Education and Military Manpower Requirements

Abstract

This presentation provides an overview of the magnitude and complexity of the military recruiting task and the all-volunteer concept. The case for high quality military manpower is presented, based on overwhelming evidence of a strong relationship between manpower quality and cost- and combat- effectiveness. High quality manpower is particularly important because of the increasing complexity of weapons systems needed to meet future military threat. Although the quality of Army recruits has improved, the quality of the total enlisted force is still inadequate. Sufficient financial resources are needed to meet manpower quality requirements; educational incentives are ideal for attracting high quality college-bound youth and at the same time contributing to the growth of the nations human capital. Development of integrated education, manpower, and defense policies is advocated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 1986
Accession Number
ADA175998

Entities

People

  • Juri Toomepuu

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Motivation
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design