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Assessing the Implications of Possible Changes to Women in Service Restrictions

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This report from 2012 examined how changing the policy of excluding women from ground combat service could affect the Marine Corps’ recruiting, manpower management and training processes.

Occupational Specialties (PMOSs) and assignments below the division level in the Ground Combat Element (GCE). The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) asked CNA to examine these policies in order ... /reports/2012/Assessing-the-Implications-of-Possible-Changes-to-Women-in-Service-COVERImage.jpg /centers-and-divisions/cna/rfr/marine-corps-and-defense-workforce-program Cleared for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited. Specific authority: N00014-11-D-0323. 338

Feasibility of Nuclear Power on US Military Installations

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By agreement with the study steering group, this preliminary note on the develop- ment and commercial deployment of SMRs was provided by the Department of Energy (DOE) representative. This note describes the new type of nuclear reactor regarded as most suitable for use by military installations and provides informa- tion about its development and prospects for commercial deployment. It is pre- sented here to provide the reader with a background on this new technology which is the focus of the CNA report that follows.

is the focus of the CNA report that follows. The commercialization of smaller nuclear plants that provide competitively priced electricity with reduced capital costs and that allow for smaller ... /reports/2011/D0023932.A5.pdf /reports/2011/D0023932.A5_Page_01.jpg /images/GenericReportImage.jpg Energy, Infrastructure, and Environment /centers-and-divisions/cna/rfr/energy-infrastructure-and-environment

Conscription in Afghan Army Compulsory Service

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In a widely publicized speech last year, Afghan President Hamid Karzai raised the pos- sibility of a return to conscription in the Afghan army – as a way to forge national unity and reduce costs. At present, Afghanistan has a professional, all volunteer force. This monograph evaluates the potential benefits and costs of a shift to conscription in Afghanistan. Is conscription advisable in Afghanistan, or is the current volunteer force a better option? If conscription were instituted, what forms should it take? This monograph may be of interest to anyone concerned with the development and sustainment of the Afghan army, conscription versus voluntary military recruitment in less developed societies, or nation-building and stability operations. The paper was produced by analysts in CNA’s Strategic Studies Division. Research was conducted over a five-month period from October 2010 through March 2011, including an extended trip to several sites in Kabul and southern Afghanistan. The authors wish to thank the many US, NATO, and Afghan service members who spoke with the authors and provided valuable data.

recruitment in less developed societies, or nation-building and stability operations. The paper was produced by analysts in CNA’s Strategic Studies Division. Research was conducted over a five-month period ... /centers-and-divisions/cna/rsp/countering-threats-and-challenges Cleared for public release. Distribution unlimited. 70 CRM D0024840.A2/Final Mike Markowitz Lonn Waters Hilary Zarin Brian Ellison Chris Jehn

Fitness Report System for Marine Officers

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The FitRep is an evaluation tool filled out by a Marine’s RS and RO that communicates the reporting officials’ assessments of the Marine’s performance and character to promotion boards. The cur- rent FitRep system was implemented on January 1, 1999. Like the pre- vious system, it supports promotion boards’ selection and retention of the most qualified Marines in the grades of sergeant through major general, as well as the slating of officers for command or resident school billet assignments. All features of the performance evaluation system are found in Marine Corps Order P1610.7F.

Division asked CNA to conduct a systematic review of the FitRep system for officers and to examine whether the system is accomplishing what the Marine Corps intended. This is a broad question ... /reports/2011/soldiers%20.jpg Marine Corps and Defense Workforce Program /centers-and-divisions/cna/rfr/marine-corps-and-defense-workforce-program Approved for Public Release Distribution Unlimited. Specific

Military Dimensions of US China Security Cooperation

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This paper was first presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the China Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College on 4 – 5 May 2010. It is offered as a CNA paper in advance of the publication of the conference proceedings with the permission of the conference sponsors.

Military Dimensions of US China Security Cooperation The Military Dimensions of U.S. – China Security Cooperation: Retrospective and Future Prospects This paper was first presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the China Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College on 4 – 5 May 2010. It is offered as a CNA paper in advance of the publication of the conference proceedings ... /GenericReportImage.jpg China Studies /centers-and-divisions/cna/rsp/china-studies Approved for distribution. 38 CIM D0023640.A1/Final

Deterrence and Influence Navys Role

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Deterrence is one of the primary mechanisms of war prevention, and the rise of a new breed of security challenges since the end of the Cold War requires updated deterrence strategies that combine both kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities, and are designed to influence actors at the earliest phases of the conflict spectrum. Our objective is to analyze how U.S. non-nuclear capabilities can be used to deter conventional aggression, and to examine the role of maritime power in preventing conventional conflicts.

contributions to deterrence. OPNAV N51 (Director, Strategy and Policy Division) asked CNA to identify and analyze how maritime capabilities, assets, and operations contribute to conventional deterrence ... Strategy and Policy Analysis /centers-and-divisions/cna/rsp/strategy-and-policy-analysis APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE. DISTRIBUTION UNLIMITED. 82 CRM D0019315.A4/1Rev

China in Anti Piracy in Horn of Africa

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In December 2008, the navy of the People’s Republic of China (People’s Liberation Army Navy, or PLAN) deployed a task force, made up of two guided missile destroyers and a supply ship, to participate in international anti- piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden/Horn of Africa (HoA) region. This deployment marked the first time in modern history that China's navy has engaged in an operational mission outside of its claimed territorial waters. The PLAN’s participation in international anti-piracy operations has been viewed by many in the United States and elsewhere as an indication of China’s apparent willingness to take on a larger military role on the global stage. On March 20, 2009, CNA China Studies hosted a half-day conference to discuss China’s anti-piracy activities. Bringing together U.S. officials, analysts, and active-duty military personnel, the conference examined the reasons that piracy has become a problem in the Gulf of Aden/HoA region; the drivers for China’s unprecedented naval participation in international anti-piracy efforts; the implications that this participation has for China’s navy; and the potential implications that it has for the United States. This report first outlines four major themes discussed throughout the conference. It then turns to a more detailed discussion of each of the conference’s three panels.

military role on the global stage. On March 20, 2009, CNA China Studies hosted a half-day conference to discuss China’s anti-piracy activities. Bringing together U.S. officials, analysts ... _Page_01.jpg /reports/2009/PLA%20navy.jpg China Studies /centers-and-divisions/cna/rsp/china-studies Unlimited distribution. 22 MISC D0020834.A1/Final

Accession Screening for Language Skills

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This report describes our analysis of DOD’s language screening capabilities. We discuss how the current system identifies language aptitude and provide statistics on recent performance in language training. We investigate how the services recruit people and how those people progress through testing and assignment to attendance at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. We identify several criteria that can be used to assess their performance at DLIFLC. In our analysis, we develop models for predicting enlisted performance on the Defense Language Aptitude Battery screening test. Building on previous analytical work, we expand the list of predictors to include several other background characteristics that we found to be significantly related to pe rformance on the DLAB test. We modeled the performance of both officer and enlisted students at DLIFLC. In addition to comparing the relationship of student characteristics with performance at DLIFLC, we investigated other factors, such as teaching resources, that co uld also affect outcomes, including completion rates and scores on language proficiency tests. This analysis demonstrates some of the ways that screening of candidates for DLIFLC could be improved.

Office asked CNA to investigate DOD’s capabilities to screen for language aptitude. We collected information on the current screening practices of the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. We developed ... /GenericReportImage.jpg Marine Corps and Defense Workforce Program /centers-and-divisions/cna/rfr/marine-corps-and-defense-workforce-program Approve for Public Release; Distribution Unlimited. Specific

Support to the Hurricane Katrina Response

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Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi, devastating the City of New Orleans. The Navy responded, deploying ships, aircraft, and personnel.

a reconstruction of the Navy’s response to Hurricane Katrina from the perspective of the Joint Force Maritime Component Commander-Katrina (JFMCC-Katrina) and is part of a larger CNA analysis. The role ... /reports/2006/d0013414.a4.pdf /reports/2006/d0013414.a4_Page_001.jpg /images/GenericReportImage.jpg Fleet Operations and Assessments /centers-and-divisions/cna/ow/fleet-operations-and-assessments Approved for Public Release

Renewal of Navys Riverine Capability A Preliminary Examination

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The Director of Deep Blue (OPNAV N3/5) asked the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) to help the Navy define the maritime domain in which riverine operations may take place, the potential missions and tasks appropriate for a riverine force, and the resource implications related to the Navy’s decision to establish a riverine capability. This report examines riverine history; defines the maritime domain as it applies to brown-water operations, identifies where riverine operations might occur; and identifies operational and functional tasks that might be employed by a riverine force. It also examines how well the U.S. Navy’s projected riverine capability fits across a range of military operations. We found that the U.S. Navy has a long and varied but episodic history of riverine operations, which are inherently joint and often combined. Ground and air combat units along with different types of naval units routinely work together. While riverine craft are usually the centerpiece of any riverine operation, they do not perform significant riverine missions by themselves. Riverine operations are also complex: they involve frequent close combat and the employment of combined arms.

Renewal of Navys Riverine Capability A Preliminary Examination Renewal of Navy’s Riverine Capability: A Preliminary Examination of Past, Current and Future Capabilities The Director of Deep Blue (OPNAV N3/5) asked the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) to help the Navy define the maritime domain in which riverine operations may take place, the potential missions and tasks appropriate for a riverine ... Fred Ensminger /reports/2006/CRM%20D0013241.A5.pdf /reports/2006/CRM%20D0013241.A5_Page_001.jpg /images/GenericReportImage.jpg Strategy and Policy Analysis /centers-and-divisions/cna/rsp