Impact of Military Downsizing on the Life Course in Russia

这是一项关于俄罗斯军队缩减规模的研究，是一个更大的比较项目的一部分，该项目旨在调查美国和俄罗斯减少军事人力的社会后果。将对俄罗斯陆军的1800名军官（其中1200人将因缩编而离开军队）及其大约1440名配偶进行面谈问卷调查。俄罗斯军官样本将从正在关闭的基地和仍在开放的基地及其周围的军事人口中随机抽取。面试的主题包括以前的工作经历，再就业计划，经历的经济困难，以及裁员的潜在后果，如抑郁，酗酒问题和家庭冲突。配偶调查将询问配偶自己对过渡的反应，以及士兵如何应对这一过程。本研究利用了一个历史性的机会来研究那些生计和社区地位因失去军事就业而受到威胁的士兵及其配偶的生命历程所受到的影响。研究结果不仅将为社会和行为科学的几个分支做出贡献，而且所获得的知识将对俄罗斯和美国政府有所帮助，因为它们正试图通过合作减少军事机构的规模，创造一个更安全、更和平的世界。

This is a study of downsizing in the Russian military, part of a larger comparative project to survey the social consequences of reduction in military manpower in both the United States and Russia. An interview questionnaire will be administered to 1,800 officers in the Russian Army, 1,200 of whom are about to be separated from military service due to downsizing, and to their approximately 1,440 spouses. The Russian officer sample will be drawn randomly from military populations at and around bases that are closing and bases that are remaining open. Topics to be covered in the interview include prior work history, reemployment plans, financial hardships experienced, and such potential consequences of downsizing as depression, drinking problems, and family conflict. The spouse survey will ask questions both about the spouse's own reactions to the transition and about how the solider is coping with the process. %%% This study takes advantage of an historic opportunity to study disruption in the life course of soldiers and their spouses whose livelihood and community status are threatened by loss of military employment. Not only will the results contribute to several branches of the social and behavioral sciences, but the knowledge gained will be helpful to the governments of Russia and the United States as they attempt in partnership with each other to reduce the size of their military establishments and create a safer and more peaceful world.