Webster E G, Booth R F
J Community Psychol. 1976 Jan;4(1):81-8. doi: 10.1002/1520-6629(197601)4:1<81::aid-jcop2290040106>3.0.co;2-z.
A comparison of the sexes in Navy Hospital Corpsman (HM) and Dental Technician (DT) rating groups showed that men and women entering these Navy paramedical specialities differed on a number of background, aptitude, and personality dimensions. The same proportion of men and women completed training in the HM group, but significantly more DT women completed training thand did DT men. The proportion of men and women who were still in the Navy one year after completion of training was the same in both rating groups. Among those who failed to complete training, the women were more likely than the men to be in the Navy one year later. These findings show that women were just as successful as men in both of these rating groups when success is defined as completion of training and remaining on active duty for a period of one year after completion of training. The results are contrary to those of earlier Navy studies which showed higher discharge rates and lower reenlistment rates for women than for men. It is suggested that the results may represent changes in values, role, and expectations for the sexes, and changes in Navy policies for women.
对海军医务兵（HM）和牙科技术员（DT）评级组中的性别进行比较后发现，进入这些海军辅助医疗专业的男性和女性在一些背景、能力和性格维度上存在差异。HM组中完成培训的男性和女性比例相同，但完成培训的DT女性比DT男性明显更多。在完成培训一年后仍留在海军的男性和女性比例在两个评级组中相同。在未完成培训的人中，女性比男性更有可能在一年后仍留在海军。这些发现表明，当成功被定义为完成培训并在完成培训后继续现役一年时，女性在这两个评级组中与男性一样成功。这些结果与早期海军研究的结果相反，早期研究表明女性的退伍率高于男性，重新入伍率低于男性。有人认为，这些结果可能代表了性别价值观、角色和期望的变化，以及海军对女性政策的变化。
