Impact of Army Policies on Personnel Career Progression: Base Year Research Report
Abstract
The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) is longitudinally examining the career progression of both commissioned officers and enlisted Soldiers. Utilizing a cohort-based approach, surveys will be administered yearly to each new cohort and cohorts from preceding years. This report summarizes the research tasks executed to date, which included (a) initial data description and processing, (b) item- and scale-level analyses, and (b) refinement of the Cohort survey. Results from year one indicated that most items and scales demonstrated favorable statistical and psychometric properties that set the foundation for future analytic work in this project. Several measures were identified and described that may be useful to examine over time in future iterations of the Cohort survey. Notably, low follow-up response rates were observed within cohorts across years, which presents challenges regarding our ability to address longitudinal research questions in subsequent reports. The report concludes with a summary of the research tasks conducted thus far, as well as a discussion of the next steps and goals of the project moving forward.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1192013
Entities
People
- Brenda Ellis
- Jamie Striler
- Jessica Carre
- Julia Whitaker
- Martin Yu
- Matthew Reeder
- Samuel Posnock
- Susan D'mello
- William Walton
Organizations
- Human Resources Research Organization