Identification of Significant Components of Logistics Readiness of Future Officers of Army Support Units (Forces)

Abstract

Logistics readiness is an essential characteristic of future officers of army support units (forces) as it is required for planning and organization of processes and events of people movement, vehicles, equipment and ammunition supplies to the battlefield and military formation redeployment in any position in the shortest term. The purpose of the article is to explain the structure of logistics readiness of future officers of army support units (forces) and to identify its significant components taking into consideration general logistics sustainability of future logistics officers. According to the research, logistics sustainability is the resultant complex consisting of basic qualities and abilities that are professionally important for military logistics sphere. Also, we have explained the implementation of organizational and pedagogical conditions for formation of integral competence of future officers of army support units (forces). To achieve the purpose, the following methods were used: theoretical methods (general scientific methods, partially scientific methods, methods of intersubject research, deductive and inductive methods, generalization of best foreign pedagogical practices, comparative analysis, combination of integral methods, analysis of bibliographical sources, pedagogical forecast and planning methods, classification, formalization and theoretical interpretation methods) and empirical methods (discussions, direct and indirect observation, pedagogical monitoring, self-observation, interviewing, testing, method of expert estimations, self-assessment, pedagogical experiment). The study involved 120 cadets of the Military Academy (Odesa) and 36 experts (officers of logistics units of Operational Command «South» and instructors of the Military Academy (Odesa)) to estimate the qualities and abilities that are professionally important for future logistics officers. As a result, it was found that logistics readiness, which covers all the necessary qualities and abilities, is the basis for integral competence of future officers of army support units (forces) and it is formed in the process of studying at the higher military educational establishment.