MARSOC Special Operation Officer Retention Challenges: A Method to Find a Solution

Abstract

MARSOC faces challenging Special Operations Officer retention issues that can only be mitigated by understanding the current problem, actively taking measures to understand both the active duty and separated population, and establishing policies for retention that yield positive results over time. This paper will be organized into six sections that outline who MARSOC and the Special Operations Officer are, how one becomes a Special Operations Officer and why the issue is important, why Special Operations Officers leave, how MARSOC can find a solution to why Special Operations Officers leave through a survey, and potential solutions that may be options for MARSOC pending survey results. This paper will illuminate MARSOC's current problem and identify the best options for gathering quantitative and qualitative data to inform decision makers on the best method for proceeding in the future towards correcting retention deficiencies in its officer population.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1177666

Entities

People

  • Spencer M. Everingham

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Field Grade Officers
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • Motivation
  • New York
  • Officer Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Warfare

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