Abstract
Although membership requirements and aspects of family life for members of the reserve components of the United States armed forces differ from those of active force members, most of the previously existing empirical information about the role of spouse support in career continuance decisions of reservists has come from studies of active components' members and their spouses. The present study analyzed the survey responses of 2,427 married members of the Virginia Army National Guard and 1,540 spouses of Virginia Guard members. Data analysis suggested that the spouses of Guard members were very strongly committed to career continuance and indicated a stronger preference for longevity with the Guard than the members themselves. Multivariate procedures indicated spousal support was a consistent predictor of a member's intention to remain in the Guard even when demographic, military environment, and quality-of-life variables were controlled. Implications of these findings for future research and for family policy and procedures in the reserve components are discussed.
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