Deployment experiences of Guard and Reserve families : implications for support and retention /

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Use of the Guard and Reserve has steadily increased since the first Gulf War in the early 1990s, and this trend is likely to continue as the Global War on Terror persists. Previous research on how deployments affect military families has focused almost exclusively on the Active Component; however, d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Castaneda, Laura Werber
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corp., ©2008.
©2008
Subjects:
United States. > National Guard Bureau.
Deployment (Strategy) > Social aspects > United States.
Families of military personnel > United States > Interviews.
Families of military personnel > Services for > United States.
Déploiement (Stratégie) > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Familles de militaires > États-Unis > Entretiens.
HISTORY > Military > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Armed Forces > Reserves.
Families of military personnel.
Families of military personnel > Services for.
United States > Armed Forces > Reserves.
United States > National Guard > Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
United States > Armed Forces > Reserves > Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
United States.
Interviews.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • What are the characteristics of guard and reserve families?
  • How ready are guard and reserve families?
  • What problems do guard and reserve families report?
  • What positives do guard and reserve families report?
  • How well do guard and reserve families cope?
  • What resources do guard and reserve families use during deployment?
  • How do guard and reserve families' retention plans differ?
  • What are guard and reserve families' suggestions for better support?
  • Conclusion and recommendations
  • Appendixes: A. Expert interviews
  • B. Service member and spouse interviews.

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