Research for Training Facilities

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Alternatives to Vieques
August 1, 2000

Military activity on the island of Vieques has recently become a contentious political issue, putting its future as a naval training facility in doubt. To prepare for the possibility that pre-deployment training will have to be conducted elsewhere in the future, the Secretary of the Navy tasked CNA to examine alternatives to Vieques that that could be made available within approximately five years. The analytical approach is basically a three-step process: 1) analyze the training operations that are endangered by the potential loss of Vieques to determine what range attributes would be required to conduct those operations elsewhere; 2) survey existing and potential ranges to determine what range attributes could be made available (this step includes a survey of alternative training technologies, e.g. simulation, to determine what role they can play; and 3) compare the required range attributes from step one with the available range attributes from step two to identify the most promising Viequea alternatives. The specific methodologies for conducting these steps are also described.

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A Role for Community Colleges in Navy Training
March 1, 1998
This study looks at the potential of outsourcing courses for active duty sailors to community colleges using their facilities and significant parts of their curricula. This project investigated the potential for outsourcing three courses, focusing the analysis on two community colleges and two other types of training institutions. The analysis addressed if it is possible or even necessary, to move Navy training equipment to a community college site and how transferable the subject matter is. The analysis also examines the cost-effectiveness of outsourcing the training. The analysis shows that community colleges have distinct advantages that enable them to provide training that is similar to the Navy but at a lower cost. The findings indicate significant overlap with current community college curricula and that the colleges were willing and eager to modify current programs to accommodate the Navy's training requirements.
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