The geographic orientation requirement for the Army's lighter aircraft, and for Army aviation as a system, is a system-analysis and system-design problem that appears to have defied solution. The factors considered in this paper indicate that the requirement is not filled by a simple "more sophisticated machine" systems approach. Instead, the man…

This is a report of a year-long survey conducted at a sample of Armed Forces Entrance and Examining Stations to ascertain enlistment motivation of individuals entering military service. During the survey period of April 1971 to April 1972, there was a decline in draft motivated enlistments with learning a skill or trade and the opportunity for…

The U.S. Army Dental Corps has implemented a formal program based on the concept that dental care can be more efficiently and effectively provided with treatment teams composed of one dental officer, two dental therapy assistants (DTAs), one basic assistant, and the shared support of other auxiliary personnel. Such a team will use three dental…

An historical study of officer input from the various Air Force commissioning programs was initiated in 1963. The study was designed to determine the predictability of an Air Force officer's career decision and to evaluate relationships between career intent and demographic, environmental, and attitudinal factors. Career-intention information for…

Military-sponsored research on the university campus has been a major issue during the past several years. Opposition has come from radicals, who wish to destroy the university itself, to critics, who feel such activities take needed funds and personnel from the more important task of solving our nation's social problems. These viewpoints and the…

A panel of prominent physicists has challenged the military's contention that laser or particle-beam weapons for the Strategic Defense Initiative could be developed by the early 1990s. (MSE)

Wadsworth, Republican Congressman from New York, worked from the end of World War I to convince Americans that Universal Military Training was the preferred way to remain strong militarily. (JB)

An attempt to set out some of the issues which at present seem to affect the military and political relationship between the United States and Western Europe; intended to serve as a basis for debate in the hope that alternative models of new Atlantic relationships might emerge from the discussion. (Author/JB)

An account of a professor's experiences while teaching at the war front in Vietnam. (HS)

This article summarizes the major provisions of the draft law as they pertain to the new registrant, explains the importance of the registrant's being as cognizant as possible of his rights and obligations under the law, and describes how a counselor may help a young man obtain all the benefits to which he is entitled. (Author)

This article presents descriptive data on almost 20,000 substantiated cases of child abuse/neglect which occurred over a 6-year period in U.S. Air Force families. The paper discusses annual percentage increases in child maltreatment reports, substantiation rates for abuse, programs serving military personnel and families, and offenders' and…

Five articles discuss the military-media relationship during the Persian Gulf War. Highlights include the development and implementation of the Pentagon's press policy; concerns of the media and military public affairs officers; first person accounts by journalists and a public affairs officer; and First Amendment principles. (29 references) (LRW)

Chippenham College (Great Britain) meets the needs of local armed services personnel with programs incorporating accreditation for prior learning within the framework of the National Vocational Qualifications. One aim is helping service personnel with transition to civilian employment. (SK)

Higher education needs models for helping students develop the skills, character traits, and sensibilities that experts agree will be essential in the 21st century. Argues that one obvious but overlooked answer to this is the armed forces. Explores what the Marines are doing right and what higher education can learn from them. (Author/MKA)

Identifies, via analysis of 165 countries, the circumstances under which some nations' armed forces or groups employed children in armed conflicts during the period 1994-98. Concludes that child participation is primarily linked to repressive and unstable regimes and to protracted conflicts. Suggests child employment reduces rather than enhances…