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CREW CHARACTERISTICS AND SHIP CONDITION, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL EFFECTIVENESS STUDY (MPES)
December 1, 1978
The productivity of enlisted personnel aboard ships is estimated as a function of their personal characteristics. Ship readiness is measured by the material condition of shipboard equipment. Up to now, little has been known about the relative value of different kinds of personnel. The goal of this study is to improve on the assumptions underlying Navy personnel policies. Casualty reports from 91 cruisers, frigates, and destroyers are used to study how the productivity of enlisted personnel varies systematically with high school graduation, entry test scores, paygrade, experience, Navy training, race and marital status. Six occupations and three subsystems are examined separately. Equipment complexity, ship age, and overhaul frequency are accounted for. Implications are drawn for Navy policies regarding recruitment, retention, manning, rotation, and pay.
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Quality of Marines, Pre-Enlistment Screening Based on Predicted Performance
March 1, 1978
This analysis examines the mathematical relations between the performance of first-term Marines and their test scores and selected personal characteristics. The objective is to predict performance when only certain test scores and personal characteristics are known (i.e., at time of application for enlistment). A step-wise linear multiple regression process is used to identify the variables which best predict performance. Measures of performance include early attrition, desertion, early promotion, and rank achieved. A procedure for expressing the results in terms of the (new) ASVAB preenlistment test is provided, and a method for application of these results to Marine Corps enlistment screening is presented.
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A REVISED SCREEN MODEL FOR RECRUIT SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PLANNING
October 1, 1977
A table of Success Chances of REcruits Entering the Navy (SCREEN) relates a recruit's background characteristics and Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) score to his chances of completing the first year of service. Operational experience with SCREEN and further work on statistical models suggested possible ways to improve it. The revised SCREEN for recruit selection is described. Recruit input data and projections useful for recruitment planning are provided.
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CAREER PLANNING, LESSONS LEARNED FROM MARINES WITH A BREAK IN SERVICE
October 1, 1977
This analysis is based on questionnaire responses of young Marines who served one enlistment, left the Marine Corps, and then reenlisted. These Marines who experienced a break in service offer a timely and objective view of civilian life which can be useful in counseling Marines eligible for reenlistment for the first time. This report allows the career planner to present his client experience-based data from junior Marines to complement other factual reenlistment information on benefits, options, and Marine Corps policy. The young Marine not inclined to accept reenlistment advice from a career Marine (career planner or commander) may accept the reported experience of his peer who recently tried civilian life and found the Marine Corps more desirable.
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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF NAVAL PERSONNEL AND PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE
May 1, 1977

The productivity of enlisted personnel aboard ships is measured as a function of their personal characteristics. Ship readiness as measured by the material condition of shipboard equipment, depends on the size and composition of a ship's crew, the complexity of equipment, and other factors. The productivity of enlisted personnel varies systematically with high school graduation, entry test scores, paygrade, experience, Navy training, race, and marital status. The importance of particular factors varies by occupation. More complex equipment is in worse condition and requires higher quality personnel. Ship age and overhaul frequency also affect material condition. Implications are drawn for policies regarding recruitment, retention, manning, rotation, and pay.

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DEVELOPMENT OF NAVY HUMAN RELATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE
August 1, 1974
This paper presents the results of a survey on racial discrimination in the Navy. The survey was conducted in an effort to design a questionnaire to measure the racial attitudes of Naval personnel and to suggest areas which might benefit from human relations training.
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