Tution Assistance Usage and First Term Military Retention

by Buddin, Richard J.; Kapur, Kanika

• ISBN13: 9780833031778
• ISBN10: 0833031775
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-04
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Examining the effect of tutuion assistance on the retention of first time members of the Navy and Marine Corps

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	vii
Tables	ix
Summary	xi
Acknowledgments	xvii
Acronyms	xix
Introduction	1	(4)
Background	1	(1)
Purpose of This Research	2	(1)
Data	3	(1)
Structure of the Report	4	(1)
Analysis Framework and Data	5	(22)
Conceptual Issues	5	(2)
Literature Review	7	(8)
Empirical Methodology	15	(7)
Bivariate Probit Model of TA Usage and Retention	16	(4)
Propensity Score Model of How TA Affects Retention	20	(2)
Data	22	(5)
Results for the Marine Corps	27	(12)
Bivariate Probit Model of TA Usage and Retention	27	(7)
TA Usage	30	(3)
First-Term Retention	33	(1)
Propensity Score Model of How TA Affects Retention	34	(3)
Summary	37	(2)
Results for the Navy	39	(10)
Bivariate Probit Model of TA Usage and Retention	39	(6)
TA Usage	42	(2)
First-Term Retention	44	(1)
Propensity Score Model of How TA Affects Retention	45	(1)
Summary	46	(3)
Conclusions	49	(24)
Appendix
A. Reestimation of the Boesel and Johnson Retention Model	53	(6)
B. Reestimation of the Garcia and Joy Continuation Model	59	(4)
C. Reestimation of the Garcia et al. Continuation Model	63	(4)
D. A Bivariate Probit Model of TA Usage and Reenlistment	67	(6)
Bibliography	73