TRAINING OF OFFICERS OF THE NAVAL FORCES OF UKRAINE IN HIGHER MILITARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: PRESENT AND PROSPECTS

Abstrakt

The purpose of the article is to outline the features of the educational process at the Institute of Naval Forces, taking into account the main principles of the Navy Sailor Program – 2035 professionalism and competence. One of the main tasks of the program realization of the Strategy of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 2035 concerning the development of the personnel “Navy sailor 2035” (professionalism and competence) is the modernization of the education system, which includes three components: the system of candidates selection who enter the Institute of Naval Forces; educational activity; creating a campus of a new type. The Strategy of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 2035 outlines their development in three components: conceptual, physical and moral. The principles of compatibility training of officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with NATO standards are relevant. Components of NATO’s leading DOTMLPF methodology are being embedded in the modern educational process of the future Naval officers’ training. The Institute of the Naval Forces provides a thorough training of tactical level officers in 3 specialties with relevant specializations, which are constantly updating as a result of three staged transition of the Ukrainian Naval Forces to NATO standards. The educational activity of the Institute is aimed at training highly skilled military specialists for the needs of the Naval Forces of Ukraine, able to perform military management of tactical units, organize the tasks of units and take personal and professional responsibility for their actions.