Impact of Child Births on the Health and Job Performance of Active and Reserve Marines

Abstract

Talent management is a primary concern for the United States Marine Corps. According to the Department of Defense 2018 demographics, of the 185,415 Marines serving on active duty in 2018, 25.5% of them have at least one child. In order to maintain the health and performance of these Marines, continuous review of standing policies needs to occur to ensure that they are supported in times of transition both during the pregnancy and during the recovery process. The goal should be for Marines to recover to pre-birth capabilities upon return to work. In conjunction with previous work, this thesis provides guidance on how child births affected first-term parents who were active and reserve Marines from January 2010 to October 2019. Previous results showed significant health impacts for first-time Marine parents. The differences in policies for active duty and reserve Marines should provide guidance on how contract differences affect recovery time and job performance between these two groups and different categories of reserve Marines.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1114624

Entities

People

  • Tamara D. Cordero

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Business Administration
  • Civil Rights
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Pregnancy
  • Training
  • United States

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