In this paper, differences in the backgrounds and attitudes of men and women enlisted in the Army are found to be significant. Women tend to be older, better educated, and less desperate to escape from the complexities and dilemmas of civilian life than male enlistees. (Author/WI)

Overall, noncareer enlisted soldiers are generally negative about the military and appear to reflect little integration with its values, although they are positive about their interpersonal and social relationships. Career oriented groups are well integrated, both socially and in terms of values, into the military system. (Author/WI)

To examine the relationship between political discontent and political behavior, questionnaires were administered to 1500 college students. Such a relationship was found to be complex and multi-dimensional. Feelings of efficacy, for example, play a crucial role. Moreover, the mobilization of political discontent can take a variety of forms.…

Data indicate that young women and men entering the Navy come from similar backgrounds and join for the same reasons: the desire to make something of their lives, to gain more education or training, and to travel and meet people. (Author/WI)

In this article, the history of military representation in the United States is traced from the passage of the Selective Service and Training Act of 1940 to the present. Variables influencing representation are discussed and conceptual models of military representation are described. (WI)

Contrary to previous findings, drug use rates were not very different for various categories of prospective military servicemen. Findings suggest that there is currently no selection effect operating such that those who enter all-volunteer military service are more prone to drug abuse than their comparably educated age/sex mates. (Author/WI)

Data suggest that military service is viewed as a potential mobility channel by women and Blacks. Among high school seniors, White females perceived the opportunities for advancement to more responsible positions more positively than Black males. The most positive views of opportunities in the military are held by Black women. (Author/WI)

Examines factors predisposing to enlistment in the all-volunteer armed forces, using data from a 1971 sample of over 2,000 Houston (Texas) seventh graders, with followups in 1980 and 1988. Finds that volunteers are more likely to have experienced limited peer acceptance and some disruption of socioemotional ties and that they are amenable to…

Describes the structure and development of religious schools in Israel--the yeshiva for boys, the ulpana for girls. Details the graduates' unique cultural identity, their career and family preferences, their attitudes to the military, and their emergence as a national elite. (RDN)

Data in this survey indicate that high school seniors are more likely to expect or desire job training or education than they are to expect or desire to go into the military. More males expected to serve than wanted to, while more females wanted to serve than expected to. (Author/WI)

Presents a post-high school context choice schema that attempts to identify the factors that lead young U.S. males to enter the work force, the military, or college. Data are from the Youth in Transition Study, a longitudinal study beginning in 1966. Twenty-five potentially important predictors are identified. (SLD)