An Assessment of the Available Evidence on the Returns to Military Training

Abstract

Reviews the relevant literature as part of the preliminary work undertaken for a Rand study investigating the economic returns to separatees from military vocational training. Most of the available studies indicate that training in the military does not have a positive effect on the post-service civilian opportunities of veterans. This conclusion is reached despite evidence that more than three-fourths of the job specialties available to enlistees have direct civilian counterparts. Previous studies of the effect of military training focus on two issues: The first is the extent to which individuals utilize military-acquired skills in civilian jobs. The second issue addressed by these studies is the economic effect of military training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA045754

Entities

People

  • Eva M. Norrblom

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Training
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Analysis
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Human Resources
  • Manpower Utilization
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Students

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.
  • Theoretical Analysis.