[Modern peculiarities of dynamics and structure of servicemen of Armed Forces of Ukraine retiring in transitional period towards professional Army].

Operational readiness of personnel of Armed Forces of Ukraine was studied in the article based on peculiarities of dynamics and structure of retiring of all categories of servicemen. It was established that high rates of retiring related to specific classes of diseases indicate low health condition of servicemen which has a negative impact on their combat readiness and further fitness for military service. Priorities of changes in the process of completing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with human resources in the conditions of transformation to professional Army, to include optimization of fitness for military service criteria, were defined.