Modern Solutions to Military Childcare Shortfalls and Childcare-Related Readiness and Retention Issues

Abstract

Implications of the current Coronavirus pandemic, to include school closures and virus protection measures, prompted each service to adopt temporary workplace flexibility for service members. Within the USMC, temporary telecommuting and flexible scheduling policies were implemented to alleviate the burdens unprecedented childcare shortfalls placed on military parents. The following examination of childcare background, policy documents, service level guidance along with relevant studies, and an assessment of the current CDC waiting lists are presented to illuminate a decades-old childcare shortage and opportunities to improve and adopt modern workplace flexibilities permanently to benefit commanders and service members, as well as readiness and retention within the USMC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 2021
Accession Number
AD1177928

Entities

People

  • Lindsay K Bartucco

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Covid-19
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Social Media
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Training
  • Viruses

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