Recently, Human Resource Management (HRM) practices have increasingly integrated active personnel, military servicemen, and retirees (hereinafter referred to as veterans) of special services (law enforcement agencies and paramilitary structures) into the state civil service (hereinafter referred to as SCS). However, the legal, political, social, and psychological aspects, as well as the motivation behind recruiting veterans into the SCS, remain insufficiently explored from a scientific and practical perspective within the context of Uzbekistan. The primary objective of this study is to systematically organize this practice, develop its core stages—such as execution mechanisms—in the form of a legal framework and methodological guidelines, and implement them into practice. The object of the study comprises the positive human resource management experiences within special services and the issues surrounding the recruitment of their personnel into the SCS. The main subject of the research encompasses international experience, the current situation in Uzbekistan, scientific literature, regulatory frameworks, practical workflows, statistical data, and veterans currently employed within the SCS. The methodology relies on a combination of mixed, comparative-legal, and content analysis methods, utilizing sociological surveys, the evaluation and comparison of legal, statistical, and socio-psychological data, alongside interviews with veterans. As a result of this research, proposals have been advanced advocating for an exclusively individualized approach to attracting special services personnel to the SCS, alongside the adaptation of specific HRM elements from the security sector into the civil service framework. The significance of this study lies in the scientific confirmation that the recruitment (transition) of veterans into the SCS in Uzbekistan is a distinct line of activity that must be executed solely on the basis of precise calculations, an individual approach, and comprehensive risk assessments. The findings can serve as an empirically validated resource for developing future regulatory and departmental documents in this field, as well as for training and professional development programs within the state civil service.
State Civil Service and Special Service: A Comparative Analysis (On the Example of Internal Affairs Bodies)
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