Military service in the value orientations of young men of military age

The article focuses on consideration of the problem of transformation of value orientations of young men of military age in a changing society. The authors show the place of military service in the value orientations of modern young men. Revealing the changes taking place in society, the article focuses on the transformations that have affected the army, and the psychological problems that it faced. The empirical part of the study is the analysis of the results of multiple diagnostic tests and monitoring to study the attitudes of young people to serve in the Armed Forces of Russia, the study of value orientations and spiritual and moral foundations of young men that determines their position in life. Being based on the analysis of empirical studies the authors have shown that the process of self- identification of young people cannot take place without the process of reflection and sense formation, to which one should draw his/her close attention, especially in the transition of a modern army on a professional basis.