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Source: Manpower and Personnel Policy Research Group
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1. Verdugo, Naomi
Nord, Roy D.
Projections of the Male Youth Population and Enlistment Propensity by Army Recruiting Battalion, 1980-1995
Working Paper Research Product 87-34, Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Alexandria VA, 1987.
Also: http://www.scientificcommons.org/18466096
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Keyword(s): Armed Forces Qualifications Test (AFQT); Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB); Educational Attainment; Ethnic Differences; Geographical Variation; Hispanics; Language Problems; Military Enlistment; Military Recruitment; Profile of American Youth; Racial Differences; Tests and Testing

This report provides estimates and projections of the number of 17- to 21-year-old males by race and Hispanic ethnicity in each Army recruiting battalion for the years 1980-1995. Additional estimates are provided by test score category (TSC) on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT), high school graduation status, and propensity to enlist in the Army specifically, and a more general propensity to enlist in any service. Population estimates and projections are also provided for Hispanic males aged 17 to 21 in each of 10 states with large Hispanic populations. A variety of data sources were utilized including the Profile of American Youth sample of the NLSY. Findings include evidence of significant population declines in this age group, particularly during the 1980-1985 period. Hardest hit by population declines are the 1st (Northeast) and 4th (Midwest) recruiting brigades. While the overall youth population is declining, the Hispanic population is increasing in both size and proportion. An obstacle to recruiting more Hispanics, however, is that they are less likely to graduate from high school than either whites or blacks. With respect to Insular Puerto Ricans, the inability to speak English prevents many from passing the AFQT.
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Verdugo, Naomi and Roy D. Nord. "Projections of the Male Youth Population and Enlistment Propensity by Army Recruiting Battalion, 1980-1995." Working Paper Research Product 87-34, Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Alexandria VA, 1987.