Foreign experience of professional and social adaptation of military

Malyovaniy Mykhaylo
Doctor of Economics, Professor of Finance, Banking and Insurance Department, Vice-rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work, Uman National University of Horticulture, Ukraine, e-mail: malyovaniy1980@gmail.com, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5541-6463

Ulyanich Yulia
PhD in Economics, Associate Professor of Economics Department, Uman National University of Horticulture, Ukraine, e-mail: yulia.ulyanich@gmail.com, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0279-1240

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Malyovaniy, M. I., & Ulyanich, Yu. V. (2023). Foreign experience of professional and social adaptation of military [Zarubizhnyi dosvid profesiinoi ta sotsialnoi adaptatsii viiskovykh], Socio-economic research bulletin, Vìsnik socìal’no-ekonomìčnih doslìdžen (ISSN 2313-4569), Odessa National Economic University, Odessa, No. 3-4 (86-87), pp. 38-47.

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the foreign experience of professional and social adaptation of citizens who gained experience of participating in military operations, their family members and families of fallen soldiers. This issue is extremely relevant and painful in Ukraine, given the aggressive military regime of the russian federation. It has been established that the socio-economic reintegration of veterans can take place in the following forms: traditional employment (building a career in civilian life) and developing one’s own business (traditional or social entrepreneurship). The place of social guarantees, in particular of military personnel, in the economic system of the state, is determined. Launching decent employment programs for ex-servicemen requires appropriate government policies and training of various entities that will lead, coordinate and implement the programs. The experience of professional and social adaptation of the military in the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Denmark, and Norway is considered. For example, in the USA, ministries, federal agencies, and approximately 17,000 veteran public organizations deal with solving social and economic problems of veterans. The system of veteran support in Canada is organizationally similar to the American one. Her government created the Department of Veterans Affairs, which is responsible for most services for them. In addition, the country’s Armed Forces have a program that covers psychological preparation for service and discharge, prepares for a change of profession and exit from the military community. In Great Britain, veterans are supported by the Armed Forces charity sector and the non-profit sector. Currently, there is a need in Ukraine to exchange experience, to participate in international projects to study the standards of countries that are members of the European Union and members of the military-political organization of the North Atlantic Treaty. The prospect of further research is the development of recommendations for the creation of a national system of social support and assistance to military personnel and their family members.

Keywords

professional adaptation; social adaptation; military personnel; foreign experience; social guarantees; economic system of the state.

JEL classification:H550; H560; M130; M520; DOI:https://doi.org/10.33987/vsed.3-4(86-87).2023.38-47

UD classification: 364.013

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