Following an 1830s visit to the North American continent, Alexis de Tocqueville, the French
political philosopher and an early observer of the emergent US American society, marveled …

I find that full information utility maximization models are insufficient to explain the recruiting
response to deaths of US soldiers in recent years. Using data of all applicants to the enlisted …

Many foreign-born US service members have taken advantage of expedited naturalization
provisions for them to obtain US citizenship through military service. However, while …

When US war resisters turned to Canada as refuge during the Vietnam War and the
Afghanistan/Iraq Wars, they not only hoped to forestall deployment to a combat zone but …

Abstract In 1974, the United States implemented an all-volunteer military, giving individuals
the choice of whether to engage in combat. This dissertation examines the phenomenon of …

I use Army administrative and Current Population Survey (CPS) data to estimate the effects
of federal-immigration policy on respective noncitizen enlistment rates, naturalized …

Many foreign-born US service members have taken advantage of expedited naturalization
provisions for them to obtain US citizenship through military service. However, while …

Abstract The US Department of Defense spent $11 billion in enlistment and retention
bonuses from 2006 to 2010, which had only a marginally positive effect on the enlistment …

This thesis applies quantitative methods to analyze attrition patterns and their demographic
and pre-accession predictors among noncitizen and immigrant groups to assess the role of …