The Influence of Family Factors on the Retention Decision Making Process of Military Members
Abstract
The Army Family Research Program (AFRP) is a five-year integrated research program which supports the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) White Paper 1983: The Army Family and The Army Action Plans (1984-1990) through the development of databases, models, program evaluation technologies, and policy options that assist the Army to retain quality soldiers, improve soldier and unit readiness, and increase family adaption to Army life. Using an inductive theoretical approach, this report describes the development of a model to identify how and under what condition family factors have been found to impact upon the retention decision making process of military members. Despite the growing body of literature on the influence of family factors on the retention, decision making process, a number of conceptual and methodological issues continue to plague the research that seriously restricts efforts conceptual and theoretical integration. Despite its imitations, the model offered is based on an empirical integration of the research literature, and should have heuristic implications for continued research in this important area of policy and program research. Keywords: Reenlistment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA226948
Entities
People
- Gary L. Bowen
Organizations
- RTI International