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Book/Printed Material Life as a private : a study of the motivations and experiences of junior enlisted personnel in the U.S. Army Study of the motivations and experiences of junior enlisted personnel in the U.S. Army

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Title

  • Life as a private : a study of the motivations and experiences of junior enlisted personnel in the U.S. Army

Other Title

  • Study of the motivations and experiences of junior enlisted personnel in the U.S. Army

Summary

  • The Army and other services face challenges in recruiting and retaining high-quality individuals. This report documents research and analysis to characterize the attitudes, experiences, and motivators of soldiers assigned to their first operational unit in the Army and to use these findings to inform Army leadership on how to attract and retain the best talent.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.

Names

  • Helmus, Todd C., author
  • Zimmerman, S. Rebecca, author
  • Posard, Marek N., author
  • Wheeler, Jasmine L., author
  • Ogletree, Cordaye, author
  • Stroud, Quinton, author
  • Harrell, Margaret C., author
  • Rand Corporation, publisher

Created / Published

  • Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2018]

Contents

  • Introduction -- Recruitment: Joining the Army -- Working in the Army -- Life in the Unit -- Conclusions and Implications -- Appendix A: Interview Protocol -- Appendix B: Data Coding.

Headings

  • -  United States.--Army--Recruiting
  • -  United States.--Army--Military life
  • -  Soldiers--United States--Attitudes
  • -  États-Unis.--Army--Recrutement
  • -  United States.--Army
  • -  Armed Forces--Military life
  • -  Soldiers--Attitudes
  • -  United States

Notes

  • -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144).
  • -  "RR-2252-A"
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 online resource (xxii, 144 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • UB323

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024739071

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  • This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Helmus, Todd C., Author, S. Rebecca Zimmerman, Marek N Posard, Jasmine L Wheeler, Cordaye Ogletree, Quinton Stroud, Margaret C Harrell, and Publisher Rand Corporation. Life as a private: a study of the motivations and experiences of junior enlisted personnel in the U.S. Army. [Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, 2018] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024739071/.

APA citation style:

Helmus, T. C., Zimmerman, S. R., Posard, M. N., Wheeler, J. L., Ogletree, C., Stroud, Q. [...] Rand Corporation, P. (2018) Life as a private: a study of the motivations and experiences of junior enlisted personnel in the U.S. Army. [Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024739071/.

MLA citation style:

Helmus, Todd C., Author, et al. Life as a private: a study of the motivations and experiences of junior enlisted personnel in the U.S. Army. [Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, 2018] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024739071/>.