Factors Effecting Decision to Choose to Enter Service in the Infantry of Army Non-Commissioned Officer School Students, Class 28, Academic Year 2024

Abstract

     The purposes of this study were: 1. to study the decision-making in selecting the infantry branch among the 28th Class Army Non-Commissioned Officer Students (NCOs) for the academic year 2024, and 2. to examine the factors related to the decision-making in selecting the infantry branch among the 28th Class Army NCOs. This quantitative research employed a questionnaire as the research instrument. The research population consisted of 2,201 28th Class Army NCOs for the academic year 2024, with a sample size of 338 participants. The statistical methods used for data analysis included frequency, percentage, standard deviation, t-test, F-test, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

     The results of the study revealed that: 1. the overall decision-making in selecting the infantry branch among the 28th Class Army Non-Commissioned Officer Students (NCOs) for the academic year 2024 was at the highest level, and 2. regarding the factors related to the decision-making in selecting the infantry branch, the study found that personal factors namely, the age range of the NCOs and their family’s monthly income, were significantly related to their decision-making at the .05 level of statistical significance. In terms of motivational factors, including physiological needs, security needs, social needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs, all were positively correlated with the conceptual factors influencing the decision-making in selecting the infantry branch among the 28th Class Army NCOs, with statistical significance at the .05 level.