Analysis of Second-Term Reenlistment Behavior.

Abstract

This study examines the reenlistment intentions of enlisted personnel in their second term of military service. Data were taken from the DoD Survey of Enlisted Personnel, completed in mid-1979. About 2500 enlistees (from all services) met the working definition of having less than one year remaining in their second term, having served six to ten years, and having achieved a pay grade of E3 through E7. A statistical analysis (logistic regression model) was tailored to each service: it related the survey respondent's reenlistment intentions to four types of factors: compensation, promotion, location, and job satisfaction. Compensation and promotion emerged as the key factors, the others assuming varying degrees of importance in different services. As a reenlistment incentive, however, guaranteed location of choice emerged as potentially important, along with bonuses, shorter reenlistment periods, and increased probability of promotion. (See also R-717, R-2935, R-2152, R-2468). (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA121173

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  • J. R. Hiller

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  • Human Systems

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  • Administrative Personnel
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