role of the religious factor in the formation of the value orientations of the military personnel of the Russian army from its inception to the present state. In the article, the author reveals the significance of the Church in the formation of the value orientations of military personnel. The problem of religious situation in foreign armies is considered. The article presents data from sociological studies confirming the increase in the number of religious servicemen in the modern Armed Forces. The concept of “religious factor” is revealed. The author suggests considering the influence of the religious factor on the formation of value orientations through the functions of religion. The article provides examples of the influence of religion on the formation of value orientations of military personnel from the time of the Baptism of Russia to the present. Examples of writers of Russian classical literature about the influence of religion on the morale of troops are given. Examples of religious participation in major battles and wars of the past years are shown. The significance of the religious factor in uniting the people and the army is shown. The work of officials of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation in strengthening values among military personnel in modern conditions is demonstrated. The role of the Minister of defense of the Russian Federation, General of the army S.K. Shoigu in strengthening the faith of the Russian army is outlined. Issues related to the construction of the Main Temple of the Armed Forces and its impact on the public masses were discussed. In this study, the author aims to show the significant role of religion in the formation of value orientations in Russian military personnel. The analysis shows an increasing role of religion in the minds of military personnel in modern conditions.

STRUCTURAL AND LOGIC DIAGRAM OF RESEARCH ON THE MILITARY-ECONOMIC SUBSTANTIATION OF THE RATIONAL NUMBER OF ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE IN THE PROCESS OF FORMING THE PROGRAM OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 102-110
Author(s):  
V. Nazarkin ◽  
O. Semenenko ◽  
A. Efimenko ◽  
V. Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Rational Number ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The State ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Scientific Substantiation ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Excess Number ◽  
The Military

The task of choosing the rational number of power structures is always one of the main priorities of any political leadership of the state. An insufficient number of armed forces is a threat to the national security of the state; an excess number creates pressures on the development of the country's national economy. Today, when the development programs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being formed in the context of the practical application of their units and subunits to carry out combat missions, questions of choosing a priority approach to the formation (justification) of the rational size of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is an urgent issue. The article proposes a structure for conducting research on the development and implementation of the methodology of military-economic substantiation of the rational strength of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the system of defense planning of Ukraine in the formation of programs for their development for the medium and long term. The main objectives of this methodology are: scientific substantiation of the range of the necessary strength of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the period of the program of their development; the choice of the indicator of the rational size of the Armed Forces of Ukraine according to the years of the program from a certain range of its changes; military-economic substantiation of this number under the influence of various limiting factors. The development and implementation of such a methodology will increase the efficiency of the formation and implementation of development programs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the efficiency of using public funds for the development of power structures.

MATERIAL RESOURCES IN THE MILITARY LOGISTICS SYSTEM

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
V. Makhankov ◽  
A. Maltsev ◽  
A. Kupriniuk ◽  
V. Obertas
Keyword(s):  
Inventory Management ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Military Logistics ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
Material Separation ◽  
The Military ◽  
Military Units

The current stage of reforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AF) confirms that the crisis in the country's economy has significantly affected the system of logistics of troops, which ensures its main task – to maintain the combat readiness of military units and ensure their livelihood in peacetime. The war in the east of the country and the existing state of providing troops showed the need to improve the organization and management of the process of logistical (technical, rear and medical) provision of training and combat use of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is currently in the phase of perspective changes and necessitates the development of a new concept of military information management and logistical flows, which will be implemented by a new, more efficient structure, called the "military logistics system". The purpose of the article is to determine the directions for the creation and accumulation of an optimal nomenclature of stocks of material resources in peacetime and their rational separation at the tactical, operational and strategic levels of management. The article describes the contents of the concepts of "logistics", "echelon", "stocking", "operational accounting". Important tasks of modern conditions of process of creation and management of stocks in the course of reforming of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are systematized; variants of the offered models of inventory management are outlined. The goal is achieved through theoretical and experimental research on volume optimization and material separation at all levels of management, which is one of the key problems of military logistics.

scholarly journals Introduction to the Armed Forces & Society Forum on Military Reserves in the “New Wars”

2021 ◽  
pp. 0095327X2199622
Author(s):  
Sergio Catignani ◽  
Nir Gazit ◽  
Eyal Ben-Ari
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Civil Military Relations ◽  
New Wars ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Military Relations ◽  
The Military ◽  
Critical Perspectives

This Armed Forces & Society forum is dedicated to exploring recent trends in the characteristics of military reserves and of the changing character of reserve forces within the armed forces within the military, the civilian sphere, and in between them. To bring new and critical perspectives to the study of reserve forces and civil–military relations, this introduction and the five articles that follow draw on two organizing conceptual models: The first portrays reservists as transmigrants and focuses on the plural membership of reservists in the military and in civilian society and the “travel” between them. The second model focuses on the multiple formal and informal compacts (contracts, agreements, or pacts) between reservists and the military.

Mental well-being interventions in the military: The ten key principles

2021 ◽  
pp. bmjmilitary-2020-001740
Author(s):  
Erin G Lawrence ◽  
N Jones ◽  
N Greenberg ◽  
N T Fear ◽  
S Wessely ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Mental Health Interventions ◽  
External Training ◽  
The Military ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Single Versus

Organisations including the United Kingdom Armed Forces should seek to implement mental health interventions to increase the psychological well-being of their workforce. This editorial briefly presents ten key principles that military forces should consider before implementing such interventions. These include job-focused training; evaluating interventions; the use of internal versus external training providers; the role of leaders; unit cohesion, single versus multiple session psychological interventions; not overgeneralising the applicability of interventions; the need for repeated skills practice; raising awareness and the fallibility of screening.

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