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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Armed services"”.
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Differential Item Functioning on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
… Item Response Theory (IRT) methodologies, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) was examined for differential item functioning (DIF) on the basis of crossed gender and ethnicity variables. Both the Mantel-Haenszel procedure and an IRT area-based technique were utilized to …
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The influence of the Congressional Armed Services Committees on military organization, 1947-53
… Congress assigns a number of missions to the Armed Services Committees. In carrying out their assigned tasks the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and House are forced to rely on members who have been chosen, largely on the basis of seniority, by the two major political parties. In spite …
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Relationship between the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)--and performance in fleet readiness squadron (FRS)--Acoustic Operator training
… of this thesis is to determine whether the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) scores, specifically the composite of ASVAB subtests (AR + 2MK + GS) used to predict eligibility for formal training in the Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator (AW) rating, can actually predict …
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Women Inside the Canadian Military, 1938-1966
… with defence officials for a place in the armed services in war and peace. Second, servicewomen have adopted a perspective that went beyond the war in their plans for future service and their reflections on past service. Third, servicewomen crafted their legacies and pushed for recognition …
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Characteristics of effective communicative partners for veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
… and acknowledgment of PTSD in veterans by the armed services has increased the demand for preventative and therapeutic methods being used to treat returning veterans assimilating back into society. Qualitative methodology was used in this study to obtain rich descriptions of interactions …
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Assessment of Logistics improvements made by Department of Defense reinvention laboratories
… of rapidly adapting to the changing needs of the Armed Services. This thesis illustrates how DoD, through the resource savings in Reengineering and Reinvention, can generate finding to invest in modernization to prepare for the missions identified in the DoD's template for the future Joint Vision …
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The Women's Royal Australian Naval Service : a study in discrimination 1939-1960
… society. This was particularly apparent in the armed services. Australia did not allow women to enlist in its defence forces until 1941, a time of unprecedented national peril. Female volunteers were the final option. The Women’s Services were disbanded following World War II and not …
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Defense policymaking: the post-cold war roles and missions debate.
… the ability of the President, Congress and Armed Services to formulate and implement defense policy that eliminates duplication and inefficiencies within service roles and missions. The hypothesis examined is that the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the four military Services will be unable to …
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The Perpetuation of a Myth: The Relief of Major General Ralph C. Smith During the Battle of Saipan (June 1944)
<p>Rivalries between the branches of the armed services, acute in the Central Pacific during World War II, reached a crescendo when Marine General Holland M. Smith abruptly relieved Army General Ralph C. Smith of command during the Battle of Saipan. This thesis explores how the Marine Corps, using …
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A ten year follow-up study of Monroe Trade School students from September, 1940 to September, 1950
… employment opportunities, enlistments into the armed services of our country, and steady draft requirements, the enrollment for Monroe Trade School changed continually. The percent of students followed up represents a random sampling of the entire group of students distributed over the ten year …
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The glass ceiling effect and its impact on mid-level female officer career progression in the United States Marine Corps and Air Force
… a 16% representation by women in the total Armed Forces population, with the Air Force displaying the largest proportion (17%), while the Marine Corps has the smallest proportion (6%). Multiple Defense organizations have expressed concern about the progression of women officers into senior …
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Examining the Implications of Virtual Credit Recovery on High School Student Achievement in EOC Classes
… society. Whether students enter the workforce, armed services, or seek post-secondary studies at institutions of higher learning, the road to earning the coveted high school diploma can be an immense struggle for many. For decades, architects of educational reform movements have struggled to …
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Gender Integration Into The Military: A Meta-Analysis Of Norway, Canada, Israel, And The United States
… of gender differences in an effort to meet the Armed Services requirement for an ever-changing asymmetrical battlefield. This study compares and contrasts the American current policy divergent to three other countries’ policies that have successfully integrated women into combat: Norway, Canada, …
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Military Leader Perceptions on Sexual Assaults against Female Service Members
… has become a major priority for the uniformed armed services. This study investigated military leader perceptions of the problem to understand better their leadership viewpoints and how these perceptions might be synthesized into a framework or plan of action for the military services to use to …
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Liquid repellent surfaces
… systems-orientated combat ensemble for the UK Armed Services. Conventional "wet" techniques for chemically modifying fabrics have certain disadvantages, however employing plasma technology may provide a route for many novel "multi-functional effects" fabrics such as repellency against toxic …
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An investigation of some problems affecting elementary schools of a small city in a defense area during World War II with particular reference to San Leandro, California
… by the families of men or women in the various armed services. Several thousand of the San Leandro residents have been employed in the military and naval establishments, shipyards, and the machine, food, and other industries of Alameda, Oakland, Richmond, San Francisco and other nearby cities, …
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Women at the top: an investigation into the lived experience of women executives holding top posts in the UK
… together, including participants from the armed services, legal services and the police. An increase in the number of non-executive directors on boards and top management teams may not increase the likelihood of more executive women at the top. Individual relational capital and emotional …
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Sailors, Soldiers and Statesmen: The Conceptual Context of British Naval and Military Strategy, 1902-1914
… the conceptual foundations of the professional armed services, which represent the primary sources of strategic advice. Consequently, the relative depth and coherence of these foundations are important factors in shaping options presented for political decision. These foundations comprise not …
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Fairness in Dispute: Understanding the Principles of Equity, Equality, and Reciprocity in Federal Procurement Contracting
… contract dispute decisions published by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) between 2007 and 2021. It employed a multi-faceted, mixed method research design at macro, mezzo, and micro levels that used a blend of descriptive analysis, computational text analysis, and …
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