How Deployments Affect Service Members

To offer insights into the challenges faced by active-duty service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and their families in coping with these challenges, and the adequacy of defense manpower policy in assisting members and families, this monograph draws on the perspectives of economics, sociol...

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Main Author: Hosek, James (auth)
Other Authors: Kavanagh, Jennifer Erin (auth), Miller, Laura L. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2006
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Summary:To offer insights into the challenges faced by active-duty service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and their families in coping with these challenges, and the adequacy of defense manpower policy in assisting members and families, this monograph draws on the perspectives of economics, sociology, and psychology; provides a formal model of deployment and retention; reviews published work; reports on the results of focus groups conducted in each of the services; and presents findings from an analysis of survey data.
ISBN:MG432RC
9780833041067
9780833038685
Access:Open Access