FACTORS AFFECTING MOTIVATION TO WORK FOR MILIARY SERVICE OF MILITARY STUDENTS IN MILITARY STUDENT TRAINING CENTER 31 NAKHON SAWAN PROVINCE

Abstract

This study seeks to assess the motivation levels for military duty among military students at the Military Training Center, 31 Army Region, Nakhon Sawan Province. This study aims to investigate the factors that influence the motivation of military students at the Military Student Training Center, located in the 31 Military Circle of Nakhon Sawan Province, to engage in military duty.

This study employs a quantitative methodology. The study sample consists of 2,621 military students from the Military Student Training Center, 31 Military District, with a sample size of 349 individuals. Taro Yamane calculated the sample size with a 5% population margin of error and a 95% confidence level, using simple random sampling. The data collection instrument employed was a questionnaire, which underwent reliability testing yielding a value of 0.80. The study employs statistical measures such as percentages and averages. The study also utilizes standard deviation frequency values, Pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression analysis.

            The research indicated that the motivation level to enlist in the military among students at the Military Student Training Center, 31 Military District, Nakhon Sawan Province, is predominantly elevated. Mean = 4.05, Standard Deviation = 0.77 Researchers at the Military Student Training Center, 31 Military District, Nakhon Sawan Province, looked into what motivates students to join the military. They found that honor and respect (X1), life security (X2), welfare and pay (X3), and career advancement (X4) all have a statistically significant positive effect at the .05 level. The predictive equation for the variables influencing the motivation to enlist in the military among students at the Military Student Training Center (Y), expressed in both raw scores and standardized scores, is as follows:

Forecasting equation in raw score format: Y = -0.04 + 0.28(X1) + 0.12(X2) + 0.10(X3) + 0.47(X4)

The forecasting equation expressed in standard scores is Z = 0.39(Z1) + 0.23(Z2) + 0.49(Z3) + 0.60(Z4).