Ideological conviction of the individual as a pedagogical goal to educate contract military personnel

The article defines the scientific understanding of ideological conviction as a pedagogical goal in the education of military personnel under contract, identifies the main functions of ideological conviction of military personnel under contract in the process of performing combat training tasks. The results of the analysis carried out by the authors allow us to formulate an idea of the ideological conviction of a contract serviceman, which is the basis of the high moral, political and psychological attitudes of the serviceman, serves as a source of strong morale of units, strong military discipline and organization, constant high vigilance and combat readiness and ensures the implementation of practical activities in the field of defense and state security.