LEGAL STATUS OF CADETS IN HIGHER MILITARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF UKRAINE: PROBLEM ASPECTS

Abstract

The scientific article is devoted to highlighting the legal status of military personnel/cadets during their military service or study at higher military educational institutions of Ukraine. The article reveals the problems, risks and threats caused by the full-scale military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine that have arisen in the sphere of implementing and ensuring the processes of obtaining higher education by citizens in higher education institutions that provide such a service.It has been determined that universities, academies, institutes, and colleges operating in the military education system are specialized educational institutions and train military personnel who, during their studies, undergo military service on a voluntary basis and acquire the status of «cadet» for this period.It has been proven that the established norms of common area for accommodating military personnel/cadets in barracks are identical to the norms for the detention of arrested, detained, taken into custody, and convicted persons.At the same time, persons sentenced to imprisonment have the right to improve their living conditions, unlike military personnel/cadets, who do not have such a right. It has been established that military personnel, like convicts, are prohibited from arbitrarily leaving their institution of residence/training, and for proper or improper compliance with the conditions and procedure for serving a sentence, measures are applied to the convict to change the conditions of their detention, while only measures of encouragement or punishment are applied to the military personnel.The issue of the length of the work week and the differences between convicts and cadets, who, as established, study one day more per week than convicts, who are legally required to have a five-day work week or a 40-hour work week, has been considered.The direct impact of the living conditions of military personnel on their moral and psychological state has been determined, which, as a result, is reflected in their attitude towards the performance of official duties and does not contribute to the popularization of military service.