Rate of Successful Completion of a Year of ServiceMales

1
Rate of Successful Completion of a Year of
Service-Males
Amirgraduates
Other Ethiopians
Amir graduates complete a year of service at a
higher rate than other Ethiopian soldiers.
2
Rate of Successful Completion of a Year of
Service-Females
100
100
97
94
95
90
85
85
80
75
2005
2006
Amir graduates complete a year of service at a
higher rate than other Ethiopian soldiers.
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Professional category placement-males

• Majority of Amir graduates are placed in quality
  category courses.
• Rate of admin. placement compared to other
  Ethiopians.
• Officer combat categories-rare placements.
• 40-50 of other Ethiopians are placed in combat
  units.
• 2007- partial placements to date.

4
Professional category placement-females

• Majority of Amir graduates are placed in quality
  category courses.
• Rate of admin. placement compared to other
  Ethiopians.
• Officer combat categories-rare placements.
• 40-50 of other Ethiopians are placed in combat
  units.
• 2007- partial placements to date.

5
Professional category placement - males
Amir graduates complete a year of service in the
same professional category at a higher rate than
other Ethiopian soldiers.
6
Professional category placement-females
Amir graduates complete a year of service in the
same professional category at a higher rate than
other Ethiopian soldiers.
7
Incarceration rates - males
Lower incarceration rate among Amir graduates,
decrease in 2006.
8
Incarceration rates - females
Lower incarceration rate among Amir graduates,
decrease in 2006.
9
Desertion rates-males
Lower desertion rates among Amir graduates as
opposed to other Ethiopian soldiers.
10
Desertion rates-females
Lower desertion rates among Amir graduates as
opposed to other Ethiopian soldiers.
11
AWOL Rates - Males
Lower AWOL rates among Amir graduates as opposed
to other Ethiopian soldiers.
12
AWOL Rates - Females
Lower AWOL rates among Amir graduates as opposed
to other Ethiopian soldiers.
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Updated Research Findings

• During the last 3 Amir courses participants were
  given questionnaires on self competence, self
  esteem, coping with pressure and social support.
• The questionnaires were administered at the
  beginning the end of the course.
• In all courses, a distinct improvement was seen
  on all questionnaires between the first
  measurement and the last.

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Improvement on the Dapar Test Amir 9

• The graph shows a decrease in the percentage of
  10-20 grades between the first and second
  measurement, a decrease in 30-40 grades and a
  decrease in 50-60 grades probably due to an
  increase in the percentage of grades in the 70s.
• There was also a distinct difference between
  Dapar means on the first and second measurements.
  Second measurement Dapar grades mean was higher
  than that of the first measurement (34.63 SD
  14.67 as opposed to 38.53 SD 14.41).