Determinants of entry decision to military high schools : a case study of recruitment policies

Abstract

Towards 21st century, recruitment and selection have become one of the most important topics in Human Resource Management literature. For that matter, the recruitment of officers in the year 2003 and beyond constitutes one of the main challenges for the Turkish Army (TUAR) as well. Since military high schools are army’s main sources of officers, they have become the main focus of this study. In this study, it is aimed to figure out the likely factors that might have an effect on individuals' minds when deciding on entering a Military High School.