Social, Economic and Behavioral Differences among Enlisted Personnel Based on Age at Service Entry.

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis was to examine the behavior of non-prior service personnel in the military based on age at service entry. Crosstabulation and Multiple Classification Analysis were used to study historical data on naval personnel supplied by the Defense Manpower Data Center, Monterey and survey information of DoD personnel gathered by Rand Corporation in 1978. Areas of study included mental aptitude, length of service, contract preference, occupational choice, first-term attrition, dependent status, military compensation, re-enlistment and reserve entry intent. Perceptions of civilian employment, race relations, promotion and military life were also investigated. Differences between age cohorts were found in the areas of recruit quality and first-term retention. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA124600

Entities

People

  • Steve M. Kreutner

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Reserves
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense