O RAZVOJU SLOVENSKE VOJSKE

Avtor v članku pregledno obravnava nastanek in razvoj Slovenske vojske, njeno vlogo v slovenski osamosvojitvi in ob izzivih, ki nas čakajo ob vključitvi v Nato in EU.V prvem delu besedila obravnava vzroke, ki so povzročili razpad JLA in oblikovanje slovenskih oboroženih sil, njihov razvoj iz TO in MSNZ v Slovensko vojsko, v drugem pa razmišlja o reorganizaciji in profesionalizaciji Slovenske vojske ter njeni vlogi v spremenjenih varnostnih okoliščinah prihodnosti.The author discusses in his article the foundation and development of the Slovenian Armed Forces, its role in the War for Slovenia and various challenges that our country has to cope with upon joining NATO and the EU. The first part of the article deals with the reasons for the disintegration of the Yugoslav People’s Army and the formation of the Slovenian Armed Forces, their development from the Territorial Defence and National Defence Manoeuvre Structure to the Slovenian Armed Forces. In the second part, the author provides some reflections about the reorganization and professionalization of the Slovenian Armed Forces and its role in the altered future security situation.