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Air Force Occupational Measurement Center, Lackland AFB, TX. – 1975
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…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Career Ladders, Job Analysis, Military Personnel
Wright, Robert H. – 1970
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…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Aviation Technology, Geographic Concepts, Geographic Location
Fisher, Allan H., Jr.; Harford, Margi A. – 1973
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…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Military Personnel, Military Service, Military Training
Heid, Theodore H. – 1973
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…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Armed Forces, Dental Assistants, Dentistry
Shenk, Faye – 1972
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…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Career Choice, Career Planning, Longitudinal Studies
Messing, Aubrey E. – 1971
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…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Military Organizations
McDonald, Kim – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
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)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, National Defense
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Bantell, John F. – Social Studies, 1972
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)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, History, Military Service, Military Training
Rick, Otto – World and the School, 1972
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)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Foreign Policy, International Organizations, International Relations
Glaser, David – Improving College and University Teaching, 1971
An account of a professor's experiences while teaching at the war front in Vietnam. (HS)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Higher Education, Military Personnel, Special Programs
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Goodman, Richard K. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1970
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)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Counseling Services, Counselor Role, Information Dissemination
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Mollerstrom, Willard W.; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
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…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Incidence
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Katz, Steven L.; And Others – Government Information Quarterly, 1992
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)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Mass Media Role, Military Personnel, News Media
Robbins, Janet – Adults Learning (England), 1992
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)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Armed Forces, Colleges, Foreign Countries
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Schroeder, Charles C. – About Campus, 1998
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)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Citizenship Responsibility, College Students, Cooperation
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