An Analysis of Delayed Entry Program (DEP) Attrition by High School Seniors
An Analysis of Delayed Entry Program (DEP) Attrition by High School Seniors

Author: Beulah I. Henderson

Publisher:

Published: 1999-03-01

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 9781423544913

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In fiscal year 1998, the Navy missed its recruiting goal by about 7, 000 people and the Army fell short by 800. The Delayed Entry Program (DEP) allows new recruits to delay their entry into active military service; and, when individuals already recruited drop out of the DEP, the manpower planning process becomes even more difficult. High school seniors account for a relatively large proportion of individuals who leave the DEP. The primary purpose of this research was to identify factors that explain why high school seniors drop out of the DEP in such large numbers. Multivariate data analysis was used on archival data files from the Defense Manpower Data Center for fiscal years 1990 through 1996 to identify factors that explain the high attrition rate of high school seniors. A data set from Commander, Navy Recruiting Command was also used to conduct multivariate analysis. Additionally, descriptive data analysis examined high school seniors who left the DEP by their race, gender, service, and other characteristics. The results show that high school seniors who are older, female, and in the lower enlistment test categories have a comparatively high probability of dropping out of the DEP. Recommendations are offered for further research in this area.

An Annotated Bibliography of Recruiting Research Conducted in the U.S. Armed Services and in Foreign Services
An Annotated Bibliography of Recruiting Research Conducted in the U.S. Armed Services and in Foreign Services

Author: Lisa M. Penney

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

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"This is an annotated bibliography of research conducted on military recruiting by the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI), the other U.S. military services, and foreign military organizations. To provide a framework for the research summaries, they are organized around a model of military recruitment showing the important factors contributing to successful recruiting. The model contains the following factors: (1) personnel selection and assessment; (2) training and development; (3) recruiting management and organization; (4) recruiter performance; (3) marketing; (6) youth supply, characteristics, and influencers; (7) propensity; (8) enlistment decisions; and (9) delayed entry programs. One hundred fifty-one reports are summarized, describing recruiting research most relevant to the current U.S. military recruiting environment. It is hoped that the review provides a comprehensive yet concise picture of the research results generated by the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and foreign service recruiting research communities."--DTIC.

Rand
Rand

Author: Rand Corporation

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13:

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Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment
Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2006-02-27

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 0309164877

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The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) faces short-term and long-term challenges in selecting and recruiting an enlisted force to meet personnel requirements associated with diverse and changing missions. The DoD has established standards for aptitudes/abilities, medical conditions, and physical fitness to be used in selecting recruits who are most likely to succeed in their jobs and complete the first term of service (generally 36 months). In 1999, the Committee on the Youth Population and Military Recruitment was established by the National Research Council (NRC) in response to a request from the DoD. One focus of the committee's work was to examine trends in the youth population relative to the needs of the military and the standards used to screen applicants to meet these needs. When the committee began its work in 1999, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force had recently experienced recruiting shortfalls. By the early 2000s, all the Services were meeting their goals; however, in the first half of calendar year 2005, both the Army and the Marine Corps experienced recruiting difficulties and, in some months, shortfalls. When recruiting goals are not being met, scientific guidance is needed to inform policy decisions regarding the advisability of lowering standards and the impact of any change on training time and cost, job performance, attrition, and the health of the force. Assessing Fitness for Military Enlistment examines the current physical, medical, and mental health standards for military enlistment in light of (1) trends in the physical condition of the youth population; (2) medical advances for treating certain conditions, as well as knowledge of the typical course of chronic conditions as young people reach adulthood; (3) the role of basic training in physical conditioning; (4) the physical demands and working conditions of various jobs in today's military services; and (5) the measures that are used by the Services to characterize an individual's physical condition. The focus is on the enlistment of 18- to 24-year-olds and their first term of service.