Analysis of Volunteer Soldiers‘ Attitudes to Service in the Lithuanian Military

Q4 Social Sciences

Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review Pub Date : 2015-12-01 DOI:10.1515/lasr-2015-0012

Eglė Vileikienė, Aušra Pocienė, Jolanta Aleknevičienė

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Abstract

Abstract The article presents an analysis of volunteer soldiers as a link between the Lithuanian military and society, their attitudes towards military service and their motivation to serve in the Lithuanian army. The authors looked at soldiers’ dedication to defend their Homeland and motives for serving in the Lithuanian army, presenting an assessment of the situation in the ranks and their overall satisfaction with military service. Volunteer soldiers’ expectations are also discussed, as well as their motives to remain in service, plus there are also recommendations for attracting new soldier recruits. The article concludes with the statement that Lithuanian volunteer soldiers are an important unifying link between the Lithuanian army and society, and can significantly contribute to the formation of the image of the soldier’s profession in society. Besides the social status that comes with military service and the satisfaction of financial needs, volunteer soldiers are exclusively characterised by strong patriotic feelings which determine their motivation to serve and defend their Homeland. The article’s findings rest on data from the complex sociological research study “Motivation to serve in the Ministry of Defence Volunteer Forces of the Lithuanian Military” which was conducted in April–November, 2014 by the Strategic Research Centre at the Institute of Military Science of the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania.

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立陶宛军队志愿兵服役态度分析

摘要本文分析了作为立陶宛军队与社会联系纽带的志愿兵，以及他们对兵役的态度和在立陶宛军队服役的动机。作者考察了士兵们保卫祖国的奉献精神和在立陶宛军队服役的动机，对军队的情况和他们对兵役的总体满意度进行了评估。还讨论了志愿军士兵的期望，以及他们继续服役的动机，此外还有吸引新兵新兵的建议。文章最后指出，立陶宛志愿兵是立陶宛军队与社会联系的重要纽带，对军人职业在社会中的形象形成具有重要作用。除了服兵役所带来的社会地位和经济需求的满足之外，志愿士兵的唯一特点是强烈的爱国感情，这决定了他们为祖国服务和保卫祖国的动力。这篇文章的结论基于复杂的社会学研究“在立陶宛军队国防部志愿部队服役的动机”的数据，该研究于2014年4月至11月由乔纳斯将军军事科学研究所战略研究中心Žemaitis立陶宛军事学院进行。

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Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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期刊介绍： Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review is a bilingual (Lithuanian and English), peer reviewed scholarly magazine that is published once per year by the Strategic Research Center of the Military Academy of Lithuania in cooperation with Vilnius University (Institute of International Relations and Political Science) and Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas (Political Science and Diplomacy Department). The journal focuses on the global, regional and national security problematique which directly or indirectly influence security and defense issues of Lithuania, the Baltic states and region around. The Review aims to sustain high profile scientific publications delivering rigorous analytical insights into security and defence problematique ofn the region and to be ranked as a regular and high-quality academic periodical. The Review reaches out for academic community and political practitioners and offer ample opportunities for scholarly visibility and potential impact.