An Empirical Investigation of First Term Attrition

Abstract

The reseacrh reported in this paper represents an attempt to identify 'high risk' attrition factors in first term enlistees. In contrast to previous studies, this research looks at a comparison between soldiers still in the Army, early discharges, and soldiers completing their tour (ETS). The variables being investigated include soldier demographics, job characteristics, work environment, attractiveness of civilian opportunities, quality of location of assignment, and soldier gender.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADP001358

Entities

People

  • Glenda Y. Nogami

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Attrition
  • Databases
  • Demography
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Environment
  • Military Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Social Sciences
  • South Carolina
  • Training
  • United States

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