Enhancing Future Officers’ Training to Provide Logistics Support: The Case of Ukraine

Abstract

The article presents a methodology for training future officers to provide logistics support in the military units, as evidenced by a comprehensive study conducted from 2019 to 2022 at the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. The findings of the research indicate that the effective training of future officers to execute logistics activities within the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGSU) is possible upon the integration of the proposed methodology and pedagogical conditions into the educational framework of the higher military educational institution. A structured experiment, consisting of confirmatory and forming stages, was designed with control and experimental groups in order to assess the efficacy of the developed training methodology. During the confirmatory phase, the current state of professional readiness among future officers to conduct logistics activities was evaluated, revealing significant deficiencies. Throughout the experiment, a comprehensive diagnostic assessment was conducted utilizing specific methodological approaches. Additionally, a specialized training course titled “Organization and Implementation of Logistics Activities in SBGSU Units” was developed. As a result, the experimental group showed a 22.03% increase in the number of cadets achieving a sufficient professional readiness level. These results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed methodology, highlighting its potential to enhance the logistics capabilities of the SBGSU personnel and ensure that future officers are adequately prepared to meet the challenges of combat operations. Furthermore, this research contributes to the ongoing discourse on current military education problems and highlights the necessity to align with NATO and European Union standards.