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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"enlistment"”.
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Black male enlistment: Exploring the relationship between African American manhood and benefits/disadvantages of enlisting into the military
Over the past few decades, enlistment rates for African American men have experienced a steady decline. Military experience is thought to be beneficial to African American individuals and communities by creating an up-springing foundation towards wellness. Historically, African American men have …
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'The land of my birth and the home of my heart': Enlistment Motivations for Confederate Soldiers in Montgomery County, Virginia, 1861-1862
… case study of Montgomery County illustrates that enlistment motivations varied based on a mixture of internal and external factors distinctive to a soldier's community; therefore, there cannot be a representative sample of the Confederate Army that covers all the nuances that makes each community …
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Job Satisfaction on the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy: The Impact on First Term Sailors' Decisions to Leave the U.S. Navy
… sailors' decisions to leave after their initial enlistment. The Navy's own survey instrument was utilized to gather the data from sailors who were separating from the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CV-67) at the end of their first enlistment contract. The survey questions were broken down into three …
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Updating the Navy's recruit quality matrix an analysis of educational credentials and the success of first-term sailors
… by enlisted sailors in the U.S. Navy. For enlistment screening, the Navy currently categorizes applicants in one of three tiers according to educational attainment. These tiers form the basis of the Recruit Quality Matrix, which employs Armed Forces Qualification Test scores and educational …
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Effectiveness of the U.S. Navy's Basic Skills Enhancement Program entitled Functional Applied Skills Training (FAST)
… Navy fleet during the first three years of their enlistment. Current FAST program mission, FAST's impact on fleet job performance, and future U.S. Navy enlisted manpower requirements are examined to identify mission areas where program improvements can be made. Enlisted advancement probabilities, …
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Negotiating National Identity: A Study of Nationalist Rhetoric during the British Voluntary Recruiting Movement, 1914-1916
… recruitment from 1914 to 1916, resulting in the enlistment of nearly 2.5 million soldiers.</p> <p>This thesis examines the period of British voluntary recruitment during World War I by exploring how conceptions of British national identity served as a technique of persuasion and as a catalyst for …
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Classification trees outperform logistic regression predictions of attrition in the U.S. Marine Corps
… predicting training attrition from the Delayed Enlistment Program in the United States Marine Corps (UMSC) with scores from the Tailored Adaptive Personality Assessment System (TAPAS). The base-rate of attrition was low which made the model training process difficult, but the random-forest model …
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Radioactive heritage: an autoethnographic investigation of Chernobyl as a dark heritage site
… attention and possible consideration for future enlistment on the World Heritage List. This work should help bring new meaning to Chernobyl as more than just a dark tourism site. In visiting and learning more about Chernobyl, tourists will not only renew their awareness of nuclear disasters but …
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The Territorial Force in Staffordshire 1908-1915
… Force [TF] in 1908 and the end of direct enlistment to the TF in December 1915. It assesses the record of the Association in its efforts to recruit and retain soldiers for the Territorial Force. Particular attention is given to the attitudes of employers in the county towards the Force. …
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VETERAN STUDENTS' NEEDS ASSESSMENT
… treatment services are available as part of post-enlistment benefits. Using a variety of surveys, the present thesis assessed the demographics, self-reported symptoms of PTSD and depression, perceptions of treatment, and treatment utilization among military-affiliated students on a postsecondary …
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Screening African Conflicts : the different faces of Africa's child soldiers - Afro-pessimistic / Afro-optimistic portrayals on screen
… root causes for both recruitment and voluntary enlistment - which include the changed nature of weapons and warfare, the breakdown of law and order, and intolerable levels of poverty, unemployment and also the social pressures on children to engage in armed conflicts. By bearing these factors in …
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ATTRITION OR RETENTION? EXPLORING 4-YEAR AND 6-YEAR OUTCOMES AMONG NAVY ENLISTED SAILORS
… absence of data on 4-, 5-, and 6-year initial enlistment obligations limits the ability to fully distinguish attrition and retention patterns across various contract lengths. However, the findings reveal characteristics policymakers can focus on for potential policy adjustments aimed at …
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The Effect of an Electronic Evaluation Questionnaire Format on the Return Rate From Field Supervisors.
… of service members who remain beyond their first enlistment. The return rate and amount of missing data were tracked. Supervisors of graduates of a medical program who had observed service members for a minimum of 4-months were participants in the study. The z-test for comparing two proportions …
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What influences a recruit from New Jersey or NYC between the ages of 18-27 years old to join the United States Air Force in post 9/11 America?
… America. Knowing what influences recruits for enlistment could help ensure the Air Force is targeting the right influencers and incorporating the most effective communications methods into its recruiting strategy. The study will also look into whether the events of 9/11 affected the decision to …
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE POST 9/11 GI BILL TRANSFER ENTITLEMENT ON NAVY ENLISTED RETENTION RATES
… the years of service requirement to the first enlistment, requiring the transfer decision of service members during reenlistment negotiations, or converting the Transfer Entitlement into a reenlistment option.
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Jus meritum : alien military service and naturalization in the United States
… too, only deal with the practice of alien enlistment and naturalization tangentially. Drawing on these related literatures, I argue that jus meritum is a foundational citizenship policy deserving of greater scholarly attention. Persons willing to serve in the national interest during these …
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PTSD, Policy, and Passion: An Advocate's Autoethnographic Journey To Improve Veteran Care
… of service members who develop PTSD, from enlistment to boot camp to deployment to reintegration into civilian culture post-service. This long view provides insights into how these different phases impact one another within particular lives. Throughout the narrative, lived experience is …
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The Worship-Discipleship Nexus: Integrating Worship Practice and a Discipleship Pathway
… methodology. The first phase of research is the enlistment of experts for recommendations of exemplar churches. The second phase involves interviews with worship leaders, planners, and pastors who have been recommended by the experts as well as observations of the exemplar churches’ worship …
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