US Army's Delay Entry Program: A Survival Study

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Abstract:

This thesis studies the phenomena of Delayed Entry Program DEP survival. Specifically, this study attempts to provide a method for estimating the number of DEP accessions from a pool of recruits in DEP contracts. When providing recruiter goals, the Army must consider the number of individuals it has in DEP inventory. Due to DEP losses Attrition the number of recruit goals must be adjusted up or down depending on the number of individuals anticipated surviving the DEP contract. To accomplish this end a logistic model is fit to provide accession estimates. The model is fit to the largest recruit category - the male, high-school graduate with an Armed Forces Qualification Test AFQT score in the top 50 percentile. By exploring how those in DEP survive access the contract, Army analyst can estimate future expected number of accessions based on the current inventory of recruits in DEP. Recruiting, Delayed entry program, DEP

Author(s):
Vales, Jeffrey S.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis
Pagination:
0078

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NPS
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_6_Net Centric
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy
Communities of Interest:
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Descriptor(s):
*RECRUITING, *PERSONNEL SELECTION, *SURVIVAL(PERSONNEL), TEST AND EVALUATION, CONTRACTS, SCHOOLS, MODELS, ARMY PERSONNEL, ATTRITION, THESES, ESTIMATES, QUALIFICATIONS, LOGISTICS, ACCESS, INVENTORY, MALES, LOSSES, ARMY, RECRUITERS, RECRUITS, ANALYSTS, GRADUATES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Personnel Management and Labor Relations
Keyword(s):
DEP(DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM)
Report Date:
1994 Jun 01