Research for Type A

This research memorandum reviews the history of Industrial Preparedness Planning (IPP) as revealed in government directives, past studies, and budget documents. IPP policy development, planning methods, and organizations are summarized, and alternative planning methods proposed by other researchers are presented. The paper identifies problems that impede good planning and presents conclusions that help to explain the dilemma of IPP today. Recommendations from other studies are presented. Navy options for IPP will be presented in a future research memorandum concluding the study.

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.

The results of the Surface-Expansion TAR Retention Study is documented in this research memorandum. It investigates retention behavior of TAR and regular active-duty personnel in surface-expansion ratings in an effort to discern any significant differences between them. It also examines the background characteristics of enlisted TARs in surface-expansion ratings, summarizes their retention decisions, and models first-term TAR and regular active-duty enlisted retention behavior.