Enlisted Personnel Individualized Career System (EPICS) Test and Evaluation

Abstract

This report provides preliminary results of the test and evaluation (T&E) of the enlisted personnel individualized career system (EPICS), which is based on the integrated application of job performance aids (JPAs), standardized shipboard instructional modules, and deferred shore-based technical training. Objectives included reduced costs of first-enlistment training, shortened shore- based training episodes, reduced skill-knowledge deterioration, and expansion of manpower resources for the technical ratings. The EPICS T&E is being conducted in the fleet using the NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System (NSSMS), which is operated and maintained by personnel in the fire control technician (FT) rating. A cohort of 146 EPICS personnel were originally assigned to 30 DD 963 class ships and to 4 CVs in the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. Approximately half of this sample were ineligible for the FT rating 'A' school. FT and general detail (GENDET) groups are being tracked with the EPICS cohorts for comparison purposes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA137858

Entities

People

  • Allen M. Megrditchian
  • Iain J. Clelland
  • Robert E. Blanchard

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Instructional Materials
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower Utilization
  • Military Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Occupational Health and Safety.