Measurement of Unit Effectiveness in Marine Corps Infantry Battalions
Abstract
This research project focuses on selected aspects of combat effectiveness. Its measurement in a reliable, valid way. Collection of historical data about factors that might be associated with it. Collection of judgmental data from experienced officers about factors they believe are associated with it. Analysis of combat effective performance in specific situations: Where units experience severe shock and surprise, In the 1973 Middle East War, and As a single unit changes over time. Measurement of field exercise performance in order to determine the likelihood a unit will be combat effective. Overall, the goal of the project is to determine the correlates of combat effectiveness in order that: Units can be designed, equipped, and deployed at the best possible level of readiness, Unit training can be focused on those elements that are most likely to improve the probability of combat effective performance, and The implications of shifts in resource allocation can be related to the probability of combat effectiveness. The bulk of the research is reported in terms of coherent sets of variables -- from unit composition and training through the combat environment -- and their association with combat effectiveness measures. The findings for each of these individual types of variables were then integrated into two different views of the battlefield -- the view obtained from historical records and the view obtained from judgmental information provided by experienced officers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 31, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA146029
Entities
People
- G. Keynon
- J. J. Hayes
- R. E. Hayes
- S. Harvey
- W. Harvey