Description of Officers and Enlisted Personnel in the U.S. Armed Forces. 1985. A Report Based on the 1985 DoD Survey of Officer and Enlisted Personnel
Abstract
This report is based on data from the 1985 DoD Survey of Officer and Enlisted Personnel (1985 Member Survey) conducted for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management and Personnel) by the Defense Manpower Data Center. Almost 19,000 active-duty officers and 70,000 active-duty enlisted personnel in the four Services responded to an extensive questionnaire. The survey asked about personal and military background, economic status, family composition, rotation experience, preparedness, and plans for continuing in the military given alternative policies. Major findings include: total force size has remained relatively stable. Average force size has remained relatively stable. Average experience of enlisted personnel in the volunteer environment has increased. There have been increases in the minority population of the Armed forces Majority of both officers and enlisted were married. Approximately 98,000 military personnel had active-duty spouses. Guaranteeing location assignment and promotion would improve the projected probability of reenlisting for enlisted personnel but guaranteed retraining would have minimal impact. Proportions of officers expecting to serve at least 20 years have increased in all the Services. Overall changes in the average estimates of morale between 1978/9 and 1985 Member Survey were small.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA177682
Entities
People
- Bette S. Mahoney
- Mary E. Mccalla
- Stuart H. Rakoff
- Zahava D. Doering
Organizations
- RTI International