Pre-Entry Expectations, Attitudes, and Intentions to Join Predict Military Tenure

The objective of this study was to examine pre-entry expectations, attitudes, and intentions as predictors of tenure among military members. Data from nationally representative (U.S.) samples of youth on attitudes toward military service, expectations about the effect of joining the military on qual...

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Published in:Military psychology 2013-01, Vol.25 (1), p.36-45
Main Authors: Ford, Michael T, Gibson, Jennifer L, DeCesare, Andrew L, Marsh, Sean M, Griepentrog, Brian K
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Attitudes
behavioral intentions
Expectations
job choice
Military personnel
Occupational choice
Quality of life
recruiting
retention
Tenure
turnover
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retention
Tenure
turnover
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