Identification of Variables Related to the Reenlistment Intentions of Navy Cryptologic Technicians (Maintenance)

摘要

The research detailed in this thesis was conducted in order to examine the reasons why highly trained enlisted Navy personnel of the Cryptologic Technician (Maintenance) rating leave or stay in the Navy. Another objective was to develop a model of the factors in the individual's reenlistment decision process to enable Naval Security management to construct action plans aimed at solving CTM retention problems. Reenlistment intent of the individual was used as the dependent variable. Principle components factor analysis and linear regression were employed to generate discriminating factors which provided insight into career retention behavior. Intrinsic job satisfaction, the impact of military life on family or social status, and an extrinsic factor including satisfaction with fringe benefits were found to be highly correlated with personnel retention. (Author)