LEADER 03735oam 2200553zu 450 001 9910220099503321 005 20220901234936.0 010 $a0-8330-8647-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000315372 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001400673 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12484132 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001400673 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11338449 035 $a(PQKB)10616045 035 $a(oapen)doab115330 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000315372 100 $a20160829d2014 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRecruiting older youths : insights from a new survey of army recruits /$fBernard Rostker [et al.] 210 $cRAND Corporation$d2014 210 31$aSanta Monica, CA :$cRand ;$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 66 pages) $cillustrations (some color) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 1 $a0-8330-8390-2 327 $aSummary -- Introduction -- Who are the older recruits and how successful are they in the Army? -- Why do older youths join the military? -- Surveys of Army enlistees and the American youth population -- What we learned about older recruits : an analysis of survey results -- Conclusions and recommendations. -- The survey. 330 $aMore than half of all U.S. Army recruits are choosing to join later in life instead of immediately after high school graduation. Older recruits tend to reenlist and receive promotions at greater rates than their younger peers. Among those surveyed, recruits who enlisted later were more concerned about the domestic job market and less concerned about external factors, such as opposition from family and friends. Since the advent of the all-volunteer force, little attention has been paid to high school graduates who do not enlist immediately after graduation, primarily those who seek employment in the private sector of the economy. However, over time, this group has made up a significant and increasing portion of total enlistments. However, since 2005, the majority of the Army's recruits has not joined directly out of high school but has instead made the decision to join at a later time. Why these recruits initially chose not to join when they had the opportunity after graduating from high school and why they changed their minds several years later and enlisted are the subjects of this report. Given the importance of older recruits to the Army, the authors examine what is known about these recruits, their performance during military service, and why they came to join the Army after first choosing another postsecondary path. The results of a survey of 5,000 Army recruits designed to answer this question are presented. Finally, the implications of the survey results are discussed, along with suggestions of ways to gain additional insights by tracking this survey cohort through their Army careers. 606 $aAdvice on careers & achieving success$2bicssc 606 $aMilitary history$2bicssc 606 $aPersonnel & human resources management$2bicssc 610 $aBusiness 610 $aHistory 610 $aManagement & Organizational Behavior 615 7$aAdvice on careers & achieving success 615 7$aMilitary history 615 7$aPersonnel & human resources management 676 $a355.610973 700 $aRostker$b Bernard$0863718 702 $aZander-Cotugno$b Megan 702 $aKlerman$b Jacob Alex 712 02$aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.), 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220099503321 996 $aRecruiting older youths : insights from a new survey of army recruits$92895735 997 $aUNINA