Accession Number:

ADA111756

Title:

Coast Guard Compensation Alternatives.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

• Sooy,Gary K.

Report Date:

1981-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

119.0

Abstract:

This thesis analyses the perferences of active duty Coast Guard personnel concerning the following areas of compensation - housing, government messing facilities, the commissaryexchange system, and medical care. Attitudes concerning a possible conversion from the present pay system to a salary system or a cafeteria-style compensation plan are also obtained. Data was provided by two survey documents. The first survey was administered service-wide in January 1980 to ascertain the housing situation. The second survey, which addressed the other areas of compensation under consideration, was distributed to a sample of 800 active duty personnel selected at random from the entire service. Results indicate a widespread desire for changes in the services compensation system. As a whole, respondents desire more flexibility in the pay system to accommodate individual preferences for compensation in each area that was analyzed. Author

Descriptors:

• *Fringe benefits
• *Compensation
• *Coast Guard
• *Military personnel
• Housing(Dwellings)
• Salaries
• Medical services
• Military facilities
• Attitudes(Psychology)
• Dining halls
• Active duty
• Theses
• Surveys
• Questionnaires
• Public opinion

Subject Categories:

• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE