Research for DEPTEMPO

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Marine Corps Deployment Tempo and Retention in FY '05
March 1, 2006

Despite high deployment tempo in FY05, the Marine Corps successfully met its FY05 enlisted reenlistment goals and the retention rate for officers was even higher than predicted. But as the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) continues, there is concern as to how increasing deployment time (DEPTEMPO) will affect Marines’ continuation in the Corps. This study statistically analyzes this issue.

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Using DEPTEMPO Data to Understand the Marine Corps' Deployment Picture
December 1, 2004
This annotated briefing describes our work for the Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) on the DEPTEMPO section of the Manpower and Reserve Affairs website. The CMC asked CNA to analyze the information currently on the website and to suggest what might be added. Part of the task was to recommend how the information could be displayed to clearly show stress on Marines from current and past deployments, to help determine which squadrons and battalions might be deployed in the future, and to better understand the Marine Corps’ overall deployment picture.
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