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The Resource Recruiting older youths : insights from a new survey of army recruits, Bernard D. Rostker, Jacob Alex Klerman, Megan Zander-Cotugno

Recruiting older youths : insights from a new survey of army recruits, Bernard D. Rostker, Jacob Alex Klerman, Megan Zander-Cotugno

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More than half of all U.S. Army recruits are choosing to join later in life instead of immediately after high school graduation. Older recruits tend to reenlist and receive promotions at greater rates than their younger peers. Among those surveyed, recruits who enlisted later were more concerned about the domestic job market and less concerned about external factors, such as opposition from family and friends. Since the advent of the all-volunteer force, little attention has been paid to high school graduates who do not enlist immediately after graduation, primarily those who seek employment in the private sector of the economy. However, over time, this group has made up a significant and increasing portion of total enlistments. However, since 2005, the majority of the Army's recruits has not joined directly out of high school but has instead made the decision to join at a later time. Why these recruits initially chose not to join when they had the opportunity after graduating from high school and why they changed their minds several years later and enlisted are the subjects of this report. Given the importance of older recruits to the Army, the authors examine what is known about these recruits, their performance during military service, and why they came to join the Army after first choosing another postsecondary path. The results of a survey of 5,000 Army recruits designed to answer this question are presented. Finally, the implications of the survey results are discussed, along with suggestions of ways to gain additional insights by tracking this survey cohort through their Army careers
Language
eng
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1 online resource (xvii, 66 pages)
Note
  • "National Defense Research Institute."
  • "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
  • "RR-247-OSD"--Page 4 of cover
Contents
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Who are the older recruits and how successful are they in the Army?
  • Why do older youths join the military?
  • Surveys of Army enlistees and the American youth population
  • What we learned about older recruits : an analysis of survey results
  • Conclusions and recommendations.
  • The survey
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9780833086471
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Recruiting older youths : insights from a new survey of army recruits
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Recruiting older youths
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insights from a new survey of army recruits
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Bernard D. Rostker, Jacob Alex Klerman, Megan Zander-Cotugno
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Language
eng
Summary
More than half of all U.S. Army recruits are choosing to join later in life instead of immediately after high school graduation. Older recruits tend to reenlist and receive promotions at greater rates than their younger peers. Among those surveyed, recruits who enlisted later were more concerned about the domestic job market and less concerned about external factors, such as opposition from family and friends. Since the advent of the all-volunteer force, little attention has been paid to high school graduates who do not enlist immediately after graduation, primarily those who seek employment in the private sector of the economy. However, over time, this group has made up a significant and increasing portion of total enlistments. However, since 2005, the majority of the Army's recruits has not joined directly out of high school but has instead made the decision to join at a later time. Why these recruits initially chose not to join when they had the opportunity after graduating from high school and why they changed their minds several years later and enlisted are the subjects of this report. Given the importance of older recruits to the Army, the authors examine what is known about these recruits, their performance during military service, and why they came to join the Army after first choosing another postsecondary path. The results of a survey of 5,000 Army recruits designed to answer this question are presented. Finally, the implications of the survey results are discussed, along with suggestions of ways to gain additional insights by tracking this survey cohort through their Army careers
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Rostker, Bernard
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355.610973
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illustrations
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no index present
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UB323
LC item number
.R67 2014eb
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non fiction
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  • dictionaries
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  • Klerman, Jacob Alex
  • Zander-Cotugno, Megan
  • Rand Corporation
  • National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
  • United States
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  • United States
  • United States
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Recruiting older youths : insights from a new survey of army recruits, Bernard D. Rostker, Jacob Alex Klerman, Megan Zander-Cotugno
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Note
  • "National Defense Research Institute."
  • "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
  • "RR-247-OSD"--Page 4 of cover
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-66)
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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Contents
Summary -- Introduction -- Who are the older recruits and how successful are they in the Army? -- Why do older youths join the military? -- Surveys of Army enlistees and the American youth population -- What we learned about older recruits : an analysis of survey results -- Conclusions and recommendations. -- The survey
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1 online resource (xvii, 66 pages)
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online
Isbn
9780833086471
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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illustrations (some color)
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remote
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Recruiting older youths : insights from a new survey of army recruits, Bernard D. Rostker, Jacob Alex Klerman, Megan Zander-Cotugno
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "National Defense Research Institute."
  • "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
  • "RR-247-OSD"--Page 4 of cover
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-66)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Summary -- Introduction -- Who are the older recruits and how successful are they in the Army? -- Why do older youths join the military? -- Surveys of Army enlistees and the American youth population -- What we learned about older recruits : an analysis of survey results -- Conclusions and recommendations. -- The survey
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xvii, 66 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780833086471
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote

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