Military service as a determinant of post-service earnings

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Chamarett, Stephen Garnet
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1981Advisor
Thomas, George W.
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Elster, Richard
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The relationship between military service and post-service
earnings was analyzed using the 1976 data of the National
Longitudinal Survey of Young Men (14 to 24 years of age in
1966). The sample was broken down by race and veteran status.
When earning attributes were examined it was found black veterans
on average were socio-economically better off than black
non-veterans, while the reverse was true for whites. This
era, which included draftees, lottery selectees, and volunteers,
failed to produce a military which was representative
of society. The post-service earnings analysis indicates that
the effect of military service on subsequent civilian income
was negative. This was particularly true for those veterans
who failed to use the military's in-service or post-service
opportunities to further their general level of education or
undertake vocational training. In sum, a term in the military
has a more positive earnings effect than civilian unemployment,
but a more negative earnings effect than civilian employment.
A major recommendation is that programs withdrawing members
from the civilian sector for extended periods need to compensate
adequately those members either during or after service.
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