Military enlistment of Hispanic youth : obstacles and opportunities

Military enlistment of Hispanic youth : obstacles and opportunities /

Although polls of Hispanic youth show a strong propensity to serve in the military, Hispanics are nonetheless underrepresented among military recruits. The authors discuss the major characteristics that disproportionately disqualify Hispanic youth and explore actions that could be taken to increase...

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Corporate Author: United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense
Other Authors: Asch, Beth J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2009.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Recruiting and enlistment.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
Hispanic American soldiers
Armed Forces
Recruiting and enlistment
United States > Armed Forces > Hispanic Americans.
United States
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Summary:Although polls of Hispanic youth show a strong propensity to serve in the military, Hispanics are nonetheless underrepresented among military recruits. The authors discuss the major characteristics that disproportionately disqualify Hispanic youth and explore actions that could be taken to increase Hispanic enlistments.
Item Description:"MG-773-OSD"--Page (4) of cover
"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 194 pages) : color illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-194).
ISBN:9780833046789
0833046780
1282033417
9781282033412

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