Attitudes, aptitudes, and aspirations of American youth : implications for military recruiting / Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment ; Paul Sackett and Anne Mavor, editors ; Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment.

Contributor:

Sackett, Paul R.

Mavor, Anne S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manpower--United States.

Manpower.

Youth--United States.

Youth.

United States--Armed Forces--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.

United States.

Physical Description:

xi, 327 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recruiting an all-volunteer military is a formidable task. To successfully enlist one eligible recruit, the Army must contact approximately 120 young people. The National Research Council explores the various factors that will determine whether the military can realistically expect to recruit an adequate fighting force -- one that will meet its upcoming needs. It also assesses the military (TM)s expected manpower needs and projects the numbers of youth who are likely to be available over the next 20 years to meet these needs. With clearly written text and useful graphics, Attitudes, Aptitudes, and Aspirations of American Youth offers an overview of important issues for military recruiters, touching on a number of important topics including: sex and race, education and aptitude, physical and moral attributes, and military life and working conditions. In addition, the book looks at how a potential recruit would approach the decision to enlist, considering personal, family, and social values, and the options for other employment or college. Building on the need to increase young Americans (TM) oepropensity to enlist, this book offers useful recommendations for increasing educational opportunities while in the service and for developing advertising strategies that include concepts of patriotism and duty to country. Of primary value to military policymakers, recruitment officers, and analysts, Attitudes, Aptitudes, and Aspirations of American Youth will also interest social scientists and policy makers interested in youth trends.

Contents:

Military manpower requirements

Demographic trends

Trends in youth qualifications and enlistment standards

Trends in employment and educational opportunities for youth

Youth values, attitudes, perceptions, and influencers

Determinants of intention or propensity

Military advertising and recruiting.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610183203

9780309169189

0309169186

9781280183201

1280183209

9780309503358

0309503353

OCLC:

923253877