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Download full textBachman, Jerald G.; Freedman-Doan, Peter; Segal, David R.; O'Malley, Patrick M. – 1997
This report discusses the University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future Project in relation to trends in military propensity and the relationship between propensity and enlistment. The findings show that the military propensities of most young people are firmly formed by the end of high school, especially among men. Substantial majorities of…
Descriptors: Enlisted Personnel, High School Seniors, High Schools, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBachman, Jerald G.; Freedman-Doan, Peter; O'Malley, Patrick M. – Armed Forces & Society, 2001
Study examines trends and relationships involving high school seniors' military service plans, college plans, and actual entry into military service. Findings from this study suggest that educational incentives for military service are now particularly important, given the high proportions of potential recruits with college aspirations. (Author)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Career Planning, College Bound Students, Goal Orientation
Bachman, Jerald G.; Segal, David R.; Freedman-Doan, Peter; O'Malley, Patrick M. – 1998
This study examines why some young men and women choose military service as well as what factors lead to successful enlisting among those who choose military service. It examines these questions using cross-sectional and longitudinal panel survey data from large nationwide samples of high school seniors, many of whom were followed into young…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior, Correlation, Demography
Bachman, Jerald G.; Freedman-Doan, Peter; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; Segal, David R. – 1999
The United States armed forces adopted "zero tolerance" policies concerning illicit drug use in 1980, and later developed policies to discourage tobacco and alcohol abuse. This paper examines drug use among young active-duty recruits both before and after enlistment, compared with non-military age-mates. It also documents historical shifts in such…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Differences, Drinking, Drug Use
