OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE CONCEPT OF MANAGEMENT CULTURE OF SERGEANTS OF THE GROUND FORCES OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE BASED ON EXPERT ASSESSMENT MATERIALS

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the formation of the sergeant corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the conditions of prolonged large-scale aggression by the Russian Federation. The latest system of multi-level training of sergeants meets the requirements of military personnel training in the armed forces of NATO member states, involving participation in planning, decision-making, and military management processes alongside officers. It is determined that during their professional activities, sergeants of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are integrated into the “human-tohuman” interaction system; military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine should be defined as a special state service with a high level of extremeness in extraordinary circumstances, periodically involving risk; the purpose of the management activity of a sergeant in the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is to ensure the effective functioning of a specific organizational system; directions of military-professional activities encompass: managing the activities of a military team, education and training of subordinates, improving professional knowledge, skills, and abilities. The main characteristics of the management activity of sergeants in the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a continuous process of the impact of the management subject (commander, chief, sergeant) on the management object (military personnel, military team), are identified, in accordance with the requirements of the Statute of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The professionally important qualities of a sergeant in the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, psychological features of the management activity of a sergeant are clarified. Basic psychological requirements for a sergeant as the main management link in the Armed Forces of Ukraine are characterized. The process of preparing a sergeant for the performance of a tactical task within their unit is analyzed. The success of managing a military unit is impossible without understanding the essence of a complex, rapidly changing situation, taking into account external and internal factors affecting its implementation. The conclusion is drawn that a sergeant in the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a subject of professional activity, must have a high professional and social status, possess a complex of professionally important qualities, and have developed personal qualities.