Human development in the military personnel's assessments

The paper presents the results of the empirical sociological research «Human Potential Development in the Evaluation of the National Guard Troops Servicemen of the Russian Federation». The analysis of the sociological survey shows that the development of the human potential of servicemen is not only the result of an increase in the standard of living of servicemen, but also of an increase in the quality of educational and health services, increase of social protection, and progressive (socially significant) changes in the labor and welfare system. The factors that hamper the development of the human potential of military personnel are clarified. The authors make a conclusion that at present there is a generally accumulated positive experience in the implementation of human development factors for the National Guard servicemen of Russia. It is a partial increase in the standard of living, modernization of the education system and health care and working conditions and significant improvement of the life of military personnel. To solve the basic problems of the development of human potential of servicemen the authors propose: 1) a steady increase in the real monetary allowance of servicemen; 2) systemic modernization of the quality of working life of military personnel; 3) the adoption and implementation of the Federal Law «On the Social Development of Military Units of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation».