Family Impacts on the Retention of Military Personnel

Abstract

This research support The Army Family Action Plans (1984-1989) by providing new information on the retention decision to military leaders and policymakers and generating hypotheses to be evaluated in the Army Family Research Program (AFRP). Family factors contributing to retention decisions include spouse support for the military member, spouse employment, family life cycle, family economics, and the family career decision process. Policymakers and Army commanders can use the findings in this report to guide their decisions concerning the family programs most likely to enhance retention. This report will also be value in deriving hypotheses for the Army Family Research Program. Keywords: Personnel retention; Careers; Decision making; Employment; Life cycle; Family economics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA225084

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  • Dennis K. Orthner

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  • RTI International

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  • Human Systems

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  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Economics
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Life Cycles
  • Literature
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • North Carolina
  • Organizational Structure
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  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.