An Analysis of the Effects of Varying Male and Female Force Levels. Annex 4. Reducing the Air Force Male Enlistment Requirement: Effects on Recruiting Prospects of the Other Services.
Abstract
The research examines the premise that a reduction in the Air Force male recruiting requirement would substantially enhance the recruiting prospects of the other military services (principally the Army). The study was conducted as part of the concept formulation activities of the Project AIR FORCE Resource Management Program. The study concludes that, if the Air Force reduced its male enlistment requirement, most of the displaced male Air Force recruits would choose to remain civilians. Few would enlist in the other service branches. In particular, it is estimated that only 5 to 17 percent would enlist in the Army. Both individual intentions (what applicants and recruits say they would do or would have done if denied entry into the air Force) and individual behavior (what Air Force applicants have done who were ineligible for the Air Force but eligible for some other service branch or branches) were examined. We also used a multivariate enlistment supply model to predict the likelihood of an individual's choosing a particular service or civilian alternative; this model enabled us to determine the probable 'second best' choice of recruits who were eligible for the Air Force but were displaced by an accession policy that reduces the Air Force's male enlistment requirement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA157804
Entities
People
- C. Witsberger
- R. Buddin
Organizations
- RAND Corporation