<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The growing shortage of staff globally confronts the armed forces with the challenge of recruiting and retaining skilled personnel. The article examines the structure of motivation for choosing and pursuing the military profession. On the basis of the results of the study of military motivation in the international environment and a comparative analysis with the previous research, the main motives for joining and serving in the armed forces are deduced. The results of the study could be used to improve the image of the military profession and retain qualified personnel.</p></abstract>

The growing shortage of staff globally confronts the armed forces with the challenge of recruiting and retaining skilled personnel. The article examines the structure of motivation for choosing and pursuing the military profession. On the basis of the results of the study of military motivation in the international environment and a comparative analysis with the previous research, the main motives for joining and serving in the armed forces are deduced. The results of the study could be used to improve the image of the military profession and retain qualified personnel.

Motivation for Choosing and Practicing the Military Profession

“Vasil Levski” National Military University

International conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION

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The growing shortage of staff globally confronts the armed forces with the challenge of recruiting and retaining skilled personnel. The article examines the...

Motivation for Choosing and Practicing the Military Profession

Published Online: Jul 20, 2020

Page range: 162 - 169

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2020-0070

Keywords
Motivation, Military profession, Personnel

© 2020 Grigor Grigorov, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Motivation for Choosing and Practicing the Military Profession

Published Online: Jul 20, 2020

Page range: 162 - 169

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2020-0070

KeywordsMotivation, Military profession, Personnel

© 2020 Grigor Grigorov, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Motivation, Military profession, Personnel