ERIC Number: ED276816
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Jan
Pages: 45
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Towards an Understanding of Army Enlistment Motivation Patterns. Technical Report 702.
Pliske, Rebecca M.; And Others
As part of an ongoing survey effort, new recruits were surveyed at United States Army reception stations across the country during the spring and summer of 1982 and 1983. In addition to presenting cross-tabulated responses for survey questions on recruits' reasons for enlisting, principal components analyses were completed on these data. These analyses indicated that six distinct factors underlying recruits' enlistment motivation could be identified. They were self-improvement, economic advancement, military service, time out, travel, and education money. The analyses suggested that recruits enlist in the Army for a variety of economic and psychological reasons. Eighteen data tables are provided. (YLB)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Armed Forces, Economic Factors, Enlisted Personnel, Motivation, Surveys
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Army Research Inst. for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Alexandria, VA.
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