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S107 : QUESTIONNAIRE S107E : EM FORM

S107: Military Police Study

This study was designed to cover all morale areas and some problem areas peculiar to the Military Police.

a. The areas particularly developed in the questionnaire are:

  1. Attitude toward Military Police
  2. Prestige of Military Police
  3. Assignment to Military Police
  4. Job Satisfaction
  5. Military Police Training
  6. Ratings and Promotions
  7. Leadership

b. To compare the Military Police with other branches of the service on the morale items and to obtain data as to possible factors which could be Improved.

Questionnaire

Date

Mar '44

Original Size

4,043

Location

US

Alternate Title

Attitudes of MP officers and EM

Sample Description

There are three samples:

a. Total Sample includes 4043 white enlisted men from 11 AGF and ASF installations. These men come from every type of MP outfit, such as: MP Bn, ESC Gd Cos, SCU, Div. Platoons and Training Centers

b. Cross section sample (which is identified by an X punch in Col. 27) of 3249 white enlisted men selected from the total sample represents the MP outfits in their proper proportion to MP universe.

c. Officer sample of 426 white officers from 9 camps assigned to MP Bn, ESC Gd Cos, SCU, Div. platoons and training centers

Sample Method

See Planning Survey II for standard operating procedure.

Scales and Scores

a. Enlisted Men

  1. Attitudes towards officers
  2. Job satisfaction (Qs 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 73)
  3. Attitudes on Promotions (Qs 76, 77, 78)
  4. Attitudes toward Military Police (Qs 68 and 111)
  5. Pride in outfit (Qs 43, 44, 45, 72)
  6. Personal Adjustment (Qs 28, 41, 42)
  7. Type of MP outfit – a gang punch

b. Officers

  1. Personal adjustment (Qs 42, 43, 44, 48)
  2. Attitude toward enlisted men (Qs 70, 71, 72 90, 91, 92)
  3. Company morale (Qs 49, 50, 51)
  4. Job satisfaction (Qs 31, 32, 34)
  5. Attitude toward Military Police (Qs 35, 73, 76, 94)

Location Details

Camp Adair, OR

Camp Butner, NC

Camp Campbell, KY

Camp Polk, LA

Camp Shelby, MS

Ft. Benning, GA

Ft. Custer, MI

Ft. George G. Meade, MD

Ft. Jackson, SC

Ft. Leonard Wood, MO

Ft. Lewis, WA

Ft. Meyer, VA

NYC Area, NY

Field Personnel

William B. Armstrong, Jr.

Donald Griffin

Wayne F. Daughtery

Edward Suchman

Eugene J. Zander

Joseph A. Coffey

Paul Wallin

Study Analysts

Edward Suchman

Reports

B-109 Job Turnover and Morale

WST #7 Job Turnover and Morale

C-34 A Study on Morale in the Corps of Military Police

WST #5 A Checklist of Company Leadership Practices

WST #6 Some Morale Problems of ASF Troops

WST #9 The Line Officer and the MP's

Nara Catalog

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7062700

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117 Questions

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1
What is your rank or grade?
No answer
2% (64)
Private or Private First Class
74% (2,982)
Corporal or Technician 5th Grade
12% (484)
Sergeant (any grade) or Technician 3rd or 4th Grade
12% (495)
2
How old were you on your last birthday?
No answer
1% (24)
19 years or younger
8% (329)
20 years
8% (315)
21 to 24 years
27% (1,080)
25 to 27 years
17% (689)
28 to 29 years
10% (389)
30 to 34 years
18% (708)
35 to 37 years
8% (327)
38 years or older
4% (164)
3
How far did you go in school?
No answer
1% (43)
Less than 6th grade
3% (127)
Finished 6th grade
3% (128)
Finished 7th grade
6% (229)
Finished 8th grade
14% (580)
Some high school but did not finish
29% (1,182)
Graduated from high school
28% (1,147)
Some college but did not finish
11% (448)
Graduated from college
4% (141)
4
Are you:
No answer
1% (33)
Single
53% (2,140)
Married
43% (1,725)
Divorced or separated
3% (119)
Widowed
0% (8)
5
Did you ask for Military Police duty?
No answer
1% (43)
Yes
14% (582)
No
84% (3,400)
6
Did you have any civilian experience or training which fitted you for Military Police work?
No answer
1% (45)
Yes
13% (536)
No
86% (3,444)
7
If you had to make a choice, which one of these branches of the Army would you like to be in?
No answer
3% (112)
Engineers
3% (140)
Field Artillery
3% (109)
Quartermaster Corps
9% (367)
Infantry
3% (135)
Medical Department
2% (78)
Armored Command
2% (63)
Signal Corps
2% (100)
Coast Artillery and Anti-aircraft
5% (186)
Air Corps
25% (1,015)
Transportation Corps
7% (263)
Ordnance Department
9% (344)
Chemical Warfare Service
1% (25)
Military Police
27% (1,088)
8B
If you checked more than one of the reasons in the list, which one is the most important of all the reasons you checked? E. I would like to be in that branch:
No answer
12% (480)
Because it would give me a chance to get into combat
6% (227)
Because it gets the best training
3% (126)
Because I think the work in it would not be too tough
3% (112)
Because it is given a lot of credit by the general public
2% (70)
Because it would give me a better chance to stay in the USA
2% (65)
Because it gets the best of everything
2% (71)
Because it is an important branch in winning the war
13% (535)
Because I would get a chance to do the kind of work I can do best
36% (1,447)
Because the men in it are the best and toughest soldiers
1% (56)
Because it would give me training for a better job after the war
20% (819)
Because it has a low casualty rate
0% (17)
9
If you had to make a choice, which one of these branches would you try hardest to stay out of?
No answer
6% (261)
Engineers
9% (376)
Field Artillery
1% (29)
Quartermaster Corps
2% (99)
Infantry
38% (1,512)
Medical Department
15% (587)
Armored Command
2% (67)
Signal Corps
1% (25)
Coast Artillery and Anti-aircraft
1% (31)
Air Corps
2% (74)
Transportation Corps
0% (19)
Ordnance Department
1% (27)
Chemical Warfare Service
5% (201)
Military Police
18% (717)
10B
If you checked more than one of the reasons in the list, which one is the most important of all the reasons you checked? E. I would try to stay out of that branch:
No answer
10% (384)
Because it would not give me a chance to do the kind of work I can do best
27% (1,099)
Because it does not get the best training
1% (57)
Because it sees too much combat
1% (45)
Because it would not give me training for a better job after the war
10% (422)
Because it is not given much credit by the general public
2% (74)
Because it is unimportant in winning the war
1% (27)
Because it works its men too hard
4% (157)
Because it does not offer much of a chance to get a rating
2% (62)
Because I don't think I am physically qualified for it
30% (1,215)
Because it doesn't offer much chance to get into combat
3% (121)
Because its casualty rate is too high
1% (39)
Because the men in it are not real soldiers
3% (120)
Some other reason
5% (203)
11
In your opinion, how important is the job of the Corps of Military Police in winning the war?
No answer
3% (101)
It has the most important job
10% (395)
It has one of the more important jobs
52% (2,091)
It has one of the less important jobs
15% (588)
It has the least important job
6% (226)
Undecided
16% (624)
12
What type of Military Police unit are you in?
No answer
0% (1)
Service unit, Military Police detachment
29% (1,148)
Divisional Military Police platoon
9% (348)
Military Police battalion
28% (1,146)
Military Police escort guard company
27% (1,097)
Rtc
7% (285)
13
How long have you been in your present unit (company, detachment, unit?)
No answer
2% (70)
3 months or less
19% (756)
Over 3 months up to 6 months
17% (695)
Over 6 months up to 1 year
23% (915)
Over 1 year
39% (1,589)
14
How long have you been in the Corps of Military Police?
No answer
3% (105)
3 months or less
7% (293)
Over 3 months up to 6 months
16% (650)
Over 6 months up to 1 year
23% (940)
Over 1 year up to 2 years
42% (1,692)
Over 2 years
9% (345)
15
How long have you been in the Army? E. If you have served previously in the Army, check the length of the time since you entered this last time. If you were a national guardsman, give the length of time since your outfit entered the Army.
No answer
1% (43)
3 months or less
1% (57)
Over 3 months up to 6 months
7% (301)
Over 6 months up to 1 year
17% (683)
Over 1 year up to 2 years
50% (2,030)
Over 2 years up to 3 years
12% (464)
Over 3 years
11% (447)
16
How did you come into the Army?
No answer
2% (63)
I was drafted, before Pearl Harbor
8% (308)
I was drafted, after Pearl Harbor
74% (2,985)
I volunteered, before Pearl Harbor
7% (286)
I volunteered, after Pearl Harbor
8% (319)
I came in through the National Guard
2% (64)
17
Has the Army at any time classified you as a Limited Service man?
No answer
1% (49)
Yes, I was classified as Limited Service by the Army
45% (1,823)
No, I was never classified as Limited Service by the Army
40% (1,592)
I don't know whether the Army has ever classified me as Limited Service or not
14% (561)
18
Which of the following jobs or duties have you done in the last six months (training, stockade guard, traffic control, town patrol, prison chaser, prisoner convoy, clerk, train guard, jeep patrol, motor pool, guard duty)?
No code or no data
0% (11)
One job
23% (920)
Two jobs
15% (598)
Three jobs
16% (650)
Four jobs
16% (643)
Five jobs
12% (485)
Six jobs
8% (319)
Seven jobs
5% (197)
Eight or more jobs
4% (161)
No answer
1% (41)
19
What is your main Army job or duty?
No answer
2% (91)
Training
24% (975)
Stockade guard
5% (204)
Traffic control
5% (187)
Town patrol
8% (327)
Prison chaser
4% (155)
Prisoner convoy
1% (39)
Clerk
5% (203)
Train guard
2% (62)
Jeep patrol
1% (34)
Motor pool
4% (149)
Guard duty
15% (609)
Apprehension
0% (11)
Investigation
1% (26)
Cooks, mess sergeants, general service jobs: armorer, etc.
5% (189)
Supply
1% (44)
Demonstration and/or teaching
1% (46)
Training and guard duty
2% (61)
Guard duty and prison chaser
2% (70)
Stockade guard and prison chaser
3% (113)
Prison chaser, stockade guard and guard duty
1% (25)
All other combinations
9% (357)
Other (not combination)
1% (48)
20
How long have you had this job?
No answer
2% (77)
3 months or less
20% (817)
Over 3 months up to 6 months
20% (799)
Over 6 months up to one year
29% (1,148)
Over 1 year
29% (1,184)

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