DOI: 10.6077/dztk-nm39
title: Defense Preparedness of Young People, 1981

description: &lt;p&gt;Degree of political interest and media usage, solidarity with the GDR, attitudes to military questions, organizations and alliances, personal defense preparedness and pre-military training completed. Topics: Constant part: interest in GDR or world politics; frequency of use of GDR and FRG media (scale); preference of position of West or East stations; truth content of political information of West or East stations; frequency of use of daily newspapers; frequency of political conversations with various groups of persons (scale); attitude to the world-wide victory of socialism, the Soviet Union, the Marxist-Leninist world view; pride in the GDR; feeling of solidarity with the GDR; world view; convincing others of one's own world view; willingness to defend the GDR and reasons for or against this (scale); self-assessment of achievements in training and regarding social activity; assessment of the danger of war in view of the existence of means of mass extermination, the military balance of power, aggressive plans of imperialism; attitude to military aid for friendly countries; assessment of the consequences of the NATO missile resolution for the socialist countries; character of the Federal German Armed Forces; assessment of foreign policy goals of the FRG regarding the existence of socialism; comparison of aggressiveness of FRG and USA imperialism; attitude to possibility of German-German unification; willingness to defend the GDR; opinion on the invincibility of the socialist community of nations and reasons for this; stand on mutual military aid of the states of the Warsaw Pact; training steps completed in pre-military training; interest in pre-military career training in general and in special training branches; completion of pre-military training; participation in athletic competitions of FDJ and GST; evaluation of benefit of pre-military training; stand on unconditionally carrying out orders; valuation of the conditions in training camp (scale); training achievements; possession of the achievement badge; qualification in the GST paramilitary; attitude to military service; preferred form of military service to be performed; reasons for or against serving longer in the NVA (scale); personal effects of military service expected; expected difficulties from military service (scale); expectations of army service (scale); experiences described by others performing military service; stand of partner on military service; final grades in POS/EOS and over-all grade; training occupation; achievement assessment in vocational training; apprentice year; qualification and activity of father and mother; activity of father in NVA or other armed organs; presence of relatives or acquaintances in the FRG/West Berlin; membership in social organizations; possession of sports certificate of the GDR. Questionnaire I: work motivation (scale); assessment of the danger of war and reasons for the world political situation; interest in pre-military career training and selected form of training; valuation of different forms of training; participation in athletic competitions (scale); knowledge about pre-military training; participation in GST paramilitary and reasons for this (scale); knowledge of political, military, historical events and personalities; frequency of reading selected magazines (scale); reasons for reading the ´Armeerundschau´ (scale). Questionnaire II: goals in life (scale); personal ability in political argumentation (scale); attitude to recognition of GDR citizenship by the FRG; orientation on the opinion of others with factual questions (scale); presence of differences of opinion and agreement on political topics with father; evaluation of relationship with father and mother; valuation of specified films (scale); frequency of attending cultural events (scale); assessment of the danger of war and reasons for world political situation; participation in GST member meetings; expectations of military service; future in training occupation; preferred place of residence and work; migration intents; acceptance of a personal task in the battle program of the FDJ; opinion on maximum age for membership in FDJ; honorary functions of parents; personal effects of military service (scale).&lt;/p&gt;