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Today's soldier : assessing the needs of soldiers and their families / Carra S. Sims, Thomas E. Trail, Emily K. Chen, Laura L. Miller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sims, Carra S., author.
- Trail, Thomas E., author.
- Chen, Emily K., author.
- Miller, Laura L., 1967- author.
- Series:
- Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1893-A.
- RR ; 1893-A
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army--Personnel management.
- United States.
- United States. Army.
- Personnel management.
- United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- Soldiers--Services for--United States.
- Soldiers.
- Families of military personnel--Services for--United States.
- Families of military personnel.
- Work-life balance.
- Work and family.
- Soldiers--Attitudes.
- Psychology, Military.
- Armed Forces--Personnel management.
- Families of military personnel--Services for.
- Recruiting and enlistment.
- Soldiers--Services for.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 160 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Other Title:
- Assessing the needs of soldiers and their families
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2017]
- Summary:
- "Soldiers and their families are susceptible to the same range of problems that face all families, but the nature of military service can exacerbate those problems or introduce new ones. The Army recognizes these challenges and has instituted a wide range of programs and services to help soldiers and their families deal with them. This report describes the results of a unique, holistic survey approach to understanding the most-pressing problems soldiers and their families face, the needs those problems generate, the use of resources available to address these needs, and barriers to using those resources. It also reports soldiers' perceptions about the effectiveness of the resources used and projected effect if those resources were no longer available, and it discusses the relationship between how soldiers address their pressing problems and important attitudes toward military service. The survey of more than 7,000 active component soldiers provided insights suggesting that Army programs generally meet the needs of soldiers and their families. There is room for improvement, however, because some soldiers encountered barriers to using resources, and the needs of some soldiers remained unmet even after reaching out to available programs and support providers. Soldiers with unmet needs had worse attitudes toward the Army than did those who accessed resources and had their needs met. We describe options for the Army to consider to improve the ability of leaders and programs to meet the diverse range of soldier and family needs"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Figures
- Tables
- Summary
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: Study Objectives
- Analytical Approach
- Organization of the Report
- 2. Survey Content and Method: Survey Instrument: Sampling of Participants
- Procedure for Administering the Survey
- Response Rates and Number of Participants
- Caveats to Consider
- 3. Survey Results: Respondent Characteristics
- Analysis Plan
- Issues and Problem Domains
- Top Problem Areas
- Respondents' Needs for Addressing Problems
- 4. Respondents' Use of Resources to Address Needs: Resource Utilization Among Survey Respondents
- Barriers to Accessing Resources
- Satisfaction with Resources Used
- 5. Unmet Needs, Resource Information and Perceived Impact, and Interrelations Among Problems, Needs, Resources, and Attitudes: Unmet Needs
- Best Ways to Get Information to Soldiers About Resources
- Impact If Resources Were No Longer Available
- Relationship Between Problems, Needs, Resources, and Attitudes
- Proof of Concept: The Survey Documented Important Information
- 6. Conclusions and Recommendations: Brief Caveats to Consider
- Summary of Findings
- Implications of Study Findings
- Where Additional Research and Analysis Are Needed
- APPENDIXES: A. Survey Instrument
- B. Additional Information on the Sample
- Abbreviations
- References.
- Notes:
- "Prepared for the United States Army."
- "RAND Arroyo Center."
- "This research was sponsored by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment"--Preface.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-160).
- ISBN:
- 0833097849
- 9780833097842
- OCLC:
- 1007035351
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