Empirický výskum vlasteneckých postojov u kadetov Akadémie ozbrojených síl a záujem mládeže o službu v Ozbrojených silách Slovenskej republiky

Abstract

The contribution is devoted to the theoretical definition of the term youth, and especially military youth. The future of the armed forces, the success of recruitment into the professional army depends significantly on whether the youth will be interested in serving in the army, what is their attitude towards the defense of the homeland and patriotism. The research presented in the article focuses on a closer empirical knowledge of the youth's relationship to issues of patriotism and primarily on the question of youth interest in joining the armed forces of the Slovak Republic, also research among cadets at the Academy of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic.