The Social Representativeness of the Volunteer Army

Abstract

This memorandum summarizes a comparison of the social background of volunteer soldiers, derived from the Army Quarterly Survey of November 1974, with characteristics of the population of eligible military age derived from U. S. census documents. This comparison will serve as an indication of the degree to which the volunteer Army is indeed socially representative of the society which it defends.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA076790

Entities

People

  • Bernard L. Daina
  • David R. Segal

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Age Groups
  • Army Personnel
  • Census
  • Civilian Population
  • Combat Forces
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Social Sciences
  • Surveys
  • Training
  • United States
  • Vital Statistics

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