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Starting from the Rokeach’s theoretical determination of values, the aim of this research was to examine the importance that cadets of the Military Academy attach to certain types of values, and to conduct a comparative analysis of cadets’ (students’) values and the values of professional members of the Serbian Armed Forces that were identified in 2004, 2012 and 2024. The research used a modified scale for value measuring - the SV-2024 scale, which consists of 42 items that respondents evaluated using a five-point Likert-type scale (from “1” to “5”). The reliability of instruments measured by Cronbach alpha coefficient is 0.906, and 0.912 by standardised alpha. The research was conducted on a representative sample of 169 second year cadets. Obtained information was processed in processes of descriptive and comparative analysis. Results of descriptive analysis showed that there were three degrees of value acceptance: the first (highest) degree (15 items) of value acceptance with 4.50 average and higher; the second (middle) degree (19 items) of value acceptance with average ranging from 4.00 to 4.49 and the third (lowest) degree (eight items) of value acceptance with 2.90 to 3.99 average. Moreover, the following values had the highest degree of value acceptance: family; honour; survival of the nation; justice; security of the country; intellect; courage; independence of the country; responsibility; pride; satisfaction; patriotism; self-esteem; people and faith in God. Comparative analysis of examined values conducted on the basis of research from 2004, 2012, and 2023 showed the values to which cadets attached more or less importance in different periods, and the values that persisted. Results of this research show that developing certain social values in cadets requires, among other, expanding educational content in the fields of general educational and general military knowledge by introducing the content on the geopolitical position of our country in the framework of modern geopolitical trends, and its strategic orientation towards military neutrality.