STATEMENTS OF CAREER INTENTIONS: THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO MILITARY RETENTION PROBLEMS

Abstract

A world-wide questionnaire survey was conducted to define the utilization of, and to determine the optimum role for, aviation warrant officers in the U.S. Army. Responses to questions regarding their career intentions, their systems of values, and their reasons for pursuing a civilian or military career were made by 1,957 aviation warrant officers. They constituted 83% of the target population. Since the survey, obligated tours of duty have expired for 635 of the men. Of these, 361 departed active duty and 274 chose to extend their active service. Comparisons of the attitudes, motivations, and values of the two different groups have implications for manpower planning in the Army aviation system. The demographic and attitudinal contrasts between these two groups, and the predictive utility of the questionnaire method in this context are discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0676790

Entities

People

  • H. A. Boyd Jr.
  • Wiley R. Boyles

Organizations

  • George Washington University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Army Aviation
  • Attrition
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Classification
  • Education
  • Flight Training
  • Human Resources
  • Military Psychology
  • Motivation
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • Warrant Officers

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  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design