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Title Military enlistment of Hispanic youth : obstacles and opportunities / Beth J. Asch [and others].

Imprint Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2009.
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Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 194 pages) : color illustrations
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Rand Corporation monograph series
Rand Corporation monograph series.
Note "MG-773-OSD"--Page (4) of cover
"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-194).
Contents Introduction: Hispanic enlistments in perspective -- Overview of service enlistment standards -- Enlistment qualifications -- Health obstacles to the enlistment of Hispanic youth -- Analysis of Hispanic military career outcomes -- Increasing Hispanic enlistments: evaluating education and career choices -- Policy implications -- Appendixes: A. Detailed information on enlistment standards -- B. Service waiver policy -- C. Estimates of prevalence of health conditions, by race and ethnicity -- D. Tests of statistical significance in medical disqualification rates.
Summary Although polls of Hispanic youth show a strong propensity to serve in the military, Hispanics are nonetheless underrepresented among military recruits. The authors discuss the major characteristics that disproportionately disqualify Hispanic youth and explore actions that could be taken to increase Hispanic enlistments.
Note Print version record.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL
Subject United States -- Armed Forces -- Hispanic Americans.
Recruiting and enlistment.
Recrutement des armées.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
Hispanic American soldiers
Armed Forces
Recruiting and enlistment
United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Added Author Asch, Beth J.
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
In: Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR
Other Form: Print version: Military enlistment of Hispanic youth. Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2009 9780833045720 0833045725 (DLC) 2008050790 (OCoLC)298188100
ISBN 9780833046789 (electronic bk.)
0833046780 (electronic bk.)
1282033417
9781282033412
9780833045720 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0833045725 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Standard No. AU@ 000048784942
AU@ 000051333333
CDX 9288213
CDX 9833429
DEBBG BV043142336
DEBSZ 422014370
GBVCP 1008652512
GBVCP 802849962

 
    
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