This report compares data collected before Operation Desert Shield (ODS) withthat collected during ODS. The pre-ODS data were collected in 1989 as part of the Army Family Research Program. The ODS-era data were collected in the Fall of 1990 by the United States Army Personnel Integration Center (USAPIC). Overall, ODS-era soldiers were more likely than pre-ODS soldiers to report being able to count on leaders at work, co-workers, Army service agencies, and Army friends and neighbors for help with a problem. ODS-era soldiers were also more likely than pre-ODS soldiers to indicate that their leaders were knowledgeable about Army family programs and that their leaders encouraged unit family activities. Junior enlisted were more likely than the active component (AC), as a whole, to be worried about family expenses and family safety while away on assignment. In addition, junior enlisted were less likely than the AC to indicate that their family had adjusted well to Army demands.
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