Comparative analysis of the motivation of the military academy students in different years of study towards their own physical improvement.

In recent years, the motivation of cadets of higher military educational institutions has significantly decreased towards their own physical improvement. This leads to a deterioration in physical fitness, functional status, as a result of professional training of cadets and, and in general, therefore, a decrease in readiness for combat missions is noticed. The purpose of the study is the dynamics of the dominant motives of higher military educational institutions cadets and the level of their motivation for their own physical improvement. Materials and methods. The study was conducted at the National Ground Forces Academy. 348 people took part in the survey in 2010, and 364 in 2020. Results. According to the results of the research, we compiled hierarchical structures of motivation of academy cadets to their own physical improvement of both years of study. The motivation of cadets who were studied in 2010 is expressed by the formula PR2-3P5R0-1H0, in 2020 -- PR2-3P5R1- 2H0-1. Conclusions. Both formulas show that the motivation of cadets to their own physical improvement is at an average level. However, the analysis of the relationship and sequence of motives in their hierarchical structure suggests a negative trend of motivation of cadets of different years of study to physical improvement, and the difficulty in ensuring the proper level of efficiency of the educational process of their physical improvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]