Families and Mission

A Review of the Effects of Family Factors on Army Attrition, Retention, and Readiness

Georges Vernez, Gail L. Zellman

Published 1987

This Note (1) reviews the Army's rationales for provision of quality-of-life and family support services; (2) presents an analytic framework for analyzing the influence of family factors and support programs on Army families and on the Army; and (3) organizes and evaluates findings of previous research about the effects of Army policies and services on both families and specific Army outcomes — attrition, retention, and readiness. In addition, it identifies gaps in knowledge about Army-family interactions, discusses the implications of research findings for Army family policy formulation, and suggests directions for future research.

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Vernez, Georges and Gail L. Zellman, Families and Mission: A Review of the Effects of Family Factors on Army Attrition, Retention, and Readiness. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1987. https://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N2624.html.
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