Are current military education benefits efficient and effective for the services? / Jennie W. Wenger, Trey Miller, Matthew D. Baird [et al.]

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Wenger, Jennie W., author.

Miller, Trey, author.

Baird, Matthew D., author.

Buryk, Peter, author.

Daugherty, Lindsay, author.

Contributor:

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). Forces and Resources Policy Center, researcher.

Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, issuing body.

Rand Corporation, publisher.

United States. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), sponsor.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veterans--Education--United States.

Veterans.

Soldiers--Education, Non-military--United States.

Soldiers.

Soldiers--United States--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.

Veterans--Services for--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 120 pages) : color illustrations

Summary:

"Service members have access to a variety of education benefits. A primary purpose of these benefits is to assist service members' transitions back to civilian life, but the benefits likely have implications for recruiting and retention as well. This research for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness takes a mixed-methods approach to examine the effects of education benefit programs on recruiting and retention-related outcomes, and to assess how the two largest education benefits may work together. As part of the study, RAND researchers examine Internet search data, qualitative data from focus groups with new service members and interviews with college counselors, survey data in which service members report their plans to use education benefits, and quantitative data on the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Tuition Assistance, as well as information from service members' administrative records. One main finding is that the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill appears to have had relatively small effects on recruiting and retention. A likely reason for this is that service members appear to lack a detailed understanding of this benefit, especially in their early careers. Another main finding is that service members appear to use both the Tuition Assistance and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs together to further their education"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Preface

Figures

Tables

Summary

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Introduction: Research Scope: Post-9/11 GI Bill and Tuition Assistance

Overview of Research Approaches and Data Limitations

Organization of This Report

2. Research on the Impact of Military Service and Education Benefits on Educational Attainment and Civilian Earnings: Benefits and the Transition to the Civilian World

Education Benefits

Evidence on Enlistment and Retention

3. Perspectives of New Recruits on Military Education Benefits: Methodology

Findings

4. Perspectives of College Military and Veteran Student Offices on Military Education Benefits: Methodology

5. Empirical Strategies and Results: Data

Descriptive Analysis of PGIB and TA Usage

Hypotheses

Summary of Quantitative Approaches

Impact of PGIB Passage on Recruitment

Retention Outcomes

Relationship Between TA and PGIB Usage

Summary of Findings

6. Other Sources of Information: Search Data, Survey Data: Internet Search Data

Education and Service Members' Future Plans

7. Conclusions and Recommendations: New Recruits' Knowledge of, and Plans for, Education Benefits

Veterans and Service Members as Students: Insights from Interviews with College Counselors

Other Sources of Qualitative Information

How Did Service Members' Quality and Retention Rates Change After the PGIB?

Summarizing the Evidence: Recruiting

Summarizing the Evidence: Retention

Implications and Recommendations

APPENDIX: A. Detailed Overview of Education Benefits Available to Service Members and Veterans

B. Additional Data on TA and PGIB

C. Additional Quantitative Results

D. Additional Information on Internet Search Data

E. Status of Forces Analyses, Methods, and Data Description

References.

Notes:

"June 19, 2017"--Table of contents page