Attitudes, aptitudes, and aspirations of American youth
Subtitle: implications for military recruiting
By: Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment, Paul Sackett and Anne Mavor, editors; Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division of behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment
Edition: "Prepublication copy, uncorrected proofs.".
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: Armed Forces; Recruiting, enlistment; Manpower; Youth
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Military manpower requirements; title: 3. Demographic trends; title: 4. Trends in youth qualifications and enlistment standards; title: 5. Trends in employment and educational opportunities for youth; title: 6. Youth values, attitudes, perceptions, and influencers; title: 7. Determinants of intention or propensity; title: 8. Military advertising and recruiting; title: 9. Conclusions; title: References; title: Appendixes: A. Letter report: Evaluation of the Youth Attitude Tracking Study (YATS); title: B. Letter report: The scientific basis of the popular literature on generations; title: C. Biographical sketches.