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Patriotism Or Financial Stability--What Drives Young Men And Women To Join The United States Armed Forces, Hannah Brantley May 2014

Patriotism Or Financial Stability--What Drives Young Men And Women To Join The United States Armed Forces, Hannah Brantley

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

The purpose of this project is to determine why men and women continue to join the Armed Forces. I looked at different factors that may be associated with why people join the Armed Forces, and used an online survey to help determine what factor(s) had the most influence on the participants to join. This research focuses on patriotism and benefits. The benefits were then broken into different categories: education, healthcare, housing, and retirement. This research, if conducted on a much larger scale, theoretically could help the Armed Forces understand soldiers’ reasoning for joining so that they could put resources and …


Ua32/2 Military Student Services, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Wku Military Student Services Apr 2013

Ua32/2 Military Student Services, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Wku Military Student Services

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created for veterans attending WKU. This issue includes information regarding the Veterans' Resource Center, CLEP, Textbooks for Troops, WKU Student Veterans Alliance, Community Blueprint Network and Lt. Col. Scott Walker.


Ua12/2/32 Veterans Outreach Week, Wku Student Veterans Alliance, Danielle Adams Oct 2012

Ua12/2/32 Veterans Outreach Week, Wku Student Veterans Alliance, Danielle Adams

WKU Archives Records

Electronic mail from WKU Student Veterans Alliance to faculty and staff regarding Veterans Outreach Week.


Ua3/9/5 Special Unveiling Of Granite Panels On The Guthrie Bell Tower, Wku President's Office Aug 2005

Ua3/9/5 Special Unveiling Of Granite Panels On The Guthrie Bell Tower, Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Program and talking points used by WKU president Gary Ransdell at the unveiling of the granite panels on the Guthrie Bell Tower honoring WKU servicemen and veterans.


Ua35/8 The Topper, Wku Veterans Upward Bound Apr 2004

Ua35/8 The Topper, Wku Veterans Upward Bound

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter published by WKU Veterans Upward Bound includes articles and calendar of events.