Family and Other Impacts on Retention

Abstract

This report, one of a series from the Army Family Research Program, examines the impact of the Army family and other factors on whether quality soldiers intend to remain in the Army for a full career. The data for the report were obtained from a sample of 11,035 soldiers serving in 528 active-component Army units at 34 geographic locations in the continental United States and overseas. Data were collected from February through December 1989. The objectives of this report are to determine soldier and family characteristics related to retention, reasons soldiers enlist in the Army and their career plans at the time they enter the force, changes in soldiers' career plans from the time they enter the Army to the current time, and, how Army and family factors affect retention and career plans. Army families, Army career, Career plans, Survey research, Army retention, Army community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253449

Entities

People

  • Janet Griffith
  • Robert F. Helms
  • Stuart H. Rakoff

Organizations

  • RTI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Data Analysis
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Geographic Regions
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Social Sciences

Readers

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