OBJECTIVES To determine if having done the voluntary military service is related to the sexual behavior of a population of young adults. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out, which involved cadets enrolled in the Peruvian Air Force Sub Officer Academy of Peru, in 2010. For this study, civilians, as well as personnel who had performed voluntary military service, anonym...

Analysis of 591 cases of confirmed physical abuse of Air Force children was conducted to compare the rate of child abuse in this military community with rates reported for the civilian population, and to investigate 'aspects of military life which may account for differences between military and civilian rates of child abuse and differences within the military. The findings suggest that child a...

Using survey data from large national samples of military and civilian households, this analysis provides evidence on the differences in financial decision-making and outcomes between comparable civilian and military members, between members of the military Services (Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines) and between members of the Service components (Active Duty, Reserves and National Guard). I fi...

Major determinants of third world military industrialization operate at the domestic, regional, and global levels. I examine the relative importance of these by analyzing time-series cross-section data for the twelve leading third world arms producers from 1968 to 1990. Arms production depends the state’s industrial capacity and is enhanced by the state’s capacity to produce weapons for export....