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Author: Hess, Mark W.
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1. Hess, Mark W.
From School to Work via Military Service: An Improved Transition
M.A. Thesis, Naval Postgraduate School - Monterey CA, 1980
Cohort(s): Young Men
Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning
Keyword(s): Earnings; Industrial Sector; Job Search; Labor Market, Secondary; Military Service; Transition, School to Work; Veterans

Drawing on the implications of human capital theory, the screening hypothesis, and dual labor market theory, the NLS of Young Men age 14-24 in l966 was used to test the benefits of military service at civilian job entry. Veterans and non veterans of the same race were compared in each NLS year from l966 to l973 on 11 different variables using discriminant analysis. Five variables were selected from the results of discriminate analyses and studied longitudinally over the NLS years. Job entry occupation and industrial sector was examined using contingency tables. Veterans received significant and systematic pay rate advantages over better educated nonveterans. Veteran advantages were less obvious during the recession and recovery period of l970-l973. Military service may impart subtle labor market benefits such as productivity, experience, and maturity. Recommendations are provided to assist future veteran transitions during periods of economic instability.
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Hess, Mark W. From School to Work via Military Service: An Improved Transition. M.A. Thesis, Naval Postgraduate School - Monterey CA, 1980.