Development and Effects of Adjustment in Military Program for Recruit Training Center's Instructors

Objectives The purpose of this study is to develop a Adjustment in Military Program for Recruits Training Center’s Instructors who experience difficulties in Military life and to verify its effectiveness. Methods For the development of a Adjustment in Military Program, a draft was developed after analysis of previous research, survey of needs, and consultation with experts, and then final development was conducted through conduct and evaluation of preliminary research. The developed Adjustment in Military Program was applied to 36 Recruits Training Center’s Instructors belonging to the Army Unit Recruit ㅇㅇ Training Battalion located in ㅇㅇ Metropolitan City, divided into 3 groups (experiment/comparison/control). Tests were conducted to measure variables related to Adjustment in Military in three periods of program implementation (pre/post/follow-up), and effectiveness was verified through repeated measures analysis of variance (RM ANOVA) and qualitative analysis. Self-esteem, job satisfaction, family health, and stress of military life were selected as variables for the Adjustment in Military Program. Results First, the Adjustment in Military Program for recruits was Recruits Training Center’s Instructors was properly structured. Second, the variables related to Adjustment in Military, such as self-esteem, job satisfaction, family health, and stress of military life, showed an increase in the mean difference over time in the experimental group, while there was a slight change in the comparison group, but the difference was small, and in the control group was little or no change. Conclusions According to the experimental results, it was confirmed that the Adjustment in Military Program increases the self-esteem, job satisfaction, and family health of Recruits Training Center’s Instructors and reduces the stress of military life. And it is systematically organized so that anyone can use it easily and conveniently. Therefore, we expect that it can be widely used in other divisions' education Units and other military Units.