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Patriotism and the All-Volunteer Force Journal of Political and Military Sociology 12 (Fall 1985): 229-241 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Journal of Political and Military Sociology Keyword(s): All-Volunteer Force (AVF); Military Enlistment; Military Service; Veterans Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper considers the impact of patriotic motives on decisions by youths to enlist in the armed forces. Based on an analysis of the 1980 NLSY, it argues against the conventional focus on levels of pay and other market-linked conditions of work as explanators of why youths enlist. The principal conclusion is that patriotism, defined as readiness to act in the service of one's country, plays a critical part in affecting the quality and composition of the All-Volunteer Force. |
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Burk, James. "Patriotism and the All-Volunteer Force." Journal of Political and Military Sociology 12 (Fall 1985): 229-241.
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