Oleksandr Kosynskyi: “A Modern Army Can Only Exist Effectively In a Professional Format”

'Ukrainian Week' spoke with CSM Oleksandr Kosynskyi, head of the NCO Department of the AFU General Staff, about the transformation of the sergeant corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces How important is it right now to build up and train a modern sergeant corps in our army? — The history of the creation of a professional sergeant corps in the Ukrainian army dates back to 2005. Unfortunately, until the ATO this reform was moving slowly. But it’s one that was long overdue, because the more you put it off, the more complex weapons and equipment become, approaches to combat and operations change.

Even the concept of assessing human resources in war has long been different. In the past, hundreds of thousands, even millions, died on the battlefield in a short period of time; success depended, to large extent, not only on training but the number of “bayonets”.

Sergeant’s Role In the AFU. Why It Is Important, And NATO Standard Training For Leaders

Sergeants and soldiers are the backbone of the modern Ukrainian army, they showed themselves well in battles during the war in Donbas.