SURVIVAL ANALYSIS OF ARMY OFFICERS' CAREER STAY IN RELATION TO INFLUENCE OF FAMILY FACTORS
Loading...
Authors
McGahan, Austin P.
Subjects
survival analysis
retention
Army
family
officer
retention
Army
family
officer
Advisors
Yoshida, Ruriko
Froberg, Robert
Date of Issue
2024-06
Date
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
There is a perception that the difficulty of having, maintaining, and growing a family manifests in challenges to recruit and retain service members in the active-duty Army. To counter the loss of potential career service members, we must study the effects of various family factors on retention. We review the available survival analysis studies in the body of research and realize they do not include extensive research on the influence of family factors on Army officer retention. Without this research, Army officer retention efforts will continue to leverage limited research, allocate resources, and implement policies at known targets of influence. We build Kaplan-Meiers and Cox proportional hazards models for this study to investigate each family factor. Using the models, we assess the influence and timing of the influences on the career stays. The results of this study indicate that the decision to have, maintain, and grow a family increases retention rates within officer populations. Based on the strong influence of family factors, we recommend that more resources focus on understanding and shaping policies to persuade more of the single officer population to stay for a longer career .
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Organization
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
Citation
Distribution Statement
Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release: Distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.