The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is a residential, quasi-military program for youth ages 16–18 who are experiencing difficulty in traditional high school. This report, the third in a series of four annual reports, documents the progress of program participants in 2017–2018 in support of the program’s yearly report to Congress. Data collected over the past three years indicate that participants continue to make progress in many areas.

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2017–2018

Business & Money

Cottrell, Linda

Wenger, Jennie W.

Constant, Louay

Chan, Wing Yi

Edwards, Kathryn

Job Hunting & Careers

RAND Corporation

In the fourth in a series of annual reports on the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe, RAND researchers provide information on participants who entered the residential, quasi-military program for youth ages 16-18 in 2018, as well as follow-up information on those who did the same in 2017. The authors describe analytic efforts focused in several areas, including career and technical education (CTE), as well as a pilot program for ChalleNGe mentors.

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2018–2019

Wrabel, Stephani L.

This report describes analyses, using data from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study, designed to assess the effects of sexual assault and sexual harassment on service members' decisions to separate from the military. Among other findings, this study demonstrates that more than 8,000 separations over a 28-month period (8 percent of all separations) were associated with sexual assault or harassment experiences.

Effects of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment on Separation from the U.S. Military: Findings from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study

Politics & Social Sciences

Morral, Andrew R.

Schell, Terry L.

Cefalu, Matthew

Matthews, Miriam

Sociology

Researchers sought to identify the root causes of underrepresentation for women and members of racial/ethnic minority groups in the U.S. Coast Guard; factors shaping representation at each phase of the career life cycle; and facilitators of and barriers to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Improving the Representation of Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities Among U.S. Coast Guard Active-Duty Members

Crosby, Brandon

Lim, Nelson

Schulker, David

Mariano, Louis T.

Payne, Leslie Adrienne

Keller, Kirsten M.

Hall, Kimberly Curry

Saum-Manning, Lisa

Hill, Devon

Aranibar, Clara A.

Management & Leadership

Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in the Active-Component Army: Variation in Most Serious Event Characteristics by Gender and Installation Risk

Calkins, Avery

Meadows, Sarah O.

Collins, Rebecca L.

The Psychological Health Center of Excellence commissioned RAND researchers to conduct supplemental analysis to support its response to Congress of the use of intensive outpatient programs to treat active-duty service members affected by the mental health consequences of sexual harassment and sexual assault while in the military. The goal was to better understand different program components available to these affected service members.

Considerations Around the Use of Intensive Outpatient Programs for Service Members Who Experienced Sexual Trauma in the U.S. Military

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Cherney, Samantha

Farris, Coreen

Gore, Kristie L.

Weilant, Sarah

Hummer, Justin

Mental Health

Using data from the 2016 and 2018 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members, RAND researchers produced descriptions of the circumstances surrounding soldiers' self-identified most serious sexual assault experiences. The authors provide information on which sexual assault behaviors occurred, characteristics of perpetrators, and the times and places the experiences occurred.

Sexual Assault Experiences in the Active-Component Army: Variation by Year, Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Installation Risk Level

Parenting & Relationships

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2021–2022 (Rand Research Report)

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is a residential, quasi-military program for youth ages 16 to 18 who are experiencing difficulty in traditional high school. This report covers the 2022-2023 program year and is the eighth in a series of annual reports that RAND researchers have issued over three research projects. Each report documents the progress of ChalleNGe participants during a specific program year.

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2022–2023

Bozick, Robert

Parenting

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