All-volunteer Armed Forces: Progress, Problems, and ProspectsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1973 - 64 pages |
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... example , Figure 4 shows that the number of true volunteers enlisting in the ground combat arms averaged 224 per month ; this was at a time when the monthly requirement was about 5,000 . A dramatic growth throughout the transition ...
... example , Figure 4 shows that the number of true volunteers enlisting in the ground combat arms averaged 224 per month ; this was at a time when the monthly requirement was about 5,000 . A dramatic growth throughout the transition ...
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... example , of those high school graduates who enlisted in the Army in fiscal 1971 , 3.2 percent had been discharged as " unsuitable " by the end of fiscal 1972 ; among those who had not completed high school , 12.4 percent had been ...
... example , of those high school graduates who enlisted in the Army in fiscal 1971 , 3.2 percent had been discharged as " unsuitable " by the end of fiscal 1972 ; among those who had not completed high school , 12.4 percent had been ...
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... example , those in ground combat arms or involving sea duty ) , or that demand higher entry standards ( for example , those requiring an aptitude for electronics ) . In both instances , current levels of compensation may not be ...
... example , those in ground combat arms or involving sea duty ) , or that demand higher entry standards ( for example , those requiring an aptitude for electronics ) . In both instances , current levels of compensation may not be ...
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... example , tank turret mechanic ) that were considered combat- related . At the same time , the bonus payments were increased from $ 1,500 to $ 2,500 for four - year enlistments and offered only to high school graduates scoring in AFQT ...
... example , tank turret mechanic ) that were considered combat- related . At the same time , the bonus payments were increased from $ 1,500 to $ 2,500 for four - year enlistments and offered only to high school graduates scoring in AFQT ...
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... example , queues to join the Army National Guard shrank from about 100,000 in December 1969 to about 5,000 by December 1971. By March 1973 , the Army , Marine Corps , and Air Force Reserve components were somewhat below the ...
... example , queues to join the Army National Guard shrank from about 100,000 in December 1969 to about 5,000 by December 1971. By March 1973 , the Army , Marine Corps , and Air Force Reserve components were somewhat below the ...
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73 All Services 73 Army accession requirements Active forces active military Affairs April 1973 AFQT Mental Group age group Air Force 70 Air National Guard All-Volunteer Armed Force analysis Armed Services Army National Guard Assistant Secretary attract authority average bonus bonuses Brookings Institution budget career chapter civilian college dropouts combat arms Committee on Armed completed high school conscription costs decrease Department of Defense draft educational estimates Figure first-term full-time students G.I. Bill ground combat high school graduates increase Manpower and Reserve median incomes ment Mental Category military manpower requirements military pay military personnel military services million months of fiscal Office options policies prior service problems programs proportion qualified and available R-squared racial composition recruiting reduce Reserve Affairs April reserve components reserve forces Secretary of Defense shortages Source Table test scores Total male population true volunteers U.S. Air Force U.S. Bureau unemployment rates volunteer force volunteer rates women
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Page 33 - Reserve components, same as table 2-3, p. 37. Active forces, Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Manpower and ReseMe Affairs (March 1973).
Page 5 - We have satisfied ourselves that a volunteer force will not jeopardize national security, and we believe it will have a beneficial effect on the military as well as the rest of our society.
Page 25 - Taken together, these achievements suggest that this nation can accomplish what no other nation has ever attempted — to maintain an active armed force of over two million men and women on a voluntary basis.6 Since the AVF was fully instituted in 1973, many skeptics appear to have been converted.
Page 52 - Overall, the learning capacity of new entries is adequate in meeting job requirements when the proprotion of mental group IV personnel does not exceed about 22 percent. Conversely, when the overall proportion of mental group IV personnel falls below 15 percent, there is a tendency toward many people being underchallenged by their job assignments.
Page 37 - Statement of Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird before the House Armed Services Committee on the FY 1972-1976 defense program and the 1972 defense budget, March 9, 1971.
Page 19 - Based on data provided by the Department of Defense^ Office of .Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), January 1974.
Page 5 - the Armed Forces henceforth will depend exclusively on volunteer soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines. The use of the draft has ended.
Page 32 - Guard divisions be in short-war situations when they are probably incapable of being deployed for at least six months? reservists were viewed as a quick source for meeting wartime requirements. Since 1970, however, naval ships have tended to be more fully manned, which makes the justification for individual naval reservists less clear. Moreover, such a pruning of reserve components to essential activities would probably enhance interest for potential recruits. This might offset the somewhat negative...
Page 34 - ... drawn. The first class will graduate in 1982. However, in order to attract health professionals to military service, the disincentive of present military medical pay must be removed. The proposed Uniformed Services Special Pay Act also includes authority to Increase the special pay of medical and dental officers with two years of service from $150 to $350 per month and the authority to provide retention bonuses to all critical health professionals. Civilian Substitution Many support jobs now...
Page 9 - The All-Volunteer Force and the End of the Draft," Special Report of Secretary of Defense Elliot L. Richardson (March 1973; processed), pp.