"Military personnel." . . "RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA." . . . . . . . . "Tuition assistance (TA) is a military-sponsored program that reimburses military members for the cost of college classes while on active duty. The program is part of a series of quality-of-life efforts designed to make military service more attractive to youth and encourage them to remain in the military. This report examines tuition assistance and retention behavior for first-term members of the Navy and Marine Corps (similar data were not available for other military services). The analysis examines what types of sailors and marines use TA and examines whether TA users are more prone to reenlist than are military members who take no college classes dur- ing the first term."@en . . . . "Tuition assistance (TA) is a military-sponsored program that reimburses military members for the cost of college classes while on active duty. The program is part of a series of quality-of-life efforts to make military service more attractive to youth and encourage them to remain in the military. This book examines TA and retention behavior for first-term members of the Navy and Marine Corps. The authors examine who uses TA and whether TA users are more prone to reenlist than are those who take no college classes during their first term. The authors found that TA affects reenlistment, but does so negatively, a result at odds with previous studies. Using two analysis models, the authors show TA users to be consistently less likely to remain in the military than nonusers when both groups are eligible for TA for equal periods. The results suggest that those who participate in TA do so with an eye to education or work after they leave the service. First-term members with a strong preference for college may prefer to pursue their education in the civilian world, where they are likely to complete their degrees much faster and with substantial government assistance through the GI Bill." . "Tuition assistance (TA) is a military-sponsored program that reimburses military members for the cost of college classes while on active duty. The program is part of a series of quality-of-life efforts to make military service more attractive to youth and encourage them to remain in the military. This book examines TA and retention behavior for first-term members of the Navy and Marine Corps. The authors examine who uses TA and whether TA users are more prone to reenlist than are those who take no college classes during their first term. The authors found that TA affects reenlistment, but does so negatively, a result at odds with previous studies. Using two analysis models, the authors show TA users to be consistently less likely to remain in the military than nonusers when both groups are eligible for TA for equal periods. The results suggest that those who participate in TA do so with an eye to education or work after they leave the service. First-term members with a strong preference for college may prefer to pursue their education in the civilian world, where they are likely to complete their degrees much faster and with substantial government assistance through the GI Bill."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Tuition assistance usage and first-term military retention" . "Tuition assistance usage and first-term military retention"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Tuition Assistance Usage and First-Term Military Retention"@en . "National Defense Research Institute" . "National Defense Research Institute"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Electronic books"@en . "Examines tuition assistance, a program that reimburses military members for the cost of college classes while on active duty, and retention behavior for first-term members of the Navy and Marine Corps."@en . . . . . "Military applications." . . "Military forces(U.S.)" . . "Personnel retention." . . "Student aid." . . "Grants." . . "Education." . . "Soldiers." . . . . "United States Armed Forces Pay, allowances, etc." . . "Military equipment." . . "Ebooks -- UML." . . "United states government." . . "Costs." . . "Marine corps personnel." . . "Universities." . . "Active duty." . . "United States" . . "United States." . "Economics and Cost Analysis." . . "Personnel Management and Labor Relations." . .