The attitudes and satisfaction of Thai men in Nonthaburi province towards the selection of surplus soldiers to serve in the active duty army.

Abstract

This research is a survey research. The objectives are to study the attitudes of Thai men in Nonthaburi Province towards the selection of military conscripts to join the military service and to study the satisfaction of 400 Thai men. The data collection instruments are questionnaires. The statistics used in the research are percentages, means, and Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient, which are processed using a ready-made statistical program.

The results of the research found that the sample group had attitudes towards military conscription in various issues according to the objectives as follows: 1. Life and family: The sample group had attitudes towards military conscription in issues that reduced their quality of life, such as unemployment from their previous jobs (Mean 4.43 SD 2.58). 2. Social: The sample group had attitudes towards military conscription in issues that military conscription provided jobs to those without jobs (Mean 4.19 SD 0.78). 3. Political: The sample group had attitudes towards military conscription in issues that military conscription resulted in the military having the greatest role in politics (Mean 4.23 SD 0.70). 4. Military: There should be a lot of soldiers to make the army administration fast and without obstacles (Mean 4.30 SD 0.73).  The sample group was satisfied with the military recruitment in various aspects as follows: 1. In terms of the selection process and steps, the sample group was most satisfied with the selection process and steps of the military recruitment, which was the posting of announcements or notifications of information about the steps and duration of the selection of the military recruitment (Mean 4.37 SD 0.64), followed by the order of the steps (Mean 4.34 SD 2.57). 2. In terms of service officers, the sample group was most satisfied with the service in terms of officers dressing cleanly and neatly (Mean 4.40 SD 0.72). The next was that officers had knowledge and ability to provide services, such as being able to answer questions, clarify doubts, and provide clear advice (Mean 4.36 SD 0.71). 3. In terms of facilities, the sample group was most satisfied with having symbol signs. Public relations inform service points (Mean 3.71 SD 1.00), followed by having convenient service channels (Mean 3.64 SD 1.01). The results of the hypothesis testing found that the attitudes and satisfaction of Thai men in Nonthaburi Province towards the selection of military conscripts to join the military service were statistically significant at the 0.01 level, therefore it was in accordance with the hypothesis.