Voluntary Separation for Attrition Management.
Abstract
An innovative program of attrition management through an early voluntary release option has been instituted on a trial basis for Navy enlisted personnel. An evaluation of the effectiveness of this program is required in order to assess whether or not attrition rates and attitude toward the Navy are affected. A comprehensive structured interview was conducted with 234 enlisted personnel who previously had been in the Voluntary Release Program or in a matched control group not having the option to leave. Comparisons between groups were made in terms of propensity toward attrition and perceptions of Navy life. The propensity toward attrition was much lower for the voluntary release group than for the control. The voluntary release group also showed more favorable attitudes toward the Navy than did the group not having the option to leave the Navy. The reasons offered by intending to attrition differed markedly between groups. The Voluntary Release Pilot Program exerted a beneficial impact upon its participants in the middle and later stages of their first enlistment and merits further study as a means of effective attrition management. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA081495
Entities
People
- Alan Romanczuk
- Barry Goodstadt
- Jeffrey Kane
- Jerrold Levine
- Nancy Yedlin