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Accession Number:
ADA280128
Title:
U.S. Navy's Delayed Entry program: Effects of its Length on DEP Loss and First Term Attrition
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Corporate Author:
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Report Date:
1994-03-01
Pagination or Media Count:
83.0
Abstract:
The United States Navy Recruiting Command NAVCRUITCOM manages the Navys most important procurement process, the acquisition of personnel to man all Navy activities. In this process, NAVCRUITCOM policies allow potential recruits to delay their accession date for up to 365 days from the time the recruiting contract is signed through the Delayed Entry Program DEP. One of the major disadvantages of the DEP is that an individual may decide not to enlist, becoming a DEP Loss. This study investigates the relationship between the time an individual spends in DEP and the risk of becoming a DEP loss or leaving the service during the first two years of enlistment log-linear regression models are discussed and recommendations are made using conditional probabilities. It was found that, on the average, DEP attrition is directly proportional to the length of DEP, while first term attrition decreases with DEP length for DEP time of eight months or less. The time an individual spends in the DEP has a larger effect on attrition during the DEP itself than it does on attrition after the contract accesses. It was also found that Non-High School Graduate males have the highest attrition proportions after completing DEP than any other group. Delayed Entry Program, DEP, Attrition, First term attrition.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
