Institutional motives for serving in the U.S. Army National Guard: Implications for recruitment, retention, and readiness

Armed Forces and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-258

  Griffith, James ^a,b  

^a Maryland Air National Guard   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

and readiness; Army Guard Reserve; institutional occupational orientations; military recruitment; retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549041981     PISSN: 0095327X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095327X06293864     Document Type: Article

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