Research for Navy Enlisted Classifications
June 1, 1996
This study, originally suggested by the Chief of Naval Operations and sponsored by the Chief of Naval Personnel, took a look at several issues that fit broadly under two topics: are there better ways of doing business, and; can we improve our sailors' Quality of Life (QOL)? CNA's task was to do some 'out-of-the-box' thinking and come up with a variety of issues for further study, such as organizational changes, more cost-efficient approaches, and ways to improve sailors' QOL. Our mission was to probe topics that weren' t being adequately addressed because organizational responsibility was not clear-cut. This research memorandum provides a review of the issues examined and the conclusions drawn. Cleared for Open Publication by CNO ltr Ser 09N2/6U532301 of 15 Jul 1996; CNO Case No. 96-187.
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February 1, 1992
This research memorandum documents analyses of the relationship between Personnel Tempo of Operations (PERSTEMPO) and enlisted retention. CNA's ship employment history files were used to reconstruct the PERSTEMPO experience of each surface ship since the mid-1970s. This PERSTEMPO information was added to the personnel records of sailors making retention decisions while aboard surface ships in the FY 1979 through FY 1988 period. Finally, information on pay, civilian employment opportunities, and bonuses was added to each sailor's record. A statistical regression technique was used to explore the relations between PERSTEMPO and retention. A by-product of the study is updated estimates of the relationship and relative military pay, unemployment rates, and selective reenlistment bonuses.
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November 1, 1988
This research memorandum presents information on Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) inventories and assignments between 1979 and 1987, and on NEC requirements between 1984 and 1987. It also examines three ratios: the ratio of matched assignments to inventory, the ratio of inventory to requirements, and the ratio of assignments to requirements. The first ratio measures the rate of NEC utilization; the second measures the fraction of requirements that could be filled; and the third measures the fraction of requirements that are being filled. At the aggregate level, the paper discusses values of these variables and ratios in each year and changes in them over time. At the NEC level, it presents distributions of NECs across values of the variables and shifts in the distributions over time.
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September 1, 1988
This research memorandum examines one of the major constraints on skill utilization for Navy enlisted personnel: the requirements for sea/shore rotation. It presents a simple model of the relationship between the rotation policy for a skill community and the utilization rate for that skill. The model can be used to calculate the number of people needed to keep requirements filled while maintaining the prescribed rotation patterns. The model is applied both to ratings and to Navy Enlisted Classification codes (NECs).
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February 1, 1988
Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) codes identify an individual's particular skills in more detail than the Navy occupational or rating structure. This research memorandum summarizes an analysis to determine the timeliness of the NEC reports to the Enlisted Master Record(EMR). Using quarterly EMR files from June 1983 to June 1984 and from June 1986 to June 1987, analysts estimated the NEC reporting lags (i.e., time between the date the NEC is awarded and the date the NEC is posted to an individual's EMR record). The results indicate that NEC reporting lags are relatively rare. Over 90 percent of the NECs appeared on the quarterly EMR within four months of their being awarded. Looking ahead only one quarter, therefore, seems to be sufficient for achieving a relatively complete count, whether one is estimating the number of new awards or determining the total count.
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February 1, 1988
Navy enlisted specialized skill training has increased consistently throughout the 1980s. This research memorandum examines the increase in the inventory of Navy Enlisted Classifications (NECs) between 1979 and 1986. Factors that explain the increase are considered. Trends in the utilization of NECs are examined for several alternative definitions of utilization. These trends are examined at the aggregate level and for samples disaggregated by rating and experience.
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November 1, 1987
The factors that affect the material condition of a ship's Electrical Distribution System (EDS) are investigated in this research memorandum. Deficiencies discovered by the Naval Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) are used as a proxy for the material condition of the EDS. Special attention is paid to the effect of ship age, ship size, and Electrician's Mate manning.
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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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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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