Marine Corps Recruit Training Attrition: The Effect of Realistic Job Preview and Stress-Coping Films

Abstract

To reduce recruit training attrition, the Marine Corps had two training films developed: The Beginning, a realistic job review (RJP) film and Making It, a stress-coping (SC) film. To evaluate the films' effectiveness in reducing attrition, platoons of Marine recruits were randomly assigned to four treatment groups: viewing the RJP film, viewing the SC film, viewing both films, or viewing neither film (control group). There were no statistically significant differences in recruit training attrition among the treatment and control groups. Also, attrition rates among the individual platoons differed significantly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA129528

Entities

People

  • James Zalinski
  • William H. Githens

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Attrition
  • Basic Training
  • Coast Guard
  • Education
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Students
  • Training
  • War Colleges

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