Military Enlistments: What Can We Learn from Geographic Variation?

Abstract

Continued success of the all-volunteer force depends upon the ability of the military services to meet their enlistment goals consistently. This report measures the effects of economic factors on Army enlistments of nonprior- service high school graduates. The author uses a multiple-regression, pooled cross-section/time-series model to measure Army enlistments by mental category. He concludes that unemployment, pay, and the number of Army recruiters are important variables in the enlistment decision. Keywords: Enlistments; Economics; Educational benefits; All-volunteer force; Unemployment; Mental category; Pay; Benefits; Recruiting; GI Bill; VEAP (Veteran's Educational Assistance Program); Ultra-veap; Kickers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA165663

Entities

People

  • C. M. Brown

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economics
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management