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S44 : QUESTIONNAIRE S44I : INFANTRY FORM

S44: Attitudes toward Branch of Service

a. To determine the general state of morale among ASF troops and how well they understand their mission.

b. To find out how much men in AAF and AGF know about the work of ASF troops.

c. The specific areas covered are:

  1. Job satisfaction
  2. Branch preference and attitudes toward all other branches
  3. Adjustment to the Army
  4. Desire for combat
  5. Attitude toward who should be drafted first
  6. Identification of branch insignia and knowledge of the work performed by various branches
  7. Longevity of the war
  8. Information test

Questionnaire

Date

Apr '43

Original Size

4,443

Location

US

Sample Description

The study includes a total sample of 4,443 white enlisted men from all forces and branches of the service taken from ASF and AGF and 4 AAF installations.

a. From this total sample there was derived a cross section sample of 1,000 white enlisted men representative of the army by force and branch of service. This sample can be separated from total samples by sorting out the “Xs" on Col. 77.

b. From the total sample - Infantrymen were selected from a separate study of Infantry only. There are 313 cases. These are labeled Card II.

Sample Method

See Planning Survey II for standard operating procedure.

Scales and Scores

a. Information Test Scores on Cols. 75 and 76, Card I, II, III, and IV

b. Gang punch to identify groups resulting from a cross tabulation of Education, Information Test score and longevity in Army in Col. 78 of Cards I, II, III, and IV

c. Personal Adjustment Scale. Col. 65 on Card III, Col. 71 Card IV

Location Details

Ft. Barrancas, FL

Ft. Pickens, FL

Camp Beale, CA

Ft. Benning, GA

Ft. Bragg, NC

Dale Mabry Field, FL

George Field, IL

Camp Gordon Johnston, FL

Camp McCoy, WI

Ft. George G. Meade, MD

Ft. Meyer, VA

Camp Van Dorn, MS

Will Rodgers Field, OK

Camp White, OR

Edgewood Arsenal, MD

Field Personnel

William Woodworth

A. Lee Coleman

Leland C. DeVinney

Eugene J. Zander

Ward H. Goodenough

Donald Griffin

Ira H. Cisin

Paul D. Guernsey

Frederick W. Swift

Reports

56 What Soldiers Think about Army Branches

57 Opinions of Enlisted Men about Who Should Be Drafted

B-39 Attitudes toward Job Assignment in the Air Corps

Nara Catalog

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/855565

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162 Questions

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How old were you on your last birthday?
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Are you:
4
In what state of the United States did you spend most of the last five years of your civilian life? E. Section:
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How did you come into the Army?
6
How long have you been in the Army? E. If you have served previously in the Army, check the length of time since you entered this last time. If you were a national guardsman, give the length of time since your outfit entered the Army.
7
Where were you living before you entered the Army?
8
How far did you go in school?
9
Are you Limited Service?
10
What branch of the Army are you in?
11.1
What other branches have you ever been in?
11.2
What other branches have you ever been in?
11.3
What other branches have you ever been in?
11.4
What other branches have you ever been in?
11.5
What other branches have you ever been in?
11.6
What other branches have you ever been in?
11.7
What other branches have you ever been in?
11.8
What other branches have you ever been in?
11.9
What other branches have you ever been in?
11.10
What other branches have you ever been in?
11.11
What other branches have you ever been in?

162 Questions

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