A Study on the Selection of Residential Behavior by Clustered Types of Military Personnels

In order to study the difference in the choice of residential behavior of soldiers who have to move involuntarily, this study classified the residential environment of soldiers into four types and derived directions for improvement of military housing policy. In a survey on the housing status of 6,000 professional soldiers working across the whole country was conducted and analyzed. Based on the four factors of housing satisfaction (residential level, housing cost, accessibility, and community), the difference in residential behavior was analyzed by dividing it into four cluster types: soldiers living in good facilities in urban areas, soldiers living in urban areas, soldiers living in urban areas, urban and rural complex, and soldiers living in remoted areas. First, in order to identify the difference in the choice of residential behavior of involuntary residential movement considering the characteristics of the residential environment, four types of factors influencing residential satisfaction were analyzed as variables. (Soldiers living in good facilities in urban areas, soldiers living in old facilities in urban areas, soldiers living in remote areas, and soldiers living in urban and rural complex) Second, there are significant differences in the current preferred military housing policy depending on the type of residential environment. Third, the policy needs for the future military housing policy were ① provided to military officials after purchasing private apartments, ② building military apartments in areas with convenient living conditions, ③ private lease funds loans (mixed residences with civilians), ④ providing housing allowances reflecting local real estate prices, and ⑤ building military apartments near the unit. The main opinion was that using private residential infrastructure, such as purchasing agencies, military lease loans, and self-funding, was more necessary for future housing policies. Soldiers and military families are objects of compulsory and involuntary residential movements by the state, and policy considerations must be given sufficient at the national level.