해군 함정에 적합한 정신전력 강화방안에 관한 연구 - 해군 함정근무 및 밀레니얼 세대 특성을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This study is to research the ways of enhancing moral strength appropriate for special circumstance; naval ship. To do this, I first research the characteristics of the working conditions of the naval ship and millennial generations. In terms of naval ship duty, I could find characteristics in three different parts - environment, business, culture - based on previous researches. Regarding the chracteristics of millennial generations, it is confirmed that they prefer extrinsic motivation rather than intrinsic motivation and enjoy new challenges and cultures. Furthermore, they emphasize teamwork and enjoy collective behavior. In addition, they are familiar with digital environment. Secondly, I research why moral strength is important in the context of the naval ship duty and millennial generations. Regarding naval ship duty, it is confirmed that moral strength is essential for maintaining high level of combat power. Combat power is classified into two different parts; tangible and intangible combat power. Due to the defense environment and limited annual budget, it's difficult to reinforce the tangible combat power. But the intangible combat power could be reinforced depending on how much effort the naval ship makes to cultivate it. And it turns out that among intangible combat powers, the moral strength of the service members who are engaged in actual battle is the most important. In addition, I mention the high value of moral strength as a driving force to complete a mission in the difficult condition of the naval ship. Meanwhile, with respect to millennial generations, moral strength can compensate for the lack of technical/operational skills of the millennial generations due to their short military experiences. And I also underscore the importance of moral strength enduring hard working condition. Thirdly, I research the ways of enhancing moral strength appropriate for the characteristics of the naval ship duty and millennial generations. To this end, I first check the status quo of the moral strength education in the naval ship. After that, I suggest three solutions; reinforcement of moral strength using participation/collaboration, extrinsic motivation, and technology of 4th industrial revolution. To stress the necessity of the suggested solutions, I explain the correlations between the solutions and characteristics; the naval ship and millennial generations. And I also propose real practicing examples for the broader understanding. The achievements of this study are as follows: First of all, I choose the unique research subject - the naval ship - that has been less studied so far. And as the excellent tactics can be effective when applied differently depending on the operational environments, the ways of enhancing the moral strength are meaningful when derived from the real important challenges that the navy is facing with.