Military Attrition: DoD Needs to Better Understand Reasons for Separation and Improve Recruiting Systems
Abstract
We are pleased to be here today to discuss our work on the attrition and recruiting of the military services enlisted personnel. At the request of this Subcommittee, GAO has conducted a series of jobs to determine why the attrition of enlisted personnel during their first terms of duty has remained relatively constant despite the increased quality of new recruits. Our work has included (1) a report outlining the reasons for attrition during the first6 months of an enlistees term,1 (2) a report recommending how recruiter selection and incentive systems could be improved to increase recruiter performance and the likelihood that enlistees will complete their firstterms,2 (3) an ongoing study to identify reasons for enlisted attrition after basic training, and (4) an ongoing study of the process of screening incoming recruits to detect criminal backgrounds.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 04, 1998
- Accession Number
- AD1167664
Entities
People
- Mark E. Gebicke
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office