Becoming or getting by: Youths' inclination to join a military career in times of crisis in Brazil

Abstract: Using novel data from a survey with 2,055 Brazilians (aged 16-26 years old), this article explores youth motives to voluntarily join military careers. Our results found …

To honor and defend: State- and individual-level analyses of the relationship between the US culture of honor and military service

Abstract: Understanding the factors that explain why some people are more likely to enlist in military service is an important endeavor for any nation that depends upon a voluntary …

Do Junior Entrants to the UK Armed Forces have worse outcomes than Standard Entrants?

Abstract: Introduction: The UK is the only permanent member of the UN Security Council that has a policy of recruiting 16 and 17 year old individuals into its regular Armed …

Identifying British Army infantry recruit population characteristics using biographical data (UK)

Abstract: Background: The infantry accounts for more than a quarter of the British Army but there is a lack of data about the social and educational background of its recruits. …