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Introduction. This paper is devoted to the consideration of the importance of professional motivation in the social and pedagogical support of professional training of military personnel based on a theoretical analysis of scientific sources of foreign and domestic authors. Methodology and methods of the research include theoretical analysis, synthesis, comparison and generalization of scientific sources of foreign and domestic authors. The results of the research. The notion of professional motivation of military personnel as a cognitive, emotional and behavioral orientation to fulfill the tasks of military professional activity is revealed. The content and structure of professional motivation of military personnel as a conscious desire to set and realize the goals of military professional activity are revealed. It was found that the structure of professional motivation of military personnel is represented by the following main types of motives for professional activity: vague motives, compensatory motives, motives for overcoming psychological trauma and motives for professional military duty. The relationships between the professional motivation of the military and military ethics are examined. The types of professional motives of military personnel are described. The conditions for the formation of professional motivation of military personnel within the framework of social and pedagogical support of vocational training are defined, among which: the creation of a flexible military professional environment for the formation of professionally significant qualities of military personnel; providing support to military personnel in understanding the military professional specifics and in determining the prospects for professional development, etc. The novelty of the research topic is to describe the importance of professional motivation in the socio-pedagogical support of professional training of military personnel based on the integration of foreign and domestic experience in this field. Conclusion. Summarizing the data of scientific sources, the significance of the professional motivation of military personnel in the development and self-realization in military professional activity is confirmed. The professional motivation of military personnel is largely determined by moral and ethical standards and professional honesty, which must be taken into account in the process of social and pedagogical support of the professional training of military personnel. The conditions for the formation of professional motivation of military personnel within the framework of social and pedagogical support of vocational training include the creation of a flexible military professional environment, providing support to military personnel in understanding the military professional specifics and in determining the prospects for professional development.