Recruitment of Quality Soldiers (The Case of the Pakistani Army)

Abstract

This thesis studies two aspects of Army manpower: quality issues in the Army manpower, and the influence of economic variables (military compensation, advertising, and unemployment rate) on enlistment decision of the youth population, particularly high quality Army recruits. The level of education and scores on applicants' aptitude tests are the basic determinants of soldier quality. However, military training and environmental factors help to improve the quality of soldiers. With regards to the impact of economic variables, basic military pay and education incentives, that is money for college education, have major influences on enlistment decision of potential high quality recruits. Advertising and unemployment rates also have considerable impact on the enlistment decision. Following a discussion on quality and influence of economic variables, a model is formulated to minimize the Army's total costs subject to a given level of readiness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA246006

Entities

People

  • Liaqat Ali

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Money
  • Motivation
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychological Tests
  • Training
  • War Colleges

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