Navy Quality of Life and Reenlistment.

Abstract

The military services have devoted much attention in recent years to improving the quality of military life. Quality of life (QOL) is a broad term used to described the non-monetary aspects of military living and working conditions. Housing, recreation, counselling, and medical services are examples of QOL-related programs. The research reported here examines the extent to which the quality of life of Navy enlisted personnel affects their reenlistment decisions. Identification of areas of discontent that adversely affect reenlistments can provide guidelines for efficient allocation of QOL program funds, and point out alternatives to compensation for increasing reenlistment rates. To identify QOL problem areas, the attitudes towards Navy jobs and life and the individual characteristics of first-term and career enlisted personnel were related to their reenlistment decisions. The following sections describe the data, the reenlistment model, and the results. Finally, the value of QOL research for reenlistment policy making is discussed and suggestions are made for additional analyses. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA113095

Entities

People

  • Jean W. Fletcher

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Deployment
  • Diffusion Theory
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Factor Analysis
  • Health Services
  • Identification
  • Information Science
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Quality Of Life
  • Recognition
  • Reenlistment
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • Training
  • United States

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  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Systems Analysis and Design