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Table 2 Participant characteristics in comparison to ADF statistics

From: Development and psychometric evaluation of the mental readiness for military transition scale (MT-Ready)

Demographic Variables

Permanent ADF personnel*

(n = 58,197)

Study Participants

(n = 345)

Average age (M)

31

36

Gender, % (n)

  

Male

79.90 (46,500)

75.36 (260)

Female

20.08 (11,687)

24.35 (84)

Did not disclose

-

0.29 (1)

Service Type, % (n)

  

Army

48.78 (28,387)

72.17 (249)

Navy

25.70 (14,957)

12.17 (42)

Air Force

25.52 (14,853)

15.65 (54)

Rank, % (n)

  

Other Ranks

72.27 (42,059)

77.68 (268)

Officers

27.73 (16,138)

22.32 (77)

Discharge type**, % (n)

  

Voluntary

48.20 (2,733)

28.99 (100)

Involuntary***

49.47 (2805)

67.25 (232)

Retirement Age

2.33 (132)

3.77 (13)

  1. Note. *Data for Permanent ADF personnel (n = 58,197) was obtained from the Defence Annual Report 2021-22. **Data for ADF separations (n = 5670) was obtained from the Defence Annual Report 2020-21. ***Includes Medical, Administrative, Command initiated transition to reserves and Trainee separations
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