Military service and educational attainment in the all-volunteer era

Sociology of Education

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 359-374

  Teachman, Jay ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38049141207     PISSN: 00380407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003804070708000404     Document Type: Article

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