Deployment Experiences of Guard and Reserve Families Implications for Support and Retention

• Main Author: Werber, Laura (auth)
• Other Authors: Harrell, Margaret C. (auth), Varda, Danielle M. (auth), Curry Hall, Kimberly (auth), Beckett, Megan K. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Personnel & human resources management; Military engineering; Technology; Management & Organizational Behavior
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Use of the Reserve Component has steadily increased since the 1990s, but little research has focused on how deployment affects guard and reserve families. This monograph presents the results of interviews with reserve component personnel and spouses, focusing on their deployment experiences and mili...