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Final Report: Street-to-Fleet Study, Volume II: Street-to-Fleet for Commissioned Officers
February 1, 2001
CRM DOO03033.Al Documents the Marine Corps Commissioned Officer Accession Career (MCCOAC) file, an events-based file that combines information from several data sources to describe the street-to-fleet process. Explains the method of compilation, and presents some initial analyses. Contains an Appendix describing the MCCOAC file format.
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Development of the Squad: Historical Analysis
October 1, 2000
This research memorandum is a product of the USMC Ground Combat Study, which analyzes the size and organization of small infantry units. Our goal is to use this analysis of historical changes in squad size and organization to provide the Marine Corps with an assessment of the future relevance of these units. This report explores the factors behind the emergence of squads, and how and why they have changed in size and organization with time. We believe that understanding the drivers of these changes will allow us to analyze, with some confidence, the kind of impact the complex future warfighting environments that the Marine Corps may face are bound to have on its current 13-man squad. The methodology used in this report is both historical, in that it looks back into the past; and extrapolative, in that it looks forward briefly into the future as well.
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Tricare and Mental Health: Providing the Benefit
September 1, 2000
Navy medicine has identified mental health as one of the major product areas in which it wants to develop a business strategy that supports the effective and efficient provision of these services to the military health system's beneficiaries. To develop this strategy, the Navy Bureau of Medicine has established a mental health product line executive panel. It's members include both medical and non-medical Navy and Marine Corps personnel, reflecting the Navy's diverse mental/behavioral health resources. Among the many tasks facing the panel is establishing a comprehensive baseline understanding of mental/behavioral health care services as they currently exist in the Navy and Marine Corps communities. Our purpose in this document is to provide an overview of the regional TRICARE mental health care delivery systems and to identify issues requiring further investigation, thought, and analysis during the course of the executive panel's proceedings. This annotated briefing represents the first in a series of research documents that we will be preparing for the working group during the next several months.
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MC 2M/ATE MOS Study: Final Report
September 1, 1999
This briefing summarizes the findings and conclusions resulting from the CNA Marine Corps Microminiature/Automatic Test Equipment Military Occupational Specialty Code (2M/ATE MOS) study. The purpose of the study was to analyze a number of alternative Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) repair strategies for MC ground systems. The alternatives considered ranged from evacuating all CCA functions to repairing them all. We also considered varying the repairer workforce composition and repair location. We found that the current repair practices, assuming that the MC assigns the number of repairer man-years we estimate are needed, saves about $75 million a year over what it would cost of evacuate and replenish failed CCAs. More money could be saved if all CCAs were repaired at a central location (Electronic Maintenance Companies). The report also finds that 2M workload does not appear to warrant a primary MOS.
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MCRD Attrition and Comparisons with the Navy
July 1, 1999
This briefing examines bootcamp attrition in the Navy and the Marine Corps, comparing recent attrition rates, historical rates, and FY99 predictions. Recent bootcamp attrition in the Navy has been considerably higher than in the past; however, Marine Corps bootcamp attrition is well within the historical averages for both males and females. The briefing also examines Marine Corps bootcamp attrition for regulars and reserves, looking at the two Marine Corps Recruit Depots (MCRDs) in San Diego and Paris Island.
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FCC Baseline Subsidy Analysis
January 1, 1999
The DON is seeking to maximize the availability of child-care spaces within the available funding by adjusting the subsidies paid for different types of childcare. Military childcare is provided either in Child Development Centers (CDCs) or through the Family Child Care (FCC) program in private homes or bases. PDASN(M&RA) asked CNA to take a quick look at the subsidy program. The purpose of the study is to establish a baseline for FCC use and cost in the DON, with particular attention to initiatives to subsidize FCC. Recommendations include improving routine data collection and reporting, instituting regular parent and provider surveys, giving subsidies only to 0-3 year olds, and setting subsidies in line with local markets. In addition, we considered what an evaluation plan to monitor the effectiveness of FCC subsidies should include. Part of the report includes a suggestion for a follow-on study that would implement the evaluation plan. DTIC AD-B242825
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The Role of Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations in Humanitarian Assistance Operations
April 1, 1996
The Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) conducted a study to identify and analyze alternative ways the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) might consider to improve its ability to conduct Humanitarian Assistance Operations (HAOs). To achieve this objective, we (1) examined how the military has conducted HAOs in the past; (2) identified alternative ways the military can conduct these operations; and (3) assessed the relative costs of these alternatives in terms of changes in organization, education and training, doctrine and documentation, and equipment and supplies. The study was co-sponsored by the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) and I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF). This briefing discusses the role of Civilian Affairs (CA) and Psychological Operations (PSYOP) in HAOs, focusing on what this role means in terms of actual requirements. The briefing presents an overview of general U.S. CA and PSYOP capabilities. It discusses USMC CA and PSYOP capabilities and what these capabilities mean for the ability of the Marine Corps to conduct operations. It also suggests ways to integrate the capabilities of the other services with Marine Corps units to more effectively conduct operations.
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Logistics and Engineering Requirements for Humanitarian Assistance Operations
April 1, 1996

This paper presents results from a study conducted by the Center for Naval Analyses that identifies and analyzes alternative ways the Marine Corps might consider to improve its ability to conduct Humanitarian Assistance Operations (HAOs). To achieve this objective we are: (1) examining requirements needed to conduct HAOs; (2) identifying potential changes in the Marine's conduct of HAOs to meet the requirements; and (3) assessing the cost of changes in terms of organization, training and education, doctrine, and equipment and supplies. This paper is one of a series that documents military requirements and alternatives for HAOs. It specifically addresses logistics and engineering-related requirements and alternatives.

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Summary of Requirements for Humanitarian Assistance Operations
April 1, 1996
In this paper we summarize the results of a study conducted by the Center for Naval Analyses that identifies and analyzes how the Marine Corps might improve its ability to conduct Humanitarian Assistance Operations (HAOs). To achieve this objective, we (1) examined how the military has conducted HAOs in the past; (2) identified alternative ways the military can conduct these operations; and (3) assessed the relative costs of these alternatives in terms of changes in organization, training and education, doctrine and documentation, and equipment and supplies. This study is co-sponsored by the Marine Corps Combat Development Command and I Marine Expeditionary Force. We developed this summary from earlier analyses which present detailed discussions of HAO requirements and alternatives in the areas of planning, training, civil affairs and psychological operations, legal affairs, and logistics and engineering. This summary presents key results from these analyses, and integrates them into a greater whole.
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Improving Marine Coordination with Relief Organizations in Humanitarian Operations
April 1, 1996
The purpose of military Humanitarian Assistance Operations (HAO) is to relieve the suffering of populations affected by a natural or man-made disaster. But the military rarely provides relief on its own throughout an operation. Civilian humanitarian relief organizations are often on the ground when the military deploys to an area, or they follow soon after. These relief organizations, many with significant resources and experienced staffs, specialize in providing relief. Whoever is in charge of an operation as a whole, the military and relief organizations usually develop the same relationship. The relief organizations provide the actual relief and the military supports their efforts by providing assets and conducting operations. This relationship make perfect sense, given the expertise of the relief workers and the resources of the military. To support these relief organizations, the military must coordinate its efforts with them. Past operations and exercises, however, have shown that military coordination with relief organizations has been vital, but difficult. This paper covers two types of HAOs -- those in response to a natural disaster and those that are a result of civil strife. The latter types of HAOs, which often cause, exacerbate, or do not allow the mitigation of starvation -- are called complex humanitarian emergencies.
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