Report on the OJT Study Task. On-the-Job Training in the Department of Defense

Abstract

Some problems in maintenance training can be solved by better training practices. Others, especially the NCO shortage, diversions to community support tasks and turbulence, may not be solvable by better training -- and these problems are the greatest obstacles to good OJT (On-the-Job-Training). Of existing OJT systems, the Air Force's seems to be the most productive, the best organized and the best supported. However, the Air Force is currently in better shape than the other Services with regard to manpower problems. The Army OJT program, on paper, is almost as good but suffers in practice because of the NCO shortage, turbulence, and some lack, which the Army is moving to correct, of incentives to make the program work as well as possible. The Navy program is uneven -- some parts very good, others not so well developed; it needs more centralized support to complete and round out the program. The Marine Corps program is less than fully developed; however, the Marines are progressing in adopting some of the methods used by the Army to structure, document and support the OJT effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101916

Entities

Organizations

  • Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Doctrine
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Trainees
  • Training Devices
  • Training Management

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Educational Psychology
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.