Values Associated with Intentions of Cuban Refugees to Remain in the U.S. Army

Cuban officers and enlisted men, serving for brief periods in the U. S. Army, were administered the Survey of Interpersonal Values during, respectively, their 10th and 5th weeks in the service. Several weeks later, toward the end of their periods of obligated service, they were asked to specify whether they wished to remain in the Army. For both groups, Conformity and Benevolence were positively associated and Independence was negatively associated with desire to stay in the Army. Results have implications for the prediction of military career orientation and possibly industrial turnover.