Assessing Human Dimension Programs Impact on First Term Attrition: 2018 - Year 3 Final Study Report
Abstract
In 2015 Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity (AMSARA) annual report, it was reported that there was a 12 attrition across all the military services for first-term enlistments and a 16.5 rate for active Army (Boivin et. al, 2015). Costs to transition civilians into Soldiers was estimated to be ~$22,000 (recruiting) plus ~$50,000 for Initial Entry Training (IET) in 2010 (Grier, 2019). A recruit who ships to training, but attrits before their enlistment is complete is, at a minimum, a $72,000 loss to the Army per trainee who attrits. Since 2016, the Program Evaluation Office has collected data to evaluate the effectiveness of two Human Dimension (HD) programs at reducing first-term attrition; the Initial Entry Training Physical Resiliency Enhancement Program (I-PREP) and Character Development (CH-DEV). This report contains a culmination of findings for all three study years to answer the evaluation questions and provide recommendations regarding future evaluations related to HD programs. The overall purpose of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which both I-PREP and CH-DEV contributed to reducing first-term attrition and how leadership and graduates perceived the benefits of these programs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 17, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1099019
Entities
People
- Rory P. O'brien