@kleykamp

Scholar, teacher, sociologist studying military veterans in the DC metroplex. Find me by my last name on social media sites.

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Reminder of this webinar Thursday where I’ll be talking about the results from our recent report on the topic.
Kayla M. Williams@kwilliams1015 Jan 2024
Register now for the upcoming RAND webinar What Americans Think About Veterans—and Why It Matters: buff.ly/3RE48FC
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Neil Renic@NC_Renic10 Jan 2024
Two kinds of academic feedback:
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Kayla M. Williams@kwilliams1015 Jan 2024
Register now for the upcoming RAND webinar What Americans Think About Veterans—and Why It Matters: buff.ly/3RE48FC
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Most Americans respect vets but would not recommend enlisting militarytimes.com/veterans/2…

Most Americans respect vets but would not recommend enlisting

The new survey from RAND suggests that positive views of veterans are enough to boost military recruitment.

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My new report with Daniel Schwam & @giladwenig What Americans Think About Veterans and Military Service: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey rand.org/pubs/research_repor… via @RANDCorporation

What Americans Think About Veterans and Military Service

The U.S. public's confidence in the military is declining, but perceptions of veterans are overwhelmingly positive. Over half of Americans would discourage a young person close to them from enlisti...

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Okay anyone out there have an invite code for the other sky place?
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One block from my old house. This is so devastating. Hoping my former neighbors are okay.
NYS Div. of Homeland Security & Emergency Services
@NYSDHSES10 Jul 2023
Numerous roadways consisting of State Route 9W and Palisades Interstate Parkway are experiencing heavy flooding and washouts. The Palisades Parkway Northbound is closed from exit 14 to Long Mountain Traffic circle. 📍 Drew Road, Highland Falls, NY
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And only about 20% of officers commission from a service academy. The others from those same colleges and universities the ruling applies to.
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And note that the former military leaders who filed an Amicus brief did NOT limit their position to service academies. SCOTUS did that. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
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Congratulations @basso_owen, and to so many teammates past, present, and future on this list!
WashPost HS Sports@WashPostHS20 Jun 2023
2023 SPRING ALL-MET Baseball Player of the Year - Bryce Eldridge (@BryceEldridge2) of @JMHSAthletics See the first team, second team and honorable mention: washingtonpost.com/sports/20…
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John B. Holbein
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"Having a draft age son reduce[d] [Members of Congress] pro-conscription voting by 7-11 percentage points." journals.uchicago.edu/doi/ab…
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This QJE finds that by providing Black servicemembers a stable and well-paying army job and by opening doors to higher-paid postservice employment, the army significantly closes the Black-white earnings gap in the sample. academic.oup.com/qje/article…

Army Service in the All-Volunteer Era*

Abstract. Since the beginning of the all-volunteer era, millions of young Americans have chosen to enlist in the military. These volunteers disproportionat

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Beautifully said @kwilliams101.
Kayla M. Williams@kwilliams10128 May 2023
My op ed for Memorial Day is up in @nytopinion - nytimes.com/2023/05/28/opini…

Opinion | Who Should We Honor on Memorial Day? (Published 2023)

The commemoration is intended to remember, honor and salute the nation’s fallen service members. But not all of those we should recognize fit neatly into that definition.

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A bit of personal news—my promotion to Full Professor was approved!! Many thanks to colleagues at UMD and elsewhere for writing letters and supporting my career.
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Every time this ad hits my timeline I swear it’s the Pretty Gloncky guy.
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Jake Rohm@jakerohm22 May 2023
ST. ALBANS WINS THE DCSAA ⚾️⚾️ After coming up short in previous years, St. Albans finally gets their @DCSAASports title over Jackson Reed! #DCNNGameNight @DCNewsNow MORE: dcnewsnow.com/sports/local-s… @STA1Baseball @sta_athletics_ @WilsonVBaseball @JRTigerAthletic
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WashPost HS Sports@WashPostHS22 May 2023
With senior Owen Basso on the mound, St. Albans baseball (@STA1Baseball) completes ‘revenge tour’ with DCSAA trophy washingtonpost.com/sports/20…

St. Albans baseball completes ‘revenge tour’ with DCSAA trophy

Senior pitcher Owen Basso led the Bulldogs to a 6-1 victory over Jackson-Reed on Sunday.

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Great way to finish out your HS career @basso_owen! Love these guys and this team. I’m going to miss @STA1Baseball.
St. Albans Baseball@STA1Baseball21 May 2023
Behind @DCSAASports Championship MVP Owen Basso, your Dogs beat Jackson-Reed 6-1 to win the state title for the first time since 2016. Basso: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R (0 ER), 8 K Upchurch: 3-4, 2 RBI Desmarais: 1-4, 3B, 2 R, RBI
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YOUR ST. ALBANS BULLDOGS ARE THE 2023 @DCSAASports STATE CHAMPIONS.
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