Enlisted Personnel Individualized Career System (EPICS) and Conventional Personnel System (CPS): Preliminary Comparison of Training and Ancillary Costs

Abstract

The objective of this effort was to estimate and compare the formal training and ancillary support costs required to qualify fire control technicians to operate and maintain the NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System using EPIC (Enlisted Personnel Individualized Career System) and conventional personnel system (CPS) paths. Results showed that, in the case of a new weapon system, requiring the training and support of technicians, EPICS costs would be about 19 percent less than CPS costs for a 200-man cohort and about 25 percent less for a 500-man cohort. In the case of an existing weapon system, where CPS curriculum and materials are available, EPICS costs would be about 7 percent more than CPS costs for a 200-man cohort and about 13 percent less for a 500-man cohort. For initial skills training only, EPICS costs would be about 32 percent less than CPS costs for both cohorts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA137428

Entities

People

  • A. M. Megrditcian

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Curriculum
  • Economic Analysis
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Investments
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Maintenance Requirements
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Students
  • Technicians
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Occupational Health and Safety.