Accession Number:

ADA048006

Title:

Marine Corps Enlisted Attrition

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA MARINE CORPS OPERATIONS ANALYSIS GROUP

Personal Author(s):

• Matthews, Warren T.

Report Date:

1977-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

54.0

Abstract:

This analysis is an examination of the attrition of Marine Corps recruits during initial recruit training. Shortly after the implementation of the all-volunteer armed force concept, Marine Corps recruit attrition began to increase. The difference in attrition rates at the two Recruit Training Depots increased also, with the rate higher at Parris Island and lower at San Diego. This analysis shows that the increase as well as the depot differences in recruit attrition were associated with changing characteristics of the recruit population, such as education and aptitude test scores, rather than with Marine Corps policy or local depot circumstances.

Descriptors:

• *ENLISTED PERSONNEL
• *ATTRITION
• *MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL
• *RECRUITS
• LINEAR SYSTEMS
• MODELS
• RECRUITING
• REGRESSION ANALYSIS
• RETENTION(GENERAL)

Subject Categories:

• Personnel Management and Labor Relations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE