Hispanic Subpopulations and Naval Service.
Abstract
On December 11, 1984, the Manpower R&D Program of the Office of Naval Research sponsored a workshop on increasing the numbers of Hispanics in the naval services. The objective of the meeting was to bring together researchers and personnel managers and policy makers who were concerned about the topic. Briefings by the researchers dealt with the following subjects vis-a-vis Hispanic subpopulations: demographics, psychocultural patterns, training and education, recruitment strategies for high-skill jobs, and history of military service. Participants drew implications for naval manpower policy from the presentations; questions for further research were also framed. It was concluded that: (a) there are distinctive and significantly different subpopulations of Hispanic Americans; (b) command of English is of great importance in the modern military; (c) Hispanics have been exemplary in the U.S. military; and (d) the Hispanic sector of the population is growing rapidly and is therefore an attractive source of manpower. Questions posed were: (a) to what extent should the Navy give special training in English and in the navy culture in order to enhance the adjustment of Hispanic recruits? (b) what are the implications of differences in values (between groups of Hispanics and between them and mainstream Americans) for recruitment, training, and career management?
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA154661
Entities
People
- B. T. King
- H. W. Sinaiko
- J. M. Schneider
- P. M. Curran
Organizations
- Smithsonian Institution