Author : Sandra Reitz Wilson,John Clemans Flanagan,Julius E. Uhlaner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Psychology, Military
ISBN : MINN:31951D03425858B
Quality of Life as Perceived by 30 Year Old Army Veterans by Sandra Reitz Wilson,John Clemans Flanagan,Julius E. Uhlaner Pdf
An intensive investigation of the impact Army service has had on the quality of life for a representative sample of young Americans is analyzed in terms of possible improvement in Army personnel procedures. A total of 166 men (of a potential 200) and 49 women (of a potential 50) were interviewed. The information from these interviews; a review of interviewee lives before, during, and after Army service to about the age of 30; and Project talent (a 1960 national survey of high school students) information have been analyzed. Background and purpose of the study, a definition of the information required, a description of the sample group, procedures for collecting the data and the results of its analysis, and the impact of Army service on present quality of life are discussed. A summary indicates that, for the group as a whole, Army service had a positive effect on their subsequent quality of life. Results imply that the Army could improve in its career guidance and training programs and thus have an opportunity to make a significant improvement in the life planning activities of many of the nation's young people. One table and five figures supplement the discussion.
