Youth Attitude Tracking Study II, Fall 1983.
Abstract
Military recruiters and leaders face the continuing challenge of maintaining mandated manpower strengths of the Armed Forces. They seek high quality recruits who will be successful in adapting to military life, learning the skills of an occupational specialty, and performing their jobs. To meet this objective, the Department of Defense has a continuing need for current information about the backgrounds, attitudes, and motivations of young men and women and their intentions to serve in the military. Information on these issues has been provided by two series of surveys: the Youth Attitude Tracking Study (YATS) which began in 1975, and the Reserve Component Attitude Study (RCAS) which began in 1977. YATS surveys have examined the intentions of youth (16 to 21 years old) to join the active military, whereas RCAS surveys have examined the intentions of youth and young adults (17 to 26 years old) to join the Reserve components. In 1983, YATS and the non-prior service portion of RCAS were reconfigured into a single study design--the Youth Attitude Tracking Study II (YATS II). This report describes the 1983 YATS II survey.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA150428
Entities
People
- M. E. Marsden
Organizations
- RTI International