ISSN 2617-6858
e-ISSN 2617-6866
The Bulletin of National Defence University of Ukraine
Vol. 16, No. 5, 2021
- motivation; serviceman; military-combat activity; combat operations
- https://doi.org/10.33099/2617-6858-2021-63-5-59-69
- Pages 59-69
The article identifies changes in the motivation of contract servicemen after participation in combat operations. Servicemen without combat experience tend to simplify and romanticize the professional activity of a soldier. For servicemen who have participated in combat, the source of their activity is of significant importance. They consciously limit the influence of external factors and strive to actively implement their own agency
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