The Adaptation of the Recruit to Military Life during Basic Training (October 1966)

Socialization effects of the Federal German Armed Forces. Topics: Attitude to the Federal German Armed Forces, compulsory military service and serving; superiors; obedience duty; extent to which informed about military regulations, NATO and politics; assessment of the public standing of soldiers in the population; Federal German Armed Forces as place of work; future plans for the time after conclusion of compulsory military service; satisfaction with training during time in military service and leadership style in the Federal German Armed Forces; use of alcohol and number of excesses; arguments before and during the time in the Federal German Armed Forces; comradeship and friendships; conduct with complaints; disciplinary punishments received; club membership; religiousness; social origins; dogmatism scale; distance from home town and city size. Demography: marital status; age und number of siblings; religious denomination; school education; vocational training; state; regional origins.