Comparative Military Personnel Policies.

Abstract

This report looks at the problems associated with the recruitment and employment of military personnel in Western industrialized society. It is particularly concerned with issues relating to the recruitment and retention within the military of homosexuals, that is, those individuals who have a sexual propensity for persons of their own gender. After reviewing the legal definitions of homosexuality, homosexual acts and homosexual offences, the Report concentrates on issues of policies, practices and problems. These are analysed in the context of seven countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom). Ten national reports are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA303996

Entities

People

  • Gwyn Harries-jenkins

Organizations

  • University of Hull

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Discrimination
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Homosexuality
  • Human Population
  • International Relations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Management
  • Prejudice
  • Psychology
  • Societies

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Economics
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).