The Effect of Tour Length and Term of Enlistment on Attrition in USAREUR

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to examine: (1) the relationship between tour length and attrition rates and (2) the relationship between term of enlistment and attrition in the US Army-Europe (USAREUR) A sample of 41,991 first-year enlisted personnel who arrived in USAREUR from May 1979 through May 1980 were used as subjects. The report presents the relationship of the individual variables with attrition using contingency tables and regression analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA148311

Entities

People

  • R. J. Orend

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Attrition
  • Combat Readiness
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Information Science
  • Losses
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Regression Analysis
  • Security
  • Social Sciences
  • Training

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Organizational Psychology.