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

Use of the Reserve Component has steadily increased since the 1990s, but little research has focused on how deployment affects guard and reserve families. This monograph presents the results of interviews with reserve component personnel and spouses, focusing on their deployment experiences and mili...

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Main Author: Castaneda, Laura Werber (-)
Corporate Authors: United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense (-), National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corp 2008.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427822606719
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Summary:Use of the Reserve Component has steadily increased since the 1990s, but little research has focused on how deployment affects guard and reserve families. This monograph presents the results of interviews with reserve component personnel and spouses, focusing on their deployment experiences and military career intentions. The authors conclude with suggestions on how the Department of Defense can better support guard and reserve families.
Item Description:"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
"Rand National Defense Institute."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxix, 337 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-337).
ISBN:9781282033351
9786612033353
9780833046710