Prevalence and Predictors of Discharge in United States Air Force Basic Military Training

Talcott, G. Wayne; Haddock, C. Keith; Klesges, Robert C.; Lando, Harry A.; Fiedler, Edna R.

doi:10.1093/milmed/164.4.269

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“…White racial/ethnic group is associated with higher attrition when compared to Blacks, Hispanics, and other racial/ethnic minorities in most studies (25,42,43,60,67,73,91,114,133,150,167,220,244,245,247,252,268) but not all (8,19,36,63,64,70,111,114,236). The differences among some studies may be attributed to gender.…”

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“…Women are more liltely to leave the service eariy than are men (20,36,60,67,70,92,133,150,220,244,247,252,268), Female attrition rates are 1.1 to 1.8 times higher than male rates depending on the study and service (20,36,60, 67,133,150,220.228,244,252,268).. Several factors about female attrition are significant. Women are typically separated for family and administrative reasons, primarily pregnancy, while men more often have attrition for adverse reasons such as alcohol/drugs, infractions, and failure to meet minimum behavioral or performance criteria (20,68,70,72,92,220,228,244).…”

Section: ) Gendermentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Women are typically separated for family and administrative reasons, primarily pregnancy, while men more often have attrition for adverse reasons such as alcohol/drugs, infractions, and failure to meet minimum behavioral or performance criteria (20,68,70,72,92,220,228,244). One study of Soldiere found that when pregnancy cases were eliminated from the analysis the first-term attrition rate for men and women were identical (220), Data from a study of Sailors (228) indicated 2-year attrition rates of 32% for men and 36% for women; however, 14% of total female attrition was categorized as "pregnancy."…”

Section: ) Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most studies show that older age is associated with higher attrition (25,36,114,145,148,150,153,163,196,199,200,244,253,268). but some studies show no relationship (67,133,205), no consistent relationship (43,60,172), or actually show that younger individuals are more likely to attrite (64,91), Much of USACHPPM Project No.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies that have performed multivariate analysis have found that expulsions from school independently increased the risk of first-temi attrition when other potential attrition risk factors were included in the model such as demographics, service satisfaction variables, education, family stability measures, physical health measures, and cognitive test scores (20,153,154,199), Other risk factors for basic training attrition included self-reports of being charged with or suspected of a crime (106), traffic violations, times late for school (153), fighting while intoxicated, rebelliousness (244), and being arrested for a crime (20,154,253). Self-reported fighting while intoxicated was an independent risk factor for psychiatric/behavioral and legal discharges but not medical or inadequate performance discharges (244), Self-reported rebelliousness was an independent risk factor for attrition of all types (244), Self-reported arrest for a crime was independently related only to behavioral attrition (20).…”

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A Review of the Literature on Attrition from the Military Services: Risk Factors for Attrition and Strategies to Reduce Attrition

Knapik¹,

Jones²,

Hauret³

et al. 2004

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REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including ttie time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words)Attrition is the failure of an enlisted service member to be retained in service v/ithin the first term of enlistment. This paper emphasizes health/fitness-related aspects of attrition but also covers demographic and psychosocial factors. Overall 3-year military attrition steadily rose fi-om 26% in 1985 to 31% in 1995. Demographic and psychosocial risk factors for attrition include lower educational attaiiunent, female gender, White ethnicity, lower Armed Forces Qualification Test scores, lower moral character (less conformance to laws, rules and regulations), moral waivers, pre-service job instability, and less time in the Delayed Entry Program. The age-attrition relationship appears to be bimodal with higher attrition when youngest, decreasing in 19-23 year olds, and rising again after that. Attrition for mental health reasons is associated with pre-service physical/sexual abuse, previous mental health counseliag, previous treatment with medication, previous psychiatric hospitalization, low motivation, pessimism toward training, depression, lack of self-reliance, and referral to a mental health facility. Attrition is also higher among those waivered for hearing problems, skin disorders, back disorders, and prior knee injuries. Other health-related risk factors include pre-service injury, injuries during basic training, a history of prior cigarette smoking, low physical activity prior to service, greater body weight, higher body mass index and lower physical fitness. Strategies to reduce attrition include prescreening by biographical questionnaires, compensatory screening, individual behavioral health counseling, and realistic job previews. Senior leadership initiatives have a powerful effect on attrition. Attrition also appears to be reduced by increasing physical fitness prior to basic training, the Physical Training and Rehabilitation Program, and the Pre-Initial Entry Training Program (for National Guard). ."""""""""""""""""""." -lnitial Entry Training Program,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..... For the purposes of this paper, attrition was defined as the failure of an enlisted service member to be retained in service during their contracted first term of enlistment. This manuscript reviews a wide range of factors influencing attrition but the primary interest is in health-related factors. SUBJECT TERMS PATTERN OF ATTRITION OVER TIME AND REASONS FOR ATTRITION.Overall 3-year military attrition steadily rose from 26% in 1985 to 31% in 1995. About 1/3 of attrition occurred in the first 6 months of service, about V2 within the first year, and the remainder in the subsequent 2 year period. Separations within the first 6 months of service were associated with performance proble...

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