All-volunteer Armed Forces: Progress, Problems, and ProspectsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1973 - 64 pages |
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... shown in Figure 1 was closely related to reductions in active manpower made over this period . From a peak of 3.55 million men in fiscal 1968 ( at the height of the Vietnam war ) , active force strength by June 1972 was down to about ...
... shown in Figure 1 was closely related to reductions in active manpower made over this period . From a peak of 3.55 million men in fiscal 1968 ( at the height of the Vietnam war ) , active force strength by June 1972 was down to about ...
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... shown in Figure 2. This is the lowest it has been since 1950-254,000 below the fiscal 1961 level before the Vietnam war . Figure 2 Active Military Manpower , All Services , Fiscal Years 1960-74 Military Manpower ( Millions ) 4 3 2 1 0 ...
... shown in Figure 2. This is the lowest it has been since 1950-254,000 below the fiscal 1961 level before the Vietnam war . Figure 2 Active Military Manpower , All Services , Fiscal Years 1960-74 Military Manpower ( Millions ) 4 3 2 1 0 ...
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... shown in Figure 3. The important result , of course , is the attainment of an estimated level of true volunteers in fiscal 1973 ( 356,000 ) that approximates the total male enlistment needs projected for fiscal 1974 ( 354,000 ) . Figure ...
... shown in Figure 3. The important result , of course , is the attainment of an estimated level of true volunteers in fiscal 1973 ( 356,000 ) that approximates the total male enlistment needs projected for fiscal 1974 ( 354,000 ) . Figure ...
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... shown in Figure 11 . 7 To simplify presentation in this study and because data are available on this basis , racial minority groups are treated as one group and termed nonwhite . According to Department of Defense definition , these are ...
... shown in Figure 11 . 7 To simplify presentation in this study and because data are available on this basis , racial minority groups are treated as one group and termed nonwhite . According to Department of Defense definition , these are ...
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... shown does not differ markedly from that of the general population , suggesting , at least for the Air Force , the absence of a connection between parents ' income and the inclination of an individual to enlist . TABLE 1-3 . PERCENTAGE ...
... shown does not differ markedly from that of the general population , suggesting , at least for the Air Force , the absence of a connection between parents ' income and the inclination of an individual to enlist . TABLE 1-3 . PERCENTAGE ...
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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.