Stress and Change in the Military Profession Attitudes of Officer Students at the South African Military Academy

dc.creator	Lindy Heinecken
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:37Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:37Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/27-1-225
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a9f860771af440c29c9964531a865e7c
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8355
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/a9f860771af440c29c9964531a865e7c
dc.description	<p><em>In this paper it is illustrated that there is a decline in the commitment to altruistic values if one analyses the survey data of junior officers among all four arms of service at the South African Military Academy. The results show a clear drift towards occupationalism as outlined by Moskos </em>(1977) <em>if the reasons for joining, preferred job characteristics, commitment to selfless service and the need for a representative association are analysed. This trend towards occupationalism could be ascribed to the decline in status and relevance of the armed forces in society, coupled to organisational change, which in placing the military profession under considerable stress in this current period of tran</em>s<em>ition. Some implications of these trends for the military profession are discussed.</em></p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/225
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 27, Iss 1 (2012)
dc.subject	junior officers
dc.subject	Stress and Change in the Military Profession Attitudes
dc.subject	occupationalism
dc.subject	Officer Students
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	Stress and Change in the Military Profession Attitudes of Officer Students at the South African Military Academy
dc.type	Article