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A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report analyzes the Department of Defense's (DOD) 1999 survey of active duty personnel. GAO found that among first-term and mid-career personnel, satisfaction with military life and retention intent, which tend to increase with an individual's seniority, were important reasons for joining the armed forces. Among first-term enlisted personnel, education benefits and training for civilian employment were among the top reasons for joining. Mid-career personnel cited a desire to serve their country as one of the main reasons for joining, and these individuals said that they were likely to serve 20 years. Mid-career enlisted personnel and officers who joined for education benefits or for training for a specific occupation--skills that can be transferred to civilian jobs--said that they were more likely to leave the military. Base pay, the amount of personal/family leave time, and leadership quality were the main reasons cited by servicemembers for leaving the military. Servicemembers did, however, view some aspects of military life more favorable compared with civilian life, including vacation time, sense of accomplishment and pride, and education and training opportunities."

At head of title: 92d Congress, 1st session. Committee print. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Western military strength and security rely on United States defense forces. The principle of deterrence, and how to apply over-all military strategy to it, is the overriding problem for United States defense policy planners. The nature of the defense force is influenced by the fact that it is built not to be used and the fact that it will not be used until it has sustained the attack of an enemy. Two concepts of deterrence, finite deterrence and counterforce, are employed in combination by the United States. Two main issues con cerning our defense posture are related to the philosophy of deterrence: strengthening limited-conflict weapons and equip ment, and gaining dependable agreements on weapons tests, control, and disarmament. The principle of interdependence is important for military policy. It has two aspects: inter dependence with other nations of the free world partnership, and interdependence between defense policy and other aspects of international strategy. The United States is the strongest nation in the world militarily, and her joint defense establish ment maintained with her free world allies is superior to that of the Soviet bloc. The Western deterrent is effective. The continuing need is for hard reappraisal, combined mobilization of joint resources, and decisive action to make and carry out new policies on national and international levels.—Ed.

"September 1979." ; Cover title. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 2

SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF MALE MILITARY PERSONNEL -- SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF MALE MILITARY PERSONNEL -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 MILITARY PERSONNEL: ACTIONS NEEDED TO ADDRESS SEXUAL ASSAULTS OF MALE SERVICEMEMBERS* -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- Sexual Assault Definition -- DOD's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program -- Department of Veterans Affairs Role in Treating Servicemembers Who Were Sexually Assaulted