Determination of the Quality of Navy Recruits

Abstract

In this technical report, a model of the Navy recruitment process is developed and preliminary tests are conducted using historical data on Navy recruits by mental test score. The model is based on a theory of selection by recruiters in which recruit quality is maximized subject to a quota filling constraint. Decision rules for recruiters are derived and then these rules are applied to see how recruitment standards would be expected to change in response to changes in the Navy's demand for accessions and the supply of Navy recruits. The model is empirically tested using data on civilian and military pay, unemployment draft pressure, and Navy enlistments by test score group. No statistically significant results emerge from the data analysis but some areas for further investigations are identified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 18, 1977
Accession Number
ADA043516

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  • Richard S. Toikka

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  • Human Systems

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  • Administrative Personnel
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Analysis
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Equations
  • Geographic Regions
  • Labor
  • Labor Markets
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Research
  • Price Index
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Standards

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  • Naval Personnel Management
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