Balancing Quality of Life with Mission Requirements: An Analysis of Personnel Tempo on U.S> Coast Guard Major Cutters

Abstract

As part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)has a broad mission in the maritime domain, including in the areas of law enforcement, incident response, and disaster management. The USCG has specialized assets to accomplish the multidimensional aspects of the tasks associated with this mission. These assets include several types of commissioned vessels with crew accommodations on board (cutters).1 Among these, the large white-hull cutter fleet includes many of the USCGs oceangoing vessels; given their capabilities, these cutters spend substantial amounts of time away from their home ports. The USCG currently is in the process of recapitalizing its fleet; the addition of the 418-foot Legend class national security cutter (also referred to as the WMSL) is a key aspect of fleet recapitalization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1086468

Entities

People

  • Jennie W. Wenger
  • Kimberly C. Hall
  • Maria. C. Lytell
  • Michael L. Hansen

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Basic Training
  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Homeland Security
  • Leadership Training
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Warrant Officers

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design