Local Economic Factors Affecting Navy First-Term Reenlistment.

Abstract

The effects of local economic factors on an individual's decision to reenlist or extend were investigated for a cohort of four year obligors who enlisted between April and September 1974 using probit maximum likelihood estimation. The attractiveness of the civilian labor market both at an individual's home town and at his duty station was represented by measures of local unemployment and relative wages. Additionally, Navy reenlistment incentives and demographic characteristics of the individual were investigated. Results indicated that, for some mechanical and administrative ratings, unemployment at an individual's home town at approximately the time of first assignment to a permanent duty station had a positive influence on the likelihood of remaining beyond the completion of a first term. Relationships between local labor market conditions and reenlistment behavior were generally weaker than the relationships observed between national economic conditions and reenlistment in previous studies. Promotion and reenlistment bonuses were shown to have a strong positive impact on the retention of all occupational groups. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 07, 1980
Accession Number
ADA100850

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  • A. S. Rhode
  • F. E. O'connor
  • M. T. Cowin

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