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Trends in C-School Skill Training
June 1, 1987
This research memorandum assesses the impact of changes in endstrength, force mix, technology, and other factors on specialized skill training load. It focuses on C-school training because that area has experienced the most growth. This work relates training to the number and types of personnel in the inventory and to manpower requirements.
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Total Force Enlistment Programs Simulation - Volume I
June 1, 1987
The structure and development of the Total Force Enlistment Program Simulation is described in this Research Memorandum. The simulation analyzes changes in inventories of enlisted active-duty and reserve personnel associated with changes in the number of active-duty accessions and their distribution among enlistment programs. The simulation is based on continuation and affiliation behavior of individuals in six enlistment programs as observed in recent years. Total accessions and their distribution among enlistment programs and ratings are inputs to the simulation. The effects of changing these inputs are simulated by comparing the future inventories associated with two different accession profiles.
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An Analysis of Marine Corps Enlisted Dependency Rates
September 1, 1986
A model for predicting Marine enlisted dependency rates by pay grade is developed in this memorandum. It estimates the effects of economic and demographic factors and provides monthly forecasts through fiscal year 1990.
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Final Report of the Enlisted Manpower, Personnel and Training Study
September 1, 1986
Summarizes the work and finding of the Enlisted Manpower, Personnel and Training study conducted by a team of analysts at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA). The study examined ways the Navy can most cost effectively attract and retain the enlisted personnel it needs when it is growing and when faced by stronger competition from the civilian sector and other services. Detailed descriptions of the analysis have been published in a series of CNA publications; this report summarizes those works and highlights the main findings relevant to the Navy's manpower needs.
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Specialized Skill Training and Personnel Retention as Factors Impacting Training Costs: Summary Report
August 1, 1986
This is a summary report of a CNO-directed study of factors that affect the costs of training Navy personnel. It focuses on the relationship between retention and specialized skill training for enlisted personnel on the expectation that increased retention could be expected to reduce training requirements and costs. Other detailed findings of the study are contained in several earlier CNA documents; this memorandum summarizes those findings, highlighting the more important patterns and trends.
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The Translation of Supervisory Ratings into Measurements of Relative Value
July 1, 1986
The goal of this study was to develop a procedure for determining the magnitude of the performance differences between different categories of enlisted personnel. The professional judgement of Marine Corps officers is used as the basis for building a scale that translates the current performance evaluation system into a measure of an individual's relative value to the service.
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Educational Quality Requirements for Marine Corps Enlisted Personnel
July 1, 1986
This report sets forth a methodology for determining the optimal educational mix of Marine Corps enlisted personnel. Assuming a goal of maximizing net benefit, high school graduates and nongraduates were evaluated in terms of both cost and performance differences. High school graduates cost more to recruit than nongraduates but have a lower attrition rate. In addition, there is abundant evidence that high school graduates perform better than nongraduates on the job. Educational requirements for new accessions were determined for several cost and relative-performance scenarios.
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The Navy Enlisted Classifications (NECs): A History
April 1, 1986
This paper provides historical information on Navy Enlisted Classifications (NECs). It details the number of different NEC titles awarded each year as well as the number of individuals who were awarded each title. It was prepared as a background paper for a study of training costs for Navy specialized skills.
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Specialized Skill Training for Enlisted Navy Personnel: A Historical Account
April 1, 1986
The specialized skill training load in A-, C-, and F-schools for Navy enlisted personnel from 1979 through 1985 is described. The training load for each of these types of schools is broken down by instructional and supernumerary time, by first-termers and careerists, and, in some case, by rating. Changes in definition, such as F-schools becoming C-schools, are documented. From 1979 through 1985, almost 70 percent of the increase in the total specialized skill training load came from the C-schools. Moreover, although the C-school training load increased over 50 percent in the period, increased efficiencies in use of time for instruction meant an even sharper increase in the instructional load.
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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Classroom and On-the-Job Training
February 1, 1986
The research reported here examines overall training effectiveness for U.S. Naval personnel; the measure of effectiveness comes from the survey responses of the supervisors of first-term enlisted Naval personnel. These supervisors were asked about the productivity of 'typical' first-term personnel who were schooled in the classroom or trained on the job for 12 Navy occupational categories. Overall, these specialties characterize a broad cross-section of Navy jobs that vary considerably in technical complexity and formal school length. Comparisons are drawn between the two training methods. Finally, the usefulness of research on training effectivenes in other areas of military manpower research is discussed.
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