An Evaluation of ChalleNGe Graduates DOD Employability

Abstract

In this study, we evaluate the feasibility of increasing the number of graduates from the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (ChalleNGe) who could be employable in one of the four military services. Because of the Department of Defenses (DODs) and the services quality goals, this requires that a significant portion of ChalleNGe graduates have high school diplomas and score in the upper 50th percentiles on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT). Our methodology is three pronged: (1) we interviewed program directors, (2) we developed a test linking that allows us to predict AFQT scores based on ChalleNGe cadets Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) scores, and (3) we analyzed the test scores and attrition behavior of those ChalleNGe graduates who joined the services. We ultimately determine that increasing DOD employability would require changes to the ChalleNGe program;the program directors would have to carefully consider whether such changes align with the programs philosophy and mission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1047242

Entities

People

  • Bill Sims
  • Cathy Hiatt
  • Jen Atkin
  • Lauren Malone
  • Neil Carey

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

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  • Human Systems

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  • Adolescents
  • Attrition
  • California
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Instructors
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • National Guard
  • Organizational Structure
  • Puerto Rico
  • Recruiting
  • Students
  • Training

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