Burnout in the Armed Forces: Communication, Satisfaction, and Commitment.

Abstract

Now, more than ever, the military faces problems maintaining an effective fighting force, primarily as a result of the dramatic reduction in force size and a significant increase in real world missions. As the armed forces becomes smaller and tries to do more with less, units are kept deployed for greater lengths of time in order to keep their combat skills finely tuned, as well as training for new missions in previously untrained areas, such as the peacekeeping and humanitarian roles the armed forces has most recently assumed. The end result of these monumental changes is that soldiers of all ranks and services are increasingly susceptible to the dangers of burnout. The purpose of this paper is to construct and test a model that demonstrates how and why burnout occurs in a military setting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA325892

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  • Kevin V. Arata

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