Delayed Entry Program (DEP) Attrition: Recruits, Recruiters, Contracts, and Economics.

Abstract

Attrition from the DEP continues to be a costly problem. It raises recruiting and taaining costs. This repon documents the results of an investigation of historical Navy DEP behavior. It identifies factors that impact DEP attrition, and presents the specification and results of a DEP attrition forecasting model. The factors are grouped into five categories: individual attributes, DEP contract factors, recruiter attributes, economic factors, and other control factors. The individual attributes of the recruit have a significant impact on the probability of attriting from the DEP. Those variables that characterize the DEP contract and are modifications to a contract were also significant indicators of DEP attrition. The results from the recruiter variables were, in general, disappointing. The remaining economic variable produced mixed results. This model can serve as the foundation for a DEP management system that can alert recruiting rnanagers to potential DEP attrition problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA288576

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  • Michael K. Nakada

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Attrition
  • Contracts
  • Databases
  • Delphi Method
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Mean
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Probability
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Specifications
  • Training

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  • Systems Analysis and Design