enable a gradual increase in the size of the Slovenian Armed Forces. The core of commands will be manned by the active component. The Slovenian Armed Forces will conduct joint combat operations and be capable of forming a task tactical unit to the brigade level in the national framework, manned by the active component and the contract reserve component. The units of the Slovenian Armed Forces intended for combat, combat support, combat service support and command support will consist of the active component and the manoeuvre contract reserve component, and will be organized as battalions or regiments. The military territorial commands will be manned by the active component and the territorial contract reserve component at the regiment and brigade levels. The peacetime structure of the Slovenian Armed Forces will enable voluntary military service under its fundamental tasks. The proportion of deployable forces of the SAF land component will be 50%, meaning that up to 50% of the SAF land component will be organized, equipped and trained for operations outside national territory. Deployable forces will be declared as potentially usable in participation in international operations, particularly in NATO’s collective defence. Up to 10% of the SAF land component will maintain a high level of readiness within the national territory, or for participation in international operations and missions. 4.4 Human resources Human resources are the major factor allowing the Slovenian Armed Forces to achieve its target size and fulfil its mission. A fundamental challenge with regard to the future development of the Slovenian Armed Forces, the achievement of the development objectives, and its technical modernization, lies in providing a suitable number and quality of personnel. Efforts to increase the number of personnel in the Slovenian Armed Forces will be focused on the promotion of the military profession; the entry and recruitment of new personnel; the retention of current personnel, including the provision of rewards, compensations and bonuses; and the exit of personnel from the defence system, including system solutions for all categories of members of the Slovenian Armed Forces (the contract reserve component and voluntary military service). The situation relating to human resources in the Slovenian Armed Forces will only improve through a comprehensive personnel approach within the entire national security system and the wider society, requiring certain adjustments and changes to legislation and implementing Acts. This is in fact a combination of necessary organizational and status-related measures in connection to specific features of the military profession and changes to legislation. Measures to encourage entry into the Slovenian Armed Forces will be focused on the acceleration of procedures, improved promotion of military profession and employment, the possibility of awards of scholarships, and the opportunity to gain education during employment, among other things. Measures to improve the status of the members of the Slovenian Armed Forces, such as appropriate evaluations and rewards, housing, the regulation of status during education and of different obligations, and other measures under the 27

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