DOWNSIZING IN THE US ARMY - COMMON CONCERNS OF SURVIVORS

Authors
EVANS MA
Citation
Ma. Evans, DOWNSIZING IN THE US ARMY - COMMON CONCERNS OF SURVIVORS, Journal of political & military sociology, 23(2), 1995, pp. 271-287
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Sociology,"Political Science
Journal title
Journal of political & military sociology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00472697
Volume
23
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
271 - 287
Database
ISI
SICI code
0047-2697(1995)23:2<271:DITUA->2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
This paper focuses on the common concerns of survivors of the curl ent military downsizing. To help place these concerns in context an overv iew of past demobilizations and the present military downsizing is pre sented. Officers and enlisted soldiers voiced their concerns about dow nsizing in semi-structured interviews. The common concerns include lea der behavior, access to information, continued commitment, stress and family, satisfaction, readiness, and career intentions.