Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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PhD Student in Strategic Defense Sciences, National Defense (Corresponding Author). Author's Email: ho.dadvand@gmail.com Phone: 09190899934
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Professor and Faculty Member at the National Defense University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Human societies have emerged from common needs, and it is conflict of interest that does inevitably lead to warfare among them. Therefore, military preparedness is a societal necessity, and its most accepted goal is the protection of individual and social material and spiritual interests. The objective of continuous military preparedness is to prevent aggression from both known and unknown adversaries against the country's material and spiritual integrity. The forthcoming article aims to examine and analyze the principles of military preparedness to address the central question: What are the principles of military preparedness, and how do they impact the performance of the armed forces? This study is of applied type, the research methodology is descriptive-analytical and the research approach is of qualitative type. Data collection was conducted through both fieldwork and library research methods. The expert sample for interviews comprised 10 specialists with relevant expertise in the subject matter. The findings of the research indicate that the principles of military preparedness include: principle of operational scope, principle of regional characteristics, principle of quantitative self-sufficiency, principle of qualitative superiority, principle of complementarity between regular, popular, and reserve forces, principle of adaptability, principle of infrastructure, principle of foresight, principle of resource sufficiency, principle of morale and spirituality, principle of command and leadership, principle of national unity and cohesion in war, principle of creativity and innovation, principle of flexibility, principle of seriousness and certainty of threat, and principle of intelligence superiority. These principles impact the optimal quality of armed forces on the battlefield.
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