The Timing of Training

Abstract

This paper is one of a series of studies concerned with identifying approaches to maintaining a strong military manpower capability during a period of declining budgets and force levels. The focus of this paper is on past and present policies on the timing of training military personnel. The paper explores the effect that the timing of training has on enlistment, retention, and unit performance. It also reviews the costs and benefits of alternative policies on the timing of training. A structure is presented that considers three possible approaches to training: training early in the first term, training late in the first term, and training delayed until the second term. The cost savings for each approach are discussed, and a framework for further testing is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259034

Entities

People

  • Kathryn L. Wilson
  • Stanley A. Horowitz

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Basic Training
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Productivity
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Reenlistment
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • Training Management

Readers

  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Theoretical Analysis.