Identity Formation Based on Political Socialization (Case Study: Training of Duty Officers)

Large societies are based on the idea of a common identity for a nation. Therefore, governments are trying different ways to help create such a society by educating, creating and strengthening common values, supporting a national identity, etc. It is through which a society transfers its political culture from one generation to another. Since military service is a place to teach discipline to young people and prepare them to accept other roles, based on this, the purpose of this research was to evaluate the political socialization of conscript students in the process of in-service training. In terms of method, the current research is a descriptive survey type, and data collection was done by questionnaire method, and content validity and construct validity were used to verify the validity. In order to analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics have been used. In order to collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire of political socialization of duty students was used. This scale has included 18 items, which have been measured in the form of 5 components of the formation of political values and beliefs - service to the elevation of the homeland - political participation - respect for the sovereignty of the political system - adherence to commitments, action and behavior through the statistical community. According to the obtained results, the first, second, and fifth components were evaluated as favorable, and the third and fourth components have met the level of satisfaction to some extent, but still the lack of effective and efficient policies regarding these components is evident and tangible and should be taken into consideration by the policy makers.