Veterans Transition and Defense Conversion Project: Summary Report of the Strategic Reinvestment to Strengthen Youth Study
Published Date: February 1, 1994
As our nation's military continues to draw down and reshape itself, two important resources can be strategically reinvested to strengthen youth: (1) military personnel either serving or making the transition to civilian life; and (2) military facilities, including those undergoing closure or 'realignment' (shifting functions or duties). The Center for Naval Analyses has examined these ideas within its Veterans Transition and Defense Conversion Project over the past ten months. This research memorandum builds on the findings of Phase I of the study, and presents our analysis of the concept of 'Strategic Reinvestment to Strengthen Youth.' Whereas the main objective of Phase I (November 1992 through January 1993) was to develop a conceptual view between the youth services and defense communities, the goal of Phase II (February through September 1993) was to develop the framework for an assessment process designed to connect such military resources to youth within communities.
