Research for Tables

This research memorandum analyzes the factors underlying the recent growth in the proportion of enlisted Marines that are married or that have dependents. A methodology is applied to break down changes in marriage and dependency rates into the part that is due to changes in the mix of characteristics and the part that is due to changes in behavior.

The Job Performance Measurement project will attempt to measure the first-term costs and performance of enlisted Marines in several occupations. The primary types of costs are those incurred to recruit, train, and pay personnel. This paper focuses on training costs. It provides a discussion on the concept of training costs and some of the types of training data available for enlisted Marines. It also presents estimates of the costs per student for courses needed for the Military Occupational Specialties studied in the project.

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.

This is volume II of a two-volume report on the results of a study concerning alcohol and drug use in the Marine Corps. It contains eight appendixes presenting detailed data and analyses supporting the main text in Volume I. The questionnaire used in the survey is reproduced in appendix A; appendix B describes the survey methodology; appendix C contains tables giving the sizes of the populations and samples surveyed; appendix D addresses the accuracy of the results obtained from the survey; appendix E describes the composite measure, or index, developed for estimating the monthly consumption of alcoholic beverages; appendix F looks at the patterns of responses to the questionnaires and how consistent they were; appendix G contains tables showing the prevalence of alcohol and drug use by unit type, location, and pay grade; and appendix H shows the relationship between urinalysis test results and use of drugs at the time tested.