Recruiting, Drafting, and Enlisting
Recruiting, Drafting, and Enlisting

Author: Peter Karsten

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 113566157X

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These five volumes concern one of the most important institutions in human history, the military, and the interactions of that institution with the greater society. Military systems serve nations; they may also reflect them. Soldiers are enlisted; they may also be said to self-select. Military units have missions; they also have interests. In an older, more traditional military history, while the second reflects a newer approach. Although each statement in the pairs may be said to be true, the former speak from the framework of the military sciences; the latter, from the framework of the social and behavioral sciences. The military systems of our past differ from one another over time, in political origins, size, missions, and technological and tactical fashions, but to a great extent their historical experiences have been more noticeably similar than they were different. When we ask questions about the recruiting, training, or motivating of military systems, or of those systems' interactions with civilian governments and with the greater society, as do the essays in these five volumes of reading on The Military and Society we are struck by the almost timeless patterns of continuity and similarity of experience. In each of these volumes approximately half of the essays selected deal with the experience in the United States; the other half, with the experiences of other states and times, enabling the reader to engage in comparative analysis.

Recruiting Implications of the Long War for the Marine Corps
Recruiting Implications of the Long War for the Marine Corps

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13:

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The Marine Corps is facing tremendous challenges in meeting global commitments and sustaining a proper force dwell time while remaining postured as America's 911 force. To this end, President Bush approved a proposal to increase personnel in the Marine Corps over the next 5 years to an end-strength goal of 202,000 Marines. Faced with the reality of a "long war" and the absence of a draft, the Marine Corps must meet annual recruitment objectives under the auspices of the all-volunteer force (AVF). These are uncharted waters for the Marine Corps, as it has never had to fight a war of duration requiring substantial troop deployments without the benefit of the draft. The draft was in affect for World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and most of the Vietnam War. On 1 July 1973, the AVF was born, thus ending the military's reliance upon conscription to satisfy wartime personnel shortages. Recruiting a volunteer force during a violent, kinetic war is extremely difficult. Can the Marine Corps meet its personnel demands without compromising recruit quality or essential diversity of the force? This research project examines three critical aspects of recruiting during the Long War: (1) quantity, (2) quality, and (3) diversity of the force. This research reveals that the Marine Corps has been successful in attracting sufficient numbers of new applicants, sustaining a high quality level of recruits, and recruiting women and Hispanics, but it has been unable to attract sufficient numbers of African Americans. It also reveals that the nation's elite are refraining from service. Recommendations are provided to sustain positive trends and reverse negative trends in attracting ample quantity and quality recruits for the future.

Enlisting Masculinity
Enlisting Masculinity

Author: Melissa T. Brown

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2012-02-29

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0199842825

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Based on an analysis of more than 300 print advertisements as well as television commercials and recruiting websites, this book explores how the U.S. military branches have deployed gender and, in particular, ideas about masculinity to sell military service to potential recruits during the all-volunteer force.

Altering the Gender Composition in the Marine Corps: Recruiting and Readiness Implications - Pregnancy Impact on Availability of Women in the Military
Altering the Gender Composition in the Marine Corps: Recruiting and Readiness Implications - Pregnancy Impact on Availability of Women in the Military

Author: U. S. Military

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2018-08-29

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 9781719958899

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As of January 2016, all military occupations opened to women across all branches of military service. The opening of previously closed occupations to women has initiated conversations regarding how the quality of the force may be affected by the integration. This study explores the implications of altering the gender composition in the Marine Corps on recruiting and readiness. To address recruiting implications, we examine the differences in the predicted probabilities of the average male and female civilian graduating from the Infantry Training Battalion. We find that the average male civilian is 5.2 times more likely to graduate from the Infantry Training Battalion than the average female civilian. To address readiness implications, we examine the differences in average availability between males and females during their first term of service, and we also analyze the differences between availability in females across different occupational fields. We find that on average, females are less deployable than males during the first four years of service, with the differences peaking during months 25-36, with the major cause of a female's unavailability being pregnancy. We further find that the density of females does not have a significant effect on the overall readiness of the female population. I. Introduction * A. All Military Occupations Open To Women * B. Answering The Impossible Question * C. Research Objective * D. Organization Of Study * II. Literature Review * A. Women In The Labor Market * 1. Population Fit For Service * 2. Diversity In Teams * 3. Compensation Differentials * 4. Quota-Based Policies * B. Economic Models * 1. The Production Function * 2. Roy Model * III. Data And Methodology * A. Street To Fleet * 1. ITB-West * 2. NCHS / California Department Of Education * B. In The Fleet * IV. Results * A. Recruiting Implications * B. Readiness Implications * 1. Availability Differences Between Females And Males * 2. Unavailability Breakdown * 3. Readiness Across Occupational Fields * V. Conclusion * A. Recruiting Implications * B. Readiness Implications * C. Recommendations * D. Future Studies

A Functional Analysis of Consolidating the Navy and Marine Corps Recruiting Commands
A Functional Analysis of Consolidating the Navy and Marine Corps Recruiting Commands

Author: Anne G. Hammond

Publisher:

Published: 2000-06-01

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9781423535867

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In today's military, characterized by reduced budget authority and increasing worldwide commitments, synergy is required. Secretary of the Navy Danzig's plan for the future is to reduce costs and build a stronger and more effective Navy and Marine Corps team by increasing Navy/Marine Corps integration. The Navy and Marine Corps can no longer afford to maintain their insular and parochial attitudes and "go it alone." The resulting savings from more effectively and efficiently utilizing resources would help fund readiness and modernization objectives. This thesis proposes merging the Navy and Marine Corps recruiting commands to reduce redundancy, increase efficiency, and identify resource savings. As a result of data comparison, redundancies were identified in many of the special assistant and support areas, such as Public Affairs, Legal Affairs, Inspector General, Financial Management, Logistics, Manpower, Advertising/Marketing, and Information Systems. This snapshot" of the structures, functions, and resources associated with the two existing commands can serve as a source of information for future studies.