THE ESSENCE OF MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE OF FUTURE OFFICERS

In today’s conditions of full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine, the managerial competence level of the Armed Forces of Ukraine officers becomes especially important. The definition of the “management competence of the future officer” essence remains insufficiently researched. The article based on the conducted theoretical analysis clarifies the essence of the managerial competence concept of the future officer as an integrated component of professional competence, which determines his ability to perform effective military management activities in peacetime and wartime on the basis of acquired knowledge, abilities, skills, personal and professional qualities.