Formation of anti-corruption behavior among military personnel under contract in the military education system

the article examines such social phenomena as abuse of power, use of official position to obtain illegal financial benefits, as well as nepotism when appointed to senior command positions, in particular in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (RF Armed Forces). In the last decade, this problem has become increasingly visible to the military and politicians, including through scandals, social media, and armed conflicts in Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukraine. Corruption has become an international security problem. The armed forces of many developing countries are trying to prevent corruption in their own structures. The lack of understanding of the problem of corruption by international security forces unwittingly exacerbates the situation. Based on extensive research, this study examines the nature of corruption in the defense sector, describes the experience of anti-corruption reforms in different countries, and explains how such reforms can be initiated. It also describes some innovative approaches that are currently being explored by the armed forces, international policy makers, and civil society, such as quantitative comparative approaches to assessing the vulnerability of the army to corruption and new ways to train military leaders in anti-corruption techniques. The research used such methods as logical analysis, comparative analysis, formal legal analysis, synthesis, deductive, analysis of scientific literature and a sociological survey among contract servicemen. The result of the research is the formation in the minds of each future commander of the principles and grounds for countering the abuse of power and obtaining various benefits.

anti-corruption behavior, defense capability, security, military administration, military ethics, level of corruption, contract serviceman