Measurement of Quality and Military Performance in the Army National Guard.
Abstract
The subject of quality accession goals for the Department of the Army and the Army National Guard remains a debate; this paper explains and recommends quality goals for Non-Prior Service (NPS) Test Category IV accessions. It answers the question: Are Test Category IV soldiers 'professionally capable' when compared to soldiers in other test categories? Department of the Army passes quality accession guidance to the Army National Guard through the Total Army Accession Plan. This document outlines the recruiting mission for the fiscal year and prescribes Quality Goals. The Quality Goals for the beginning of FY 97 were: Quality Goal 1, (high school graduates or equivalent) 95 percent of all NPS enlistments; Quality Goal 2 (Test Category I to Test Category IIIA) 67 percent of all NPS enlistments; Quality Goal 3, Test Category IV individuals would remain less than 2 percent of all NPS enlistments. Department of the Army amended Quality Goal 1 after the first quarter FY 97 to 90 percent of all NPS enlistments. This paper analyzed attrition, promotion and field survey data for all test categories to compare and rank the test categories for nine cohort years (1988-1996).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA328223
Entities
People
- Jessica L. Wright
Organizations
- United States Army War College