Examines some of the changes in the military that have resulted from the all-volunteer armed forces. Compares labor force data that include the military with traditional statistics that measure the civilian labor market. (SK)

This article explores the importance of physical fitness in the United States Army. The development of expanded fitness assessment and programs is related to health and the prevention of coronary heart disease. Improved physical training programs, improved nutrition, and fundamental research are necessary for maintaining a highly fit and healthy…

DoDEA operates 223 public schools in 16 districts located in seven states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 13 foreign countries to serve the children of military service members and Department of Defense civilian employees. Approximately 104,935 students are enrolled in DoDEA schools, with approximately 73,200 students in the DoDDS system, and…

The all-volunteer armed force system is less socially representative than the mixed conscription/voluntarism system of the pre-Vietnam War period. Ideological and political factors block a return to conscription, though strategic and monetary factors point to the failure of the all-volunteer force. (Author/GC)

Military recreation offers many diverse programs similar to those found in commercial, school, industrial, and public recreational facilities. These programs include not only sports events and athletic competitions but also cultural activities and live entertainment. (JN)

Analyzed occupational distribution of female officers and enlisted personnel in the armed forces. Data confirmed that women were underrepresented in high-technological occupational fields. Suggests that civilian counselors be proactive in counseling women towards preparing for science, engineering and technical career fields. Suggests strategies…

The study examined whether participating in the "National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program", a quasi-military residential/mentoring program for dropouts, improved the educational and other outcomes of at-risk youth. The study analyzed data on about 1,000 16- to 18-year-old high school dropouts enrolled in 10 ChalleNGe programs throughout…

On September 29-30, 2007, FPRI's Marvin Wachman Fund for International Education presented a weekend of discussion on "Teaching Military History: Why and How" for 35 teachers from 22 states across the country. The institute was held at the First Division Museum in Wheaton, Illinois and co-sponsored by the Cantigny First Division Foundation.…

The image of citizen-soldier captures our perception of a military that is at once effective and very much part of the American social fabric. Joseph Morrison Skelly integrates Higher Ed in that equation as a citizen-soldier-scholar, who has returned to his history classroom from recent combat duty in lraq. Interviewed by "AQ's"…

"Independent Research and Development" for the Defense Department costs United States taxpayers about one billion dollars a year. Facts about the program are hard to uncover, but two members of Cornell University's Program on Science, Technology, and Society have investigated the program and conclude that Congress should exert greater control.…

Traces the efforts by Negroes, especially through the Pittsburgh "Courier," to gain integration in the Armed Forces, starting in 1938. (RB)

In reviewing the Army Continuing Education System in 1979, the Assistant Secretary of the Army found a basic skills program based on traditional academic level goals was inadequate to meet the Army's requirement to provide functional, job-related basic skill education. Combining the shrinking manpower pool and projected basic skill deficiencies of…

There is little question that, over the next decade, the military services are going to be committing significant resources to developing simulators for use in maintenance training courses. The arguments for such a direction are persuasive, particularly in terms of training dollar savings. This paper reviews the past R&D on maintenance training,…

The identification of variables useful in the prediction of drug abuse has been the subject of a great deal of research. The research presented in this report attempts to add to the existing collection of information concerning variables useful in the prediction of drug abuse. An experimental instrument, the Social Factors Questionnaire, was…

The report describes an occupational survey of the Weapons Release function of the Weapons Mechanic Specialty (AFS 462XO), conducted by the Occupational Survey Branch of the Unites States Air Force Occupational Measurement Center, from November 1974 through October 1975. The report describes the development of the survey instrument and its…