DEVELOPING COMPETENCES OF THE MILITARY LOGISTICIAN OF THE FUTURE.

Purpose: This paper aims to identify and evaluate factors determining the development of future competences of a military logistician. The problem is more precisely formulated as a question: what competences should the personnel responsible for the logistical support of the armed forces have and how should they be developed effectively? Design/methodology/approach: A range of methods are employed, led by analysis and synthesis, literature research, abstract thinking, and inference. Diagnostic polling serves as the empirical method. Findings: The obtained research results allowed for the identification of the five key competences necessary at present to realise logistical support of the army: decision-making and problem-solving; cooperation and communication in a team; ability to adapt; linguistic competences; modelling and optimisation of logistical processes. Research limitations/implications: The future competences of the military logistician should be considered in three principal areas: cognitive, digital and technical, and social. In order to develop the future competences of military logisticians, a wide-ranging cooperation of military universities and educational centres with civil institutions. There is an urgent need to start work on the development of and continuous improvement to a model for developing military logisticians competences. Practical implications: The results of the research make it possible to focus efforts in the process of preparing the logistics personnel of the armed forces on the competences of the future, which determine the effective implementation of the tasks of securing and supporting the logistics of troops. Social implications: The results of the research are crucial for the military logistics community by delineating key competencies for military logisticians. Originality/value: The review and analyses performed enrich the existing literature on the future competences of military logisticians, while the findings presented can serve as a starting point for further research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]