The Enlisted Ranks in the All-Volunteer Army.

Abstract

This study focuses on that component of the all-volunteer force which relied most directly on the draft -- the enlisted ranks of the Army; and it is this part of the military system where the outcomes of all-volunteer recruit- ment are most quickly evident. It is important to stress, however, that all services were beneficiaries of the selective service system. It is estimated that about forty percent of all voluntary accessions into the military in the peacetime years between the wars in Korea and Vietnam were draft motivated. The draft was also the major impetus for recruitment into the ROTC and reserve/guard units. Nevertheless, it is the enlisted ranks of the Army, the largest of the services, which most clearly focus the conditions bearing upon the viability of the all-volunteer force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA288241

Entities

People

  • Charles C. Moskos Jr.

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Court Martial
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.