Effecting Factors toward Admission Decision to Be Army Non-Commissioned Officer School Students, Class 28, Academic Year 2024

Abstract

     The purposes of this study were to: 1. study the decision to take the entrance exam for the Non-Commissioned Officer School; 2. study the factors related to the decision to take the entrance exam for the 28th Army Non-Commissioned Officer School in the academic year 2024 and 3. compare the relationship between demographic factors such as place of residence, family economic status (monthly income), and personal monthly income before taking the entrance exam, and the decision to take the entrance exam. This quantitative study employed questionnaires as the research instrument.  The population comprised 327 participants from the 28th class of the Army Non-Commissioned Officer School in the 2024 academic year, under the 3rd Student Battalion, 2nd and 4th Student Companies. Data were collected from all participants, including both current military officers and civilians from across the country.

     The findings showed that: 1. the attitude factors were related to the decision to take the entrance exam for the 28th Army Non-Commissioned Officer School, Academic Year 2024; 2. the factors, including attitudes, needs, and expectations, highly and positively correlated with the decision to take the entrance exam with statistical significance at 0.05 and 3. there was no statistically significant difference at the 0.05 level in the decision to take the entrance exam among individuals with different demographic factors, such as place of residence, family economic status (monthly income), personal monthly income, and personal conditions before taking the exam.