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Title: Military Service Effects for Minority Youth
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Phillips, Robert L. Andrisani, Paul J. Daymont, Thomas N. |
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Military Service Effects for Minority Youth Presented: Boston, MA, Eastern Economic Association Meetings, March 1988 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Eastern Economic Association Keyword(s): Earnings; Military Service; Minorities; Minorities, Youth; Racial Differences Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Since the advent fifteen years ago of the all volunteer force, there has been various levels of concern about the increasing minority composition of the armed forces. The purpose of this paper is to turn around the focus of concern, examine the reasons that minority youth are attracted to the service as well as assess the impact of service on the youth. Both in-service and post-service aspects are examined. The latter is primarily based upon a pooled cross-section time-series data file from the NLSY. The analysis shows that minority youth have equal opportunity in the armed forces with respect to accession opportunity, pay, promotion, career opportunity, and job-satisfaction. Further, when compared to their non-veteran counterparts, veteran minority youth have greater success in the labor market, both with respect to wages and unemployment experience. The key deficiency was in job assignment within the armed forces; minority youth were overrepresented in the less technical, non-combat skills. Military personnel policy is analyzed and recommendations are suggested with respect to minority assistance. |
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Phillips, Robert L., Paul J. Andrisani and Thomas N. Daymont. "Military Service Effects for Minority Youth." Presented: Boston, MA, Eastern Economic Association Meetings, March 1988. |