THE QUALITY WORK LIFE OF ARMY NONCOMMISSIONED CAVALRY REGIMENT 6 th SRI BAJARINDRA MILITARY CAMP IN HER MAJESTY QUEEN SRI BAJARINDRA KHONKAEN PROVINCE

Abstract

The research has the aims to study: 1) the quality of life in working of the army

noncommissioned officers in the 6 th cavalry, Queen Siphatcharin Military Camp, and 2) the

suggestions to develop the army noncommissioned officers in the 6 th cavalry, Queen

Siphatcharin Military camp. The researchers collected the data from 60 officers by

questionnaires, and analyzed the data by mean, percentage, and standard deviation

statistics. The results were as follows:

1. Most of the respondents (48.33 percent) were age between 20-30 years old, 43.33

percent were age between 31-40 years old, 6.67 percent were age over 51percent, and 1.67

percent were age between 41-50 years old. The respondents (63.33 percent) were graduated

higher secondary school, 16.67 percent were graduated higher than bachelor degree, 15.0

percent were graduated diploma, and 5.0 percent were graduated high school. The

respondents, 35.0 percent, were sergeant, 15.0 percent were sergeant major third class and

sergeant major first class, 11.67 percent were corporal, 10.0 percent were master sergeant

first class, 8.33 percent were sergeant major second class, and 5.0 percent were private first

class. The respondents, 63.33, were married, 35.0 percent were single, and 1.67 were

divorced. The respondents, 56.66 percent, have earned lower than 15,000 bath/month,

28.33 percent have earned 15,001-20,000 baht/month, 5.0 percent have earned 20,001-

25,000, 25,001-30,000 and more than 30,001 bath/month respectively

1. The overall noncommissioned officers’ quality of life in working of the 6 th Cavalry,

Queen Siphatcharin Military Camp was at high mean level that divided into 8 aspects, safety

environment and healthy, social advantage, equal compensation, working security and

sustainability, development opportunity, the balance in office and private life, social

integrity, and good governance, was at high mean level.

1. There were 2 suggestions from this study: 1) the noncommissioned officers

recommend to have special work after normal working hour to increase their income, and 2)

they recommend find more work to increase family income.