Original scientific paper
Slovene Youth Expectations Toward the Military Occupation/Profession and the Military Organisation as a Working Environment (Slovene Youth and Military Profession -1997 Survey)
Igor Kotnik Dvojmoč
Vinko Vegič
Abstract
Slovene youth attitudes towards the military and the motivation for the military profession were in the past subjected to several studies. The Slovene Youth and Military Profession survey in 1997 was first after 1991 when Slovenia achieved independence and formed its own military organisation. The research Slovene Youth and Military Profession was focused on the youth in the 3'yearaf secondary schools. The survey was carried out in January 1997. The final number of students who answered our questionnaire is 1642 and consists of 54,4% male and 45,4% female population. Because of the large number of variables in our questionnaire (406), in the paper are presented only some most important and most interesting results and findings concerning Slovene youth expectations toward the military occupation/ profession and the military organisation as a working environment. These aspects are: (1) the length of the desired military service contraction period, (2) the place of military service (geographical aspect), (3) the place of military service (functional aspect i.e. question of desired role), (4) the youth attitude toward branches, arms and services inside the armed forces, (5) benefits following the end of active military service and (6) salary and/or pay. Our researching results show an unexpected youth interest for the military occupation/profession. The contract for the military occupation/profession signed by the highest number of Slovene youth would be: one year of military service in a non-combat technical/administrative function with some service abroad, and scholarship at the end of service.
Keywords
military occupation/profession; youth attitude; Slovenia
Hrčak ID:
202696
URI
Publication date:
20.12.2000.
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