| Integration of Lethal and Nonlethal Fires: The Future of the Joint Fires Cell |
May-2009 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Dewey A Granger; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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 | Leaders must seek to employ elements of fires, lethal and nonlethal, proportional to mission and informed through the variables contained within the operating environment. FM 3-0 went even further by tasking the Fires Cell with integrating and synchronizing the effects of lethal and nonlethal fires with the effects of other warfighting functions. This monograph extrapolates a definition of nonlethal fires and uses the essentials from FM 3-0, integration and synchronization ... |
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| The Empty Bench: Future Leaders of the Army National Guard |
23-Mar-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
William A Hall; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Post September 11, 2001, the United States began the largest mobilization of National Guard Soldiers since World War II. The Army drawdown of the early 1990s and corresponding reduction in commissioning of lieutenants set the stage for 65% manning of the mid-grade officer ranks within National Guard formations. The transformation from a legacy heavy formation to a lighter modular force, a growth in MTOE field grade officer requirements, and attrition ... |
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| Blinded by Doctrine: Lessons Learned from the Luftwaffe |
19-Mar-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Brian D Spino; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper will conduct an analysis of the failure of the Luftwaffe during World War II (1939-1945) and identify lessons learned for the United States Air Force. The analysis will address lack of vision and institutional inflexibility in crafting air power doctrine, as well as explore the ensuing systemic mismatch of doctrine and strategy that characterized the performance of the Luftwaffe in World War II. The primary factor in the ... |
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| An Investigation of Knowledge Transfer and Retention in a Government Procurement Office |
Mar-2009 |
137 pages |
| Authors:
Garland T Mobley; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| There is no measure for the loss of corporate memory. Organizations build a reservoir of knowledge in its employees, and this knowledge becomes a critical ingredient in an organization's ability to carry out its mission. Knowledgeable people are extremely valuable, and once they leave, their organizational knowledge leaves with them. This study introduces specific knowledge attributes that significantly impact tacit and explicit knowledge transfer and retention. The loss of corporate ... |
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| Study of Enlistment Test Scores and Other Attrition Factors from the Navy's Delayed Entry Program |
Mar-2009 |
137 pages |
| Authors:
Darren H Greenamyer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study focuses on the effects of the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) percentile score and age on Navy Delayed Entry Program (DEP) attrition. The data used in the study were collected from fiscal years 1999 through 2008 and were provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). Men and women were analyzed separately because of historic differences in attrition by gender and sample size. Regression analysis was conducted using ... |
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| Forecasting Marine Corps Enlisted Attrition Through Parametric Modeling |
Mar-2009 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremy T Hall; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Marine Corps, as with any organization with a large workforce, must accurately monitor and more importantly predict the transition rates among personnel entering and exiting the enlisted and officer ranks. This emphasis is even more appropriate given that the Marine Corps has been authorized to increase the current authorized end strength by 13,000 personnel from Fiscal Year 2008 to Fiscal Year 2010. The purpose of this thesis is to ... |
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| An Institution in Crisis: The Army Reserve Officer Corps |
16-Feb-2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Ernest Erlandson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The officer shortage in the United States Army Reserve has reached critical levels and the overall impact threatens the long-term health of the organization. Insufficient recruiting, low accessions, and increased officer attrition driven by a multitude of internal and external factors have all contributed to these shortages. Significantly, the shortage of junior and mid-grade officers can derail current efforts to transform the US Army Reserve (USAR) from its traditional role ... |
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| Drill Sergeant Candidate Transformation |
Feb-2009 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn Cobb; Stephanie T Muraca; David Sluss; Raina Rutti; Robert Ployhart; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT BENNING GA
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| While Drill Sergeant Schools (DSSs) are charged with preparing Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) for the role and responsibilities of Drill Sergeants (DS), few attempts have been made to systematically examine the impact this training actually has on its graduates. Rather, previous research has largely focused on manning alternatives such as determining if Sergeants should be readmitted to DS duty, potential interventions employing DS to reduce Initial Entry Training (IET) attrition, and ... |
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| A Dynamic Model of the Work Force at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake |
01-Sep-2008 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
William H Spearow; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Outsourcing entered the lexicon during the 1980s and today is a standard practice in the Department of Defense. Contractors are now filling jobs that traditionally have been held by government employees. As yearly budgets change, the decision to outsource or not outsource government jobs has placed a significant burden on project managers. This thesis focuses on the dynamic modeling of a work force labor mix consisting of civilian and contractor ... |
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| A Systems Engineering Approach to Address Human Capital Management Issues in the Shipbuilding Industry |
01-Sep-2008 |
247 pages |
| Authors:
Hal M Todd; Douglas S Parten; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Recent human capital trends within the Department of Defense (DoD) and its contractors have shown a dramatic decrease in science and engineering skill levels due to retirement and attrition. This has caused major concerns for leaders, especially regarding the engineering talent necessary for shipbuilding. This study investigated current DoD Human Capital Management (HCM) strategies for attracting, developing, retaining, and managing competencies and intellectual resources for science and engineering talent within ... |
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| Study of Navy Enlisted Attrition: Race, Ethnicity, and Type of Occupation |
01-Sep-2008 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
James M Carroll; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The primary objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of Navy first-term enlisted attrition among racial/ethnic minorities by comparing attrition rates in technical and nontechnical occupations. The study uses a special database developed by the Defense Manpower Data Center in Monterey, CA, that contains the records of 186,938 male recruits who enlisted in the Navy during calendar years 1996 through 2000. These individuals are tracked over a ... |
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| EINSTein Goes to War: A Primer on Ground Combat Models |
01-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Kai Wang; Christopher P Fredlake; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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 | In this CNA Information Memorandum (CIM), we present a primer on ground combat models with a brief history of combat modeling, a survey of some recent models used by the Department of Defense (DoD). Because many DoD combat models use Lanchester-type equations in their attrition calculations; we discuss examples of Lanchester-type equations and their limitations. The second part of the report focuses on a multiagent-based model, EINSTein (or Enhanced ISAAC ... |
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| Projecting Personnel Security Investigations (PSI) Requirements: Current Issues, Challenges and a Viable Approach |
Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
J R Magwood; C R Bucher; S R Renn; J R Shea; T U Tran; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Minimizing the discrepancy between projected and actual personnel security investigations is essential to staffing the investigations program responsibly, thereby increasing the efficacy of the security clearance-granting process. Accordingly, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence directed the military departments and the defense agencies and field activities to generate validated predictions for annual investigations that fall within five percent of actual requests. IDA was asked to explore the wider adoption across ... |
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| An Analysis of the Relationship of Military Affiliation to Demographics, New Sailor Survey Responses, and Boot Camp Success |
01-Jun-2008 |
163 pages |
| Authors:
Eric L Pond; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study examines the relationship of military affiliation to demographics, New Sailor Survey responses administered during fiscal year 2007, and graduation from boot camp. A recruit was categorized as having military affiliation if parents or siblings of the recruit had served or were serving in the military. Recruits' military affiliation showed no significant relationship with AFQT scores, age, bonus amounts, college level, graduation rate from boot camp, number of dependents, ... |
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| Strategic Defense Against a Larger Power |
19 MAR 2008 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Vladimer Chachibaia; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The great Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz defines war as "An act of force to compel our enemy to do our will." Following Clausewitz's line of reasoning, war is a contest of wills between two adversaries, both trying to impose their will on the other. Since the beginning of the 20th century, technological achievements have changed conventional warfare in many ways. Not long ago, two adversarial countries needed years ... |
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| Determining the Relationship Between Moral Waivers and Marine Corps Unsuitability Attrition |
MAR 2008 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Adam L. Jeppe; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This research examines the effect of moral waivers on the probability of unsatisfactory service separation in the Marine Corps. The primary focus of this study is to determine whether recruits who require one or more moral waivers are significantly more likely to attrite. The secondary purpose of this study is to investigate whether a certain combination of factors or demographic characteristics exacerbate the effect of moral waivers. This thesis used ... |
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| An Investigation of Communications Architecture Impact on Combat Effectiveness Using the Naval Simulation System |
MAR 2008 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Peter C. Hakewessell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This research study evaluates the ability of the Naval Simulation System (NSS) to model how changes in communication architecture for a given scenario contribute to combat effectiveness. The scenario used for this study models communication capability associated with the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab, Sea Viking 06 distributed operations scenario using the NSS. In addition, an evaluation of alternative system configurations in the communication structure is obtained in order to determine ... |
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| Every Marine in the Fight: 8412 Career Recruiters as Career Retention Specialists |
18-Feb-2008 |
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| Authors:
Thomas P Shields; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The way to 202K: The Marine Corps is increasing its end strength numbers. Year in and year out the Marine Corps attains its recruiting mission. This recruiting mission is accomplished by an extremely prepared recruiting force of (8412 MOS) career recruiters and (8411 MOS) canvassing recruiters. If the Marine Corps is truly serious about attaining 202K, it must use its 8412 Career Recruiter community to embed in its operating forces ... |
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| Air Force Civilian Senior Leadership Development Challenges |
15-Feb-2008 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Billy P Webb; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Gen Jumper, Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF) issued a sight picture statement on 2 May 2003 concerning Civilian Force Development. While Gen Jumper's sight picture recognizes the need to grow civilians for leadership positions, there is a more compelling reason for the Air Force to focus on civilian leadership development. The civilian workforce is getting older. A 2001 research study perform by the Center for the Organizational ... |
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| Why Defeating Insurgencies is Hard: The Effect of Intelligence in Counterinsurgency Operations - A Best Case Scenario |
01-Jan-2008 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Moshe Kress; Roberto Szechtman; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| In insurgency situations, the government organized force is confronted by a small guerrilla group that is dispersed in the general population with no or very small signature. Effective counterinsurgency operations require good intelligence. Absent intelligence, not only might the insurgents escape unharmed and continue their violent actions, but collateral damage caused to the general population from poor targeting may generate adverse response against the government and create popular support for ... |
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| Feasibility of an Air Liaison Officer Career Field: Improving the Theater Air-Ground System |
Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Thomas Manacapilli; Steven Buhrow; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This investigation of the feasibility of an air liaison officer (ALO) career field was initially prompted by a recent suggestion submitted within the U.S. Air Force's Innovative Development Through Employee Awareness (IDEA) program. The IDEA suggestion, previous research, and analysis conducted during the course of this study confirmed several advantages of this proposal. Research and literature have been generated on this subject -- some of it very recent and some ... |
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| AMSARA: Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity. Report of 2006 Attrition and Morbidity Data for 2005 Accessions |
17 DEC 2007 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Christine T. Scott; Timothy E. Powers; Yuanzhang Li; Weiwei Han; Natalya S. Weber; Janice K. Gary; David W. Niebuhr; Elizabeth Packnett; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD DEPT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY/DIV OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
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| The Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity (AMSARA) has completed its tenth year of providing the DoD with evidence-based evaluations of accession medical standards. The Annual Report presents descriptive statistics that AMSARA compiles annually and publishes for historical and reference value as well as special studies. Studies in this Annual Report include a study of stress fractures in female military recruits, an abstract from the Assessment of Recruit Motivation ... |
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| Retention in the Canadian Forces |
14 DEC 2007 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
John D. Vass; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Approximately half the personnel in the Canadian Forces (CF) will have 20 years or more of service and be eligible to retire within the next three to five years. Force expansion, high operational and personnel tempo, family instability and high risk deployments make retention of experienced personnel challenging but critical. Examination of Canadian, Australian and British retention issues and current policies determined that the concerns of CF personnel are family/work ... |
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| Where Have all the CPTs Gone? |
Dec-2007 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
John D Turner; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| In the Fall of 2007, the Army developed a program to retain company-grade officers. The Critical Skills Retention Bonus (CSRB) provided five different options to each captain with a Date of Rank between April 2002 and November 2007 in exchange for three additional years of service of active duty. The 2007 CSRB offered to U.S. Army captains will not achieve the desired effects because it does not address the current ... |
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| Survey Results for the Development of the Academic Class Composite Tool for the Academic Instructors and Supervisors |
OCT 2007 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Carita A. DeVilbiss; Valerie B. Rice; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| The ability to maintain unit readiness and mission effectiveness in the midst of the increasing demands of warfare ultimately depends on the performance of the Soldier. The retention and overall performance of Soldiers can be affected by a variety of personal, situational, and organizational factors, particularly in dynamic and stressful environments. Throughout the U.S. Army, following basic training, Soldiers are prepared for challenging Advanced Individual Training (AIT) programs. Although AIT ... |
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| Recruiting and Retention of Military Personnel (Recrutement et Retention du Personnel Militaire) |
OCT 2007 |
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| Authors:
NATO RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE (FRANCE)
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| The aim of the Armed Forces of the NATO nations is to be fully operational while undergoing a constant process of change. To achieve this goal, it is important to be able to recruit qualified personnel and retain those who have accumulated critical military experience. Thus, the objective of this study is to foster a true understanding of the mechanisms that influence recruitment and retention outcomes. The outcome of this ... |
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| Neuro-Cognitive Assessment, Symptoms of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, and Soldier Performance during 68W Advanced Individual Training |
OCT 2007 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Valerie J. Rice; Diane Marra; Jenny Butler; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD HUMAN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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| This study is one in a series of studies examining factors that impact Soldier performance during Advanced Initial Training (AIT). This study examines the relationships between a) Soldier performance using the Interactive Metronome1 (IM), a new interactive computer technology used to assess neuro-cognitive function in terms of auditory and visual input with psychomotor timing and rhythm output, b) symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (SoAD/HD), and c) academic and ... |
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| The Effect of Moral Waivers on the Success of Navy Recruits |
SEP 2007 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Richard A. Huth; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study examines the Navy's enlisted screening process and identifies success predictors through the analysis of moral waiver and attrition data for a two-year cohort (Calendar Years 2003 and 2004) compiled from three sources: (1) Personnel Recruiting for Immediate and Delayed Enlistments (PRIDE), (2) Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) Integrated Reporting System (MIRS), and (3) Navy Recruiting District (NRD) Nashville, Tennessee. Data comparisons were performed to measure the quality of ... |
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| AMSARA: Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity. 2005 Annual Report |
23 JUL 2007 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Christine T. Scott; Timothy E. Powers; Yuanzhang Li; Weiwei Han; Natalya S. Weber; Janice K. Gary; David W. Niebuhr; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD DEPT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY/DIV OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
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| The Accession Medical Standards and Research Activity (AMSARA) has completed its ninth year of providing the DoD with evidence-based evaluations of accession medical standards. Preliminary findings of the ongoing prospective multi-site field study, the Assessment of Recruit Motivation and Strength (ARMS), are presented along with descriptive statistics that AMSARA compiles annually and publishes for historical and reference value. The descriptive statistics are for applicants who enlisted in 2004. Data are ... |
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| Cross-Generational Knowledge Flows in Edge Organizations: Research in Progress |
01-Jun-2007 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Jay Liebowitz; Nirmala Ayyavoo; Hang Nguyen; James Simien; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV LAUREL MD
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| As the graying workforce increases and the work patterns of our younger workers are more mobile, knowledge retention, attrition, and transfer become key determinants of the longevity of an organization. This is particularly true in edge organizations, which thrive on adaptability and agility to survive. In order for workforce development and succession planning to be effective in edge organizations, cross-generational knowledge flows are paramount towards achieving an innovative and agile ... |
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| Modeling Insurgency Attrition and Population Influence in Irregular Warfare |
JUN 2007 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey M. Howell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The author develops a model that is a combination of Lanchester and Deitchman attrition models and population epidemic models. His fundamental premise is that a combination of these two types of models can yield important insights into the key relationships between an insurgency and the contested population. The two models are a base model with constant parameters, and more a advanced model with opportunistic and idealistic recruitment, various levels of ... |
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| Building a Planning Transition Capability into the New American Way of War |
14 MAY 2007 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher M. Hickey; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Fast-tempo decisive combat operations have been called the "New American Way of War." This is in contrast to the traditional "American Way of War," which emphasized using massive amounts of firepower in a "grinding strategy of attrition" like the United States did against Germany and Japan in World War II. A major problem for Joint Force commanders and their staffs is that the speed of the campaign in this "New ... |
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| A New Hope? Overcoming the Limitations of Effects-Based Operations |
10 MAY 2007 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Adam R. Sanderson; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Effects-Based Operations as a "new" concept is entering its sixteenth year of notoriety. Its emergence following the Gulf War (1990-1991) heralded the beginning of a shift in focus from fighting attrition warfare against a large conventional adversary to operations that generate effects. The purpose is to create a synergistic operation resulting in a desired effect kinetic or psychological that limits casualties on both sides, as well as collateral damage to ... |
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| The Fast Theater Model (FATHM) |
01-Jan-2007 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Gerald G Brown; Alan R Washburn; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| FATHM is a large-scale attrition model of two-sided ground combat, including air strikes by Blue on Red. While FATHM has borrowed extensively from other combat models, it also exhibits some unique features, particularly its use of linear programming calls to solve a sequence of air-to-ground engagements that are interspersed among ground-to-ground engagements. In spite of making hundreds of such calls, FATHM can still fight a realistically-scaled theater war in about ... |
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| Negative First-Term Outcomes Associated with Lower Extremity Injury During Recruit Training Among Female Marine Corps Graduates |
Jan-2007 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel W Trone; Caroline A Macera; Adriana Villasenor; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The objective of this study was to assess the impact of lower extremity injuries and stress fractures during recruit training on first-term outcomes among female Marine Corps graduates. Information on injuries was collected from women undergoing training in Parris Island, SC (1995?1999) and negative first-term outcomes were obtained from the Career History Archival Medical and Personnel System. First-term was defined as the period after MCRD graduation, and included School of ... |
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| A Brief Review of Biodata History, Research, and Applications |
JAN 2007 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
William L. Farmer; NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH STUDIES AND TECHNOLOGY MILLINGTON TN
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| The assertion is often made that individuals are the sum total of their behavior and experience. This notion, along with the widely held belief that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, is at the core of the keen interest in biographical life history information. Information on life history can he obtained in many ways, including narrative biographies. interviews. cumulative observational records, and biographical data questionnaires. The latter, ... |
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| BUDS Candidate Success Through RTC: First Watch Results |
JAN 2007 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Rorie N. Harris; Amanda O. Lords; Jacqueline A. Mottern; Michael A. White; L. A. Jones; Geoffrey E. Fedak; Naina C. Eshwar; Hubert T. Chen; NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH STUDIES AND TECHNOLOGY MILLINGTON TN
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| Programs designed to prepare Sailors to participate in the Special Warfare and Special Operations ratings have been facing high attrition levels. These initial losses to the SEALS program make meeting personnel needs difficult. Considering the losses of potential BUDS candidates early in Navy training, more focus has been placed on ways to identify the characteristics of Sailors who successfully complete their initial training. First Watch on the First Term of ... |
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| Sustainability of Rotrode Atomic Emission Spectrometry for Wear Deris |
04 OCT 2006 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Edward T. Urbansky; JOINT OIL ANALYSIS PROGRAM PENSACOLA FL TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTER
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| Analysis of oil for wear debris by rotrode atomic emission spectrometry (RAES) has been part of the component health monitoring used by the military services for two decades. However, the last 5 10 years have seen a number of changes, including attrition from the program, more serious budgetary constraints, improvements in the design and manufacturing of engines and other components, and changes in oil filtration. Although the need for diagnostic ... |
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| Effectiveness of Introductory Flight Screening (IFS) for United States Navy and Marine Corps Student Pilots |
SEP 2006 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Peter L. Morrison; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study examined the effectiveness of Introductory Flight Screening (IFS) for U.S. Navy and Marine Corps student pilots. It compared a non-IFS group to an IFS-complete group to determine if IFS had any effect on Primary drop-on-request (DOR) and flight-failure (FF) attrition. It then examined the return on investment (ROI) of the IFS program utilizing T-34 flying-hour costs, active-duty costs, and opportunity cost-savings of IFS-screened students who did not enter ... |
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| Quantifying the Probabilities of Selection of Surface Warfare Officers to Executive Officer |
SEP 2006 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey M. Sirkin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis seeks to identify factors affecting the probability of selection of a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) to Executive Officer (XO) in the U.S. Navy. Selections to XO are made by a board that meets annually. Because a candidate is considered for selection in up to three consecutive boards, the possible outcomes in this process are selection to XO in one of three annual boards, failure to be selected to ... |
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| Army Officer Shortages: Background and Issues for Congress |
05 JUL 2006 |
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| Authors:
Charles A. Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Army's enlisted recruiting shortfall in 2005 generated significant congressional and media interest, and served as the impetus for several legislative initiatives. However, until very recently, there has been little mention or visibility of potential shortages in the Army's officer corps. This problem is currently unique to the Army. While specific skill shortages and imbalances have been reported by the other services, only the Army is reflecting service-wide active component ... |
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| Army Reserve Enlisted Aggregate Flow Model |
JUN 2006 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Tricia A. Ginther; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Recent world events have affected the rates at which the United States Army Reserve (USAR) recruits and retains enlisted members. As these rates fluctuate, it becomes difficult for the USAR to forecast its recruiting requirements. This thesis describes a statistical model and an associated software tool designed to provide precise forecasts of aggregate USAR enlisted personnel trends. In particular, the tool can assist in forecasting specific USAR enlisted end strength ... |
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| Influences of Work-Life Support of Officers' Organizational Commitment and Negative Work-Family Spillover |
APR 2006 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer L. Gibson; Trueman R. Tremble; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| When Soldiers leave military service, the loss decreases the personnel available for operational missions. Consequently, a continued concern of the Army is to understand processes leading to Soldier retention and attrition. Given the large body of research showing that employees' organizational commitment is derived from their perceptions of the extent to which the employer is committed to and supportive of them, assistance with balancing the demands of work and family ... |
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| The Rapier or the Club: The Relationship between Attrition and Maneuver Warfare |
15 MAR 2006 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A. Springman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| If wars of attrition are generally more costly than wars of maneuver, why do modern wars so often become wars of attrition? This project compares the relationship between attrition and maneuver warfare. The study considers whether there are times when wars of attrition should be fought, and whether there are conditions that force wars of attrition. The project employs two case studies to better understand the relationship and the risks ... |
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| National Security Personnel System: An Optimization Strategy for Implementing Pay-for-Performance |
15 MAR 2006 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Stephan S. Kreiser; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The National Security Personnel System, as published in the Federal Register, became effective November 28, 2005. One of goals of the NSPS is to provide a contemporary payroll system, more capable of fully rewarding Department of Defense employees. It will do this by linking pay to performance. However, while pay-for-performance seems to work well in demonstration projects, it has potential to precipitate unwanted attrition, create anxiety within the workforce, and ... |
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| Will There Be Enough Information Technology Managers in 2010? |
08 MAR 2006 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Alan Roecks; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This research studied the availability of future information technology (IT) managers at the U.S. Department of State (DOS). Over half the DOS's Foreign Service specialist workforce is composed of Generation X -- a cohort known to change employers often. Using current personnel profiles, the author projected the number of specialists that will be working at DOS in 2010. The prediction revealed that if attrition exceeds 15 percent, there will be ... |
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| Mental Health Problems, Use of Mental Health Services, and Attrition From Military Service After Returning From Deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan |
01 MAR 2006 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Charles W. Hoge; Jennifer L. Auchterlonie; CHarles S. Milliken; WALTER REED ARMY INST OF RESEARCH SILVER SPRING MD
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| The US military has conducted population-level screening for mental health problems among all service members returning from deployment to Afghanistan, Iraq, and other locations. To date, no systematic analysis of this program has been conducted, and studies have not assessed the impact of these deployments on mental health care utilization after deployment. To determine the relationship between combat deployment and mental health care use during the first year after return ... |
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| United States Marine Corps Personal Discount Rates: As Evidenced from Voluntary Separation Payment Programs |
MAR 2006 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
Martin K. Deichert; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Personal discount rates can be defined as the rate at which Marines trade current dollars for future dollars. This research attempts to fill in the gaps in previous discount rate studies where Marine Corps data were omitted, by determining the personal discount rates for each individual who separated from the Marine Corps under the SSB or VSI voluntary separation payment programs between 1992 and 1997. This study also determined those ... |
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| Evaluation and Refinement of a Screening Instrument for U.S. Army Recruiters: Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Skills Inventory |
MAR 2006 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Kristen E. Horgen; U. C. Kubisiak; Valentina Bruk-Lee; Patrick W. Connell; Lisa M. Penney; Walter C. Borman; Victoria L. Pace; Elizabeth Lentz; Leonard A. White; Mark C. Young; Stephen V. Bowles; PERSONNEL DECISIONS RESEARCH INST INC TAMPA FL
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| The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI), the U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC), and their contractor, Personnel Decisions Research Institutes, Inc. (PDRI) have collaborated to implement the online administration of the Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Skills Inventory (NLSI). The NLSI measures skills and abilities related to NCO performance, including work orientation, interpersonal skills, and leadership capability. They also conducted research to validate the NLSI as a ... |
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| Prognostic Significance of Telomere Attrition in Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast |
FEB 2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey K. Griffith; NEW MEXICO UNIV ALBUQUERQUE
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| The investigators employed an innovative, quantitative assay for telomere DNA content (TC) that was developed and characterized by the Principal Investigator to test the hypothesis that TC can be used to predict the likelihood of disease progression in women with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS). The first step in this investigation was to determine whether TC measured in bulk DCIS tumor tissue is comparable to that measured in tumor epithelial ... |
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