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Title: Enlistment Decisions of Young Men
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Hosek, James R. Peterson, Christine E. |
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Enlistment Decisions of Young Men Interim Report, The RAND Corporation, 1985 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: RAND Keyword(s): Behavior; Educational Attainment; High School Completion/Graduates; Military Enlistment; Military Recruitment This study analyzes factors in the enlistment decisions of two segments of the recruiting market: high school seniors, and nonstudent high school graduates. It draws on data from the 1979 Department of Defense Survey of personnel entering military service and from the 1979 wave of the NLSY. The authors base their empirical analysis on hypotheses derived from the theories of investment in human capital and career choice, and on the theory of recruiter behavior. They find that seniors and graduates differ substantially in the empirical determinants of their enlistment decisions; education of their enlistment decisions; education expectations play a major role in enlistment behavior; and a graduate's enlistment probability is much less in areas with a fairly high proportion of seniors and recent graduates, whereas a senior's enlistment probability is unaffected. [NTIS AD-A158-069-5-XAB] |
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Bibliography Citation
Hosek, James R. and Christine E. Peterson. "Enlistment Decisions of Young Men." Interim Report, The RAND Corporation, 1985. |