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JTF Operations Since 1983
July 1, 1994
This research memorandum summarizes recent Joint Task Force (JTF) operations. We reviewed the operations at the request of CINCLANTFLT to help the fleet determine its requirements for training Navy officers and staffs in JTF operations. The goal is to extract lessons learned that define high-leverage training topics.
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Alcohol and Drug Use in the Marine Corps in 1983, Volume I, Main Text
July 1, 1984
The prevalence of alcohol and drug use in the Marine Corps and the effectiveness of programs to combat it are assessed in this study. The analysis is based on the answers to an anonymous survey administered to 18,000 randomly chosen enlisted and officer personnel. The survey results were compared to those of similar surveys in 1980 and 1982 to discern trends. The analysis showed that, while the proportion of drinkers has remained constant, the proportion of heavy drinkers declined by a factor of two from 1980 to 1983. Drug use showed an even sharper drop: from 37 percent of all Marines in 1980 to 17 percent in 1983. These trends are attributed to the Marine Corps education and urinalysis programs.
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Alcohol and Drug Use in the Marine Corps in 1983, Volume II, Appendixes A-H
July 1, 1984
This is volume II of a two-volume report on the results of a study concerning alcohol and drug use in the Marine Corps. It contains eight appendixes presenting detailed data and analyses supporting the main text in Volume I. The questionnaire used in the survey is reproduced in appendix A; appendix B describes the survey methodology; appendix C contains tables giving the sizes of the populations and samples surveyed; appendix D addresses the accuracy of the results obtained from the survey; appendix E describes the composite measure, or index, developed for estimating the monthly consumption of alcoholic beverages; appendix F looks at the patterns of responses to the questionnaires and how consistent they were; appendix G contains tables showing the prevalence of alcohol and drug use by unit type, location, and pay grade; and appendix H shows the relationship between urinalysis test results and use of drugs at the time tested.
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