Estimating the Cost of On-the-Job Training in Military Occupations: A methodology and Pilot Study

Abstract

The conversion to an all-volunteer military has greatly increased interest in the cost of training first-term enlisted personnel. This report (1) develops a method of estimating military on-the-job training costs and relationships between these costs and the personal attributes of trainees, and (2) evaluates the feasibility of this technique. The method of estimation is a straightforward application of modern human capital theory; investment in OJT is measured as the present value of the sum of positive differences between an individual's military pay and productivity over time. In a pilot study conducted at Norton Air Force Base with members of the largest Air Force specialty (Aircraft Maintenance Specialists), OJT costs were estimated to average $6600 even though all trainees had attended an Air Force technical school costing about $3200.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0783936

Entities

People

  • Robert M. Gay

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircraft Maintenance
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Databases
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Job Training
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Performance Tests
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Regression Analysis
  • Students
  • Trainees

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  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.