Longitudinal Studies Relating to Training Dead Time
Abstract
Recent studies have provided quantitative information relating to the very high cost of dead time (time that sailors are not undergoing training although assigned for training) in the Navy training system. These studies are based upon quarterly and monthly average on board (AOB) data, which provided the period averages for numerous categories of dead time and non-dead time. Data of this type are readily accessible. It has been suggested that a different data structure (i.e., longitudinal data, which records the time spent by sailors in the various categories measured from the beginning of the courses), would provide sharper information about what is happening and help to better understand the nature of the problems, their relative importance, and suggest types of remedial action. The present report presents some models of the longitudinal type and fits them to data. Specifically, it treats the holding time distributions measured from the beginning of a course until the entrance into a non-training state for academic attritions, academic setbacks, and interrupted instruction of the non-legal holiday type. Analysis shows that there is considerable variability of these distributions from course to course and year to year. Also considered are the data needs for the longitudinal study of the downtimes between courses in a pipeline of courses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA392247
Entities
People
- Robert R. Read
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School