Effective July 1, 1983, student aid administered by the federal government will be withheld from any student who cannot prove that he has registered for the draft. A nonregistrant cannot argue that he has a constitutional right to higher education; however, he does seem deserving of some protection. (MLW)

Interview with former graduate student imprisoned for bombing, who now rejects student militant politics. (IR)

Research shows that if the Department of Defense (DoD) school system was ranked among the 50 states, its 8th grade achievement scores would put it among the leaders, with ethnic minority students in DoD schools outscoring their counterparts nationally (though still performing lower than their white counterparts). Discusses what public schools can…

Examines factors predisposing to enlistment in the all-volunteer armed forces, using data from a 1971 sample of over 2,000 Houston (Texas) seventh graders, with followups in 1980 and 1988. Finds that volunteers are more likely to have experienced limited peer acceptance and some disruption of socioemotional ties and that they are amenable to…

Examines the life-course sequencing hypothesis that marriage before military service has a greater disruptive effect on marital stability than marriage during or after military service. Used event-history data from a 13-year panel study of 2,857 white males from Washington State high schools in 1966. Compares Vietnam combat veterans (n=610),…

A 70.9% majority of the U.S. male veterans in a nationwide sample appraised the impact of their service in Vietnam on their present lives as mainly positive. A substantial minority, 41.7%, judged the effects to be highly salient. With controls on level of exposure to war-zone stressors measured with data from military records, the valence and…

Following World War II, a group of American educators was assigned the task of evaluating the U.S. military government's program for reconstructing Germany's educational system. Although issuing a generally positive report, this education mission identified a number of persistent tensions that ultimately undermined America's efforts to…

As IQ scores rise, IQ tests are periodically renormed, making them harder. Because eligibility for mental retardation (MR) services relies heavily on IQ scores, renormed tests could significantly impact MR placements. In longitudinal IQ records from nine sites, students with borderline and mild MR lost 5.6 points on average when retested on…

With current U.S. combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, military families are facing an unprecedented level of stress because of repeated and lengthy separations. The impact on children of these separations from one or both parents depends to a large extent on the remaining caregiver's ability to respond to the needs of the children. By…

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Career Exploration Program is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. schools that provides materials, services, and information for students and guidance staff to aid student career exploration in both the civilian and the military worlds of work. It gives…

An analysis was made of the relative cost-effectiveness of two incentive programs for recruiting military personnel: enlistment bonuses and educational benefits. In comparing these alternative recruiting resources, the study considered the effects of such programs on the service history of recruits, including reserve component accessions, as well…

This report examines both the impact of Operation Desert Shield/Storm on the families of active duty service members who were deployed to the Persian Gulf region, and the effectiveness of the Air Force's family support systems in meeting family and mission needs. The Air Force's Family Matters Office sponsored this study in order to identify the…

A study was conducted to examine the needs of military training developers for feedback from the field on the quality of their products and ways that these needs can best be served. Thirty division and branch chiefs from the Directorate of Training Developments (DTD) at a large center/school were interviewed concerning their feedback needs, using…