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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">cndcgs</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Challenges to national defence in contemporary geopolitical situation</journal-title>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2669-2023</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2669-2023</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>LKA</publisher-name>
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    </journal-meta>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">20_EUGENIUSZ_CIESLAK_2018</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47459/cndcgs.2018.20</article-id>
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          <subject>Article</subject>
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      <title-group>
        <article-title>Understanding People and Technology. Professional Military Education and Challenges of Future Commanders Development</article-title>
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      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>CIEŚLAK</surname>
            <given-names>Eugeniusz</given-names>
          </name>
          <email xlink:href="mailto:eugeniusz.cieslak@uph.edu.pl">eugeniusz.cieslak@uph.edu.pl</email>
          <xref ref-type="aff" rid="j_cndcgs_aff_000"/>
          <xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">∗</xref>
        </contrib>
        <aff id="j_cndcgs_aff_000">Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Poland</aff>
      </contrib-group>
      <author-notes>
        <corresp id="cor1"><label>∗</label>Corresponding author.</corresp>
      </author-notes>
      <volume>2018</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <fpage>134</fpage>
      <lpage>141</lpage>
      <pub-date pub-type="ppub">
        <day>25</day>
        <month>04</month>
        <year>2018</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>25</day>
        <month>04</month>
        <year>2018</year>
      </pub-date>
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        <p>Significant changes to security environment make military operations more complex and demanding. Preparing military commanders to face future challenges has been vital for military success and national security. While the system of the Professional Military Education seems good, there are opportunities to make it more responsive and efficient. The article summarizes the ongoing discussion on the Professional Military Education, and identifies challenges related to preparation of future commanders. Based on recent developments some ideas on improving Professional Military Education are offered.</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group>
        <label>Keywords</label>
        <kwd>Professional Military Education (PME)</kwd>
        <kwd>social dimension</kwd>
        <kwd>new technologies</kwd>
        <kwd>military operations</kwd>
        <kwd>commanders</kwd>
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