The 1998 DoD Recruiter Survey: Profiles and Trends

Abstract

In 1989, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), on behalf of the Office of Accession Policy (OASD/FMP/MPP), designed and administered a survey to obtain baseline information regarding field recruiters' perceptions of issues related to recruiter quality of life. Since then, the recruiter survey has been administered in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1998. The survey results provided are based on returns from 2,766 active-duty Service production recruiters-those with at least one year on recruiting duty and assigned goal/mission, either personal or team. The survey results clearly validated the challenge of recruiting in 1998. Overall, military recruiters were more experienced, more likely to want to stay in recruiting and more likely to be working long hours than in 1996. In spite of this, goal achievement was reported at its lowest level since the DoD began surveying recruiters in 1989. Recruiters were not taking leave and were working while on leave, and still found it difficult to make goal. Nevertheless, their satisfaction with recruiting rose, as did their confidence with the leadership of their supervisors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA391610

Entities

People

  • B. D. Dunlop
  • C. Girard
  • G. Feuerberg
  • K. M. Condon
  • M. Sundel

Organizations

  • Florida International University

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  • Active Duty
  • African Americans
  • Data Centers
  • Electronic Mail
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Job Training
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • Native Americans
  • Personnel Management
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Quality Of Life
  • Recruiting
  • Students

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