Impact of Increased Formal Training on Army National Guard Retention. Volume 1. Master Report

Abstract

A survey of 3,000 enlisted ARNG personnel found many soldiers nearly at their limit for devoting time to the Guard. Family and employer obligations conflict with increases in formal (full time) training requirements. Such requirements should offer flexible reserve component options to avoid driving out large numbers (up to 29%) of Guardsmen. To permit more flexibility, there is a need also to reduce training policy complexity. Standardized training and skill progression patterns, centralized data at National Guard Bureau level, and option guides at unit level would be useful tools for this. Ultimately, automation should be made an integral and effective aid for training management. Keywords: National Guard, Army, Training, Formal training, Retention personnel, Split training.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 1988
Accession Number
ADA196729

Entities

People

  • James Geleta
  • Jonathan Morstein
  • Joseph Paska
  • Kenneth Moll

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Army Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Demography
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • Training Management

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • Economics
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.