Military Education: DOD Needs to Align Academy Preparatory Schools' Mission Statements with Overall Guidance and Establish Performance Goals

Abstract

Each year, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, and the U.S. Naval Academy combined spend tens of millions of dollars to operate preparatory schools that provide an alternative avenue for about 700 students annually to gain admission to the service academies. Service academy officials screen all applicants to identify those who they believe could succeed at the academies but who would benefit from more preparation. The Department of Defense (DOD) pays the full cost of providing this preparation. GAO was asked to review the three service academy preparatory schools, and this report specifically assesses (1) the adequacy of their current mission statements, (2) the effectiveness of these schools in accomplishing their missions, and (3) the effectiveness of DOD oversight of these schools.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2003
Accession Number
AD1153436

Entities

People

  • Derek B. Stewart

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Best Practices
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directives
  • Education
  • Electronic Mail
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Military Education
  • Military Training
  • Schools
  • Service Academies
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.