Policy Options for Military Recruiting in the College Market: Results from a National Survey

Table of contents

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• Title Page *
• Preface iii
• The Rand Corporation Quality Assurance Process v
• Contents vii
• Figures and Tables xi
• Summary xiii
• Acknowledgments xix
• List of Abbreviations xxi
• Chapter One - Introduction 1
• Chapter Two - Survey Questionnaire 6
• Chapter Three - Survey Design and Design Assessment 17
• Chapter Four - Modeling Recruiting Policy Effects on Youth Enlistment Interest 25
• Chapter Five - Characteristics and General Attitudes of College Market Youth 30
• Chapter Six - Estimated Effects of Recruiting Policies on Enlistment Interest 38
• Chapter Seven - Estimates of the Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative College-Before-Accession Programs 49
• Chapter Eight - Conclusions and Policy Implications 58

• Title Page *
• Preface iii
• The Rand Corporation Quality Assurance Process v
• Contents vii
• Figures and Tables xi
• Summary xiii
• Acknowledgments xix
• List of Abbreviations xxi
• Chapter One - Introduction 1
• Chapter Two - Survey Questionnaire 6
• Chapter Three - Survey Design and Design Assessment 17
• Chapter Four - Modeling Recruiting Policy Effects on Youth Enlistment Interest 25
• Chapter Five - Characteristics and General Attitudes of College Market Youth 30
• Chapter Six - Estimated Effects of Recruiting Policies on Enlistment Interest 38
• Chapter Seven - Estimates of the Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative College-Before-Accession Programs 49
• Chapter Eight - Conclusions and Policy Implications 58
• Appendix A - Copy of Survey Instrument 61
• Appendix B - Discussion with Military and Community College Representatives 99
• Appendix C - Design for the Additional 12 Programs for Dropouts 103
• Appendix D - Insights from the Pretest and Participant Discussions 105
• Appendix E - A Simulation-Based Approach to Determine Power for Regression 113
• Appendix F - Lessons Learned from Implementing the Survey 115
• Appendix G - Regression Estimates 119
• References 121