Description of Officers and Enlisted Personnel in the United States Selected Reserve: 1986
Abstract
Over 12,00 officers and about 52,000 enlisted personnel in all seven reserve components, representing the approximately 1,012,000 trained personnel in the Selected Reserve, responded to extensive questionnaires sent to them in the spring of 1986. The questionnaire asked about military background, personal and family characteristics, civilian employment and economic status, perceptions of family and employer attitudes toward reserve participation, reasons for participation and plans for remaining in the reserve components. These are the first comprehensive surveys of members of the Selected Reserve and the first major survey of the spouses of reserve members. The goals of the surveys were to provide (1) detailed information on factors which influence the recruitment and retention of reservists possessing the qualities, experience and skills needed in today's critically important National Guard and Reserve units and (2) specific data to assist the Sixth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation directed by the President to examine the costs and benefits of the compensation of reserve members. The surveys contain for the first time detailed information on family income, employer attitudes and military leave policies, and family support for reserve training needed for the analysis of pay elasticities and of employer and family support program needs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA198426
Entities
People
- Bette S. Mahoney
- Julia H. Doherty
- Linda L. Powers
- Mary E. Mccalla
- Stuart H. Rakoff
- Zahava D. Doering
Organizations
- RTI International