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050 4 _aUB323
_b.A7686 1999
100 1 _aAsch, Beth J.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aAttracting college-bound youth into the military :
_btoward the development of new recruiting policy options /
_cBeth J. Asch, M. Rebecca Kilburn, Jacob A. Klerman.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1999.
300 _axvii, 46 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"National Defense Research Institute."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 43-46).
520 _aAlthough the military's need for enlisted personnel has declined by almost one-third since the end of the cold war, the armed services are finding it difficult to meet their recruiting goals. Among ongoing changes in the civilian labor market is a strong demand for skilled labor, which has prompted an increasing number of "high quality" youth to pursue post-secondary education and subsequent civilian employment. Because of this competition for high quality youth, the Department of Defense may want to explore new options for attracting desirable young people into the armed forces. The military, for example, offers a myriad of options for service members to take college courses while in active service. However, the programs do not in fact generate significant increases in educational attainment during time in service. One popular program, the Montgomery GI Bill, enrolls large numbers of individuals, but the vast majority of service members use their benefits after separating from service. Thus, the military does not receive the benefits of a more educated and productive workforce, unless the individuals subsequently join a reserve component. The authors suggest the Department of Defense should consider nontraditional policy options to enhance recruitment of college-bound youth. Recruiters could target more thoroughly students on two-year college campuses, or dropouts from two- or four-year colleges. Options for obtaining some college before military service could be expanded by allowing high school seniors to first attend college, paid for by the military, and then enlist. Or the student might serve in a reserve component while in college and then enter an active component after college. Alternatively, the military could create an entirely new path for combining college and military service by encouraging enlisted veterans to attend college and then reenlist (at a higher pay grade). The most promising alternatives should be evaluated in a national experiment designed to test their effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, similar to the one that led to the creation of the Army College Fund and the Navy College Fund.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
650 0 _aCollege attendance
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xArmed Forces
_xRecruiting, enlistment, etc.
700 1 _aKilburn, M. Rebecca.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aKlerman, Jacob Alex.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.).
_bForces and Resources Policy Center.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bDepartment of Defense.
_bOffice of the Secretary of Defense.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR984/
999 _c597073
_d597073