ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BULGARIAN MILITARY- EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND ENSURING OF CIVIL RIGHTS

IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education, Vol. 3, Issue 8, August 2017 ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BULGARIAN MILITARYEDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND ENSURING OF CIVIL RIGHTS Venelin Terziev1 and Veselin Madanski2 and Dimitar Kanev3 1 Prof., Ph.D., D.Sc. (National Security), D.Sc. (Ec.), University of Rousse, Bulgaria, National Military University, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, University of Telecommunications and Post, Sofia, Bulgaria 2 Colonel, Associate Professor, D.Sc., P.h.D., National Military University, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria 3 Professor, D.Sc. (Ec.), Ph.D.Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria Abstract The report presents all current challenges which the Bulgarian military -educational system is facing in the th context of the basic features of the security environment and trends for the first half of the 20 century, by identifying the main problem areas in its functioning. The status and the capabilities of the military educational system of the Republic of Bulgaria are discussed on the basis of conducted analysis about key strategic documents in the sectors of education, security and defence, as well as the current state of the military and civil education and the inherent activities of the training institutions. Outlined are the basic principles of construction and operation of the military - educational systems and the fundamental strategic goals and tasks according to modern strategic security environment and dynamically changing conditions in NATO and the EU. Described are the main elements of the military - educational system as a complex, adaptive and flexible system that develops in unity and complementarity with the system of civil education in Bulgaria. Guidelines are formulated for improving the military - educational system in relation to its contribution to strengthening national security and defence of the country in three directions - conceptual, organizational and technological improvement. Keywords: education, military education, training, civil rights, security 1. INTRODUCTION Modern world acknowledges the significance of quality education. In the Lisbon Strategy Europe declares the necessity of long-term investments in education. Each country needs enough and well educated human resources as a fundamental prerequisite for enhancing national security. The concept for national security defines national security as a dynamic status, where there is no direct danger of armed attack, political pressure or economical compulsion for the state as well as for the society, so that they can freely realize their development and progress. Specific problematic areas that have political, economic, social, ethnic, spiritual, military, information and ecological components are inherent for the national security. Each one of http://ijaedu.ocerintjournals.org 396 IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education, Vol. 3, Issue 8, August 2017 these components, independently or in combination with the others, as well as with number of side (secondary) factors may turn crucial for the national security and all of them are characterized by being, one way or another, dependent on the human resources’ level of education. The great problem of our society today is the setting up of clear and correct policy in the field of education and science, taking into consideration the requirements of the national security system. The employed in the field of security and defence occupy specific knowledge and skills, acquired through special education, practical experience, skill and individual improvement in work. This defines education to be fundamental element of the human resources preparation, which ensures the appropriate knowledge, skills and competences. We could say, in that very context, that country’s educational system has significant contribution to the national security, contributing to enhancing the erudition, competence, forming appropriate skills and capacity, acquiring adequate qualification as well as quite a significance regarding personal progress. Educational system should be referred to as a subsystem of the national security system and the military-educational system (MES) is its basic element. 2. CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES THE MILITARY-EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA FACES Security strategic environment is complex, dynamic and possessing hardly foreseeable dimensions. The following factors and circumstances influence its forming: globalization; crisis phenomena in the field of finances and economics; spreading of mass destruction weapons and of the means for their supply; the climatic, health, demographic, ecological and energy problems; ethno-social and asymmetric risks and threats; threats for the information security; countries with weak systems of state; interior and regional conflicts; the European and Euro-Atlantic integration; international democratic community’s efforts for maintaining peace and stability (2016). The listed processes, factors and momenta form the main features of the security environment and st enable the definition of the major trends in its development during the first half of the 21 century. We will dwell on the more important characteristics of the security environment. th First, its significant characteristics, which was unknown till the end of the 20 century, is the extending globalization. The processes of globalization influence inevitably the forming of security environment various aspects. They create conditions for development of the connections between the countries but also deepen the economical and social inequality, the disbalance of countries’ progress and the demographic disproportions. Second, perhaps as a result of globalization, ethno-social, asymmetric and other transnational risks and threats occur constantly. Recently, these have crucial impact on the strategic security environment and terrorism is considered major threat for the global, regional and national security. Terrorist organizations decentralize their structures, which makes their single elements’ localization and neutralization difficult. The possibilities and probabilities for them to use means like radioactive materials, chemical and biological agents increase. We can point the occurrence of transnational organized criminality and illegal human, drug and weapon trafficking as third important characteristics of the security environment. They threaten not only countries stability but also the world economic order, and complicate the strategic security order. A characteristic feature of security environment globally is that the radical Islamic organizations use the Internet space not only for attracting followers and recruiting new members but for conducting information war, too. They apply the newest information and communication technologies with the strategic goal to disseminate the global impact of their religion, fighting for the mind and hearts of people, including the ones in the Internet space. Globa (...truncated)