TY - BOOK ID - 77888519 TI - A history of the research into methods for selecting and classifying U.S. Army personnel, 1917-2011 AU - Ramsberger, Peter F AU - Wooten, Nikki R AU - Rumsey, Michael G PY - 2012 SN - 0773421327 9780773421325 9780773426542 077342654X PB - Lewiston, N.Y. Edwin Mellen Press DB - UniCat KW - Soldiers -- United States -- Classification -- History. KW - United States. Army -- Examinations -- History. KW - United States. Army -- Occupational specialties -- History. KW - United States. Army -- Personnel management -- History. KW - Soldiers KW - Military & Naval Science KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - Military Administration KW - Armed Forces personnel KW - Members of the Armed Forces KW - Military personnel KW - Military service members KW - Service members KW - Servicemen, Military KW - Armed Forces KW - Classification KW - History KW - United States. KW - Personnel management KW - History. KW - Occupational specialties KW - Examinations KW - U.S. Army KW - US Army UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77888519 AB - The authors attempt extensive quantitative research into the recruitment and classification practices used by the United States Army over the course of the last century. They analyze which techniques are successful in retaining qualified soldiers, and compare conscription to volunteer armies to see which is more cost effective. The study ranges from the Revolutionary War all the way until the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. ER -