Using YATS to Recruit for the 21st Century,

Abstract

In 1997 enlisted attrition in the Coast Guard increased approximately 50 percent from its historical rate. This increased rate of attrition, particularly among junior enlisted members, created a void in the Coast Guard's overall personnel strength. The Congress identified a disparity in the number of personnel the Coast Guard received funded for and the actual number of personnel on the payroll. In response to threatened Congressional action, the Coast Guard chartered the Nonrate Workforce Structure Study (NWSS) to examine the world of work for the most junior personnel (i.e., nonrates) in the service. The study was initially chartered as a Quality Action Team and focused on the issue of ensuring that nonrates were engaged in "meaningful" (i.e., career-developing and challenging) work. It soon became apparent that the scope of the study extended far beyond the bounds of a Quality Action Team and called for an extensive study. The subsequent team that was brought together consisted of enlisted, officer, and civilian employees. They were tasked with examining how the Coast Guard brings in its people, trains them at the accession point, and deals with them at their first units. Consequently, the team broke its study into three phases, each led by a sub-team: Phase I: The Nonrate Team; Phase II: The Recruiting Analysis Team; and Phase III: The Recruit Training Team The Phase I Team accomplished the bulk of the work for the study. Germane to this report was their work identifying the core qualities that every nonrate must possess to be successful in the Coast Guard. This was key for the Phase II Team, which was tasked with identifying the recruiting system to attract 17 - 24 year old men and women who possess these core qualities of success. Turning to the 1996 YATS helped the Phase II Team accomplish this task.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA362180

Entities

People

  • Catherine W. Tobias
  • William G. Kelly

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Basic Training
  • Coast Guard
  • Data Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Geographic Regions
  • Management Personnel
  • Motivation
  • Motor Skills
  • New York
  • Professional Development
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Training
  • United States

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design