Selection of candidates to the Military Academy of Lithuania: motivation aspects

• Main Author: Janulaitienė, Nijolė
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Lithuanian; English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Military defence; Military training; North Atlantic Alliance; Transformation of the military structures; Selection of candidates for military studies; The General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://lka.lvb.lt/LKA:ELABAPDB5297748&prefLang=en_US

With Lithuanian accession to NATO the defence policy aimed at organisation of the country’s military defence and its Armed Forces as well as strengthening security-related programmes has been planned and developed according to the requirements set by the EU and NATO member states. Being involved in creation of the joint NATO defence policy, Lithuania undertakes responsibility not only to defend the national territory, but also get involved in strengthening the entire North Atlantic Alliance. Today, thus, the Lithuanian Armed Forces are undergoing the process of becoming one of the most modern branches of the state in terms of its organisation, obliging, above all, to strengthen the Armed Forces and manage the challenge of structural transformation of the military. The transformation of the military structures and the military training make a high-level challenge set for the commissioned officers of Lithuania. Thus, selection of the suitable candidates for studies at the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania is granted a significant role in deeds of the said Lithuanian military institution of higher education and the Lithuanian Armed Forces as a whole.