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Expanding the Recruiting Market: Noncognitive Testing
September 15, 2010

The relationship between education credentials and first-term attrition rates in the military is well established. Enlistees who lack a traditional high school diploma have first-term attrition rates that are 40 to 50 percent higher than those of high school diploma graduates. This research explores the relationships between AIM scores, other personal characteristics, and military performance.
 

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Emerging Issues In USMC Recruiting: An Examination of the NROTC and its Ability to Produce More Black Marines
November 1, 2006
The Marine Corps strives to maintain a diverse officer corps. Recently, however, the number of black officers it accesses has fallen dramatically. We evaluate the Marine Corps' ability to increase the number of black officers accessed through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Course (NROTC), which is viewed as a source of high-quality officers who have good potential for future advancement in the Marine Corps. Among other measures, we recommend that the Marine Corps better promote NROTC and increase its own visibility within NROTC, consider additional scholarships that consider economic hardship, and evaluate NROTC unit and affiliate placement.
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Navy Specialty Physician Study: Historical Overview, Retention Analysis, and Synopsis of Current Civilian-Sector Practices
January 1, 2002
CNA performed the Navy Specilaty Physician Study at the request of the Navy Surgeon General. The objective of the study was to further explore retention of Navy physicians, by identifying and tracking critical indicators of Navy physician retention, to provide BUMED information for improving personnel policy business practices. Years of practice in specialty, percent board certified, number of residents and fellows, and demographics are some of the critical indicators we tracked by specialty. In recognition of the typical career path of Navy physicians, our retention analysis considered matriculation and attrition rates. We found that the matriculation rate of newly trained specialists has improved since FY 1987. We believe this is a result of the April 1988 active duty GME obligation policy change. To provide policy-makers some context and comparison for our findings, we explored some of the physician recruitment and retention strategies being used in the civilian sector. This information will help policy-makers better understand the Navy's competitive position when it competes for physicians.
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