Electronics Technician Direct Procurement Petty Officer (DPPO) Pilot Program: Phase I.
Abstract
Direct Procurement Petty Officer (DPPO) program trainees, who were recruited after they had acquired technical training in civilian schools (associate or comparable degree in electronics), were compared with regular 'A' School trainees in terms of academic performance, job performance, and cost of training. The DPPO trainees were judged by their immediate supervisors in the fleet to be slightly better than regular trainees in terms of length of time required to learn their job and probable advancement in the Navy. The regular trainees were rated slightly better than the DPPO trainees in ability to use schematics and wiring diagrams. The regular trainees in ability to use schematics and wiring diagrams. The regular trainees also received slightly higher average written test scores at Treasure Island. These differences tend to lose their significance, though, in view of the 21 comparisons wherein there was no statistically significant difference in the performance of DPPO and regular trainees. The cost to the Navy of DPPO trainees was lower than that of regular trainees. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0778029
Entities
People
- Chester R. Bilinski
- John C. Saylor
- Lloyd S. Standlee
Organizations
- Bureau of Naval Personnel