Military Recruiting : Controversy Over the Use of Educational Credentials.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Secondary.

Military service, Voluntary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (19 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1988.

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Summarizes and describes controversy over use of high school educational credentials as a tool for screening potential military recruits. Addresses DOD efforts to standardize or unify its interpretation of educational credentials for enlistment processing, and reviews legislation to affect implementation of DOD criteria for a period of time ending Oct. 1, 1988. Describes modifications to DOD policy, as a result of discussions with Members of Congress. Presents pro/con arguments for DOD policy on enlistment and educational credentials.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Military Recruiting

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