Some prison systems across the United States actively recruit veterans of the Armed Forces based on the idea that prior military experience is an asset for prison work—a presupposition that has yet to be empirically validated. We examined whether military experience is relevant in explaining variation in occupational outcomes in a statewide random sample of prison staff in Kentucky. Results from a structural equation model (confirmatory factor analysis and multivariate regression with latent constructs of job outcomes) suggest more similarities than differences between veteran and nonveteran prison staff—a finding that also applies across veterans with different military backgrounds (based on branch of service, years served, injuries sustained during service, etc.). Implications for theory and policy are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided.

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从士兵到工作人员：监狱背景下跨职业结果的退伍军人身份检查

美国各地的一些监狱系统积极招募武装部队退伍军人，因为他们认为先前的军事经验是监狱工作的资产——这一假设尚未得到实证验证。我们在肯塔基州监狱工作人员的全州随机样本中检查了军事经验是否有助于解释职业结果的变化。结构方程模型的结果（确认性因素分析和具有工作成果潜在结构的多元回归）表明，退伍军人和非退伍军人监狱工作人员之间的相似性多于差异——这一发现也适用于具有不同军事背景的退伍军人（基于服务部门，服务年限、服务期间受伤等）。