Abstract
The Navy Quality of Life Survey was mailed to enlisted personnel and officers in December
1994. Data collection concluded in March 1995. The survey addresses overall quality of life in the
Navy and 13 "life domains," such as work, professional development, pay, relationship with
children, and leisure and recreational activities. It also addresses military outcomes such as
intention to remain in the Navy and personal readiness.
During a time of downsizing and monetary cutbacks, the Navy and its personnel must do more
with less. As a result, maintaining quality of life (QOL) becomes increasingly more difficult, which
may have implications for retaining quality personnel. To maintain QOL, hard decisions must be
made on where money should be spent and how much. Research can help in at least three ways:
(1) it can identify problem areas, (2) determine which areas are most related to overall QOL, and
(3) determine the relationship between overall measures of QOL and military outcomes such as
career intent.
| Original language | American English |
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| State | Published - Sep 1997 |
Keywords
- quality of life
- military careers
- organizational outcomes
- personal life
- standard of living
Disciplines
- Social and Behavioral Sciences