Evaluation of the Pilot Program for Home School and ChalleNGe Program Recruits
Abstract
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (FY 99) directed a 5-year pilot program to treat graduates of home schools and graduates of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program holding General Education Development (GED) diplomas as Tier 1 for enlistment eligibility purposes. The Department of Defense (DOD) classifies enlisted accessions into three tiers based on education credentials. Tier 1 recruits are primarily high school diploma graduates (HSDGs), Tier 2 recruits are primarily GEDs, and Tier 3 recruits are high school dropouts. Enlistment tiers are intended to reflect attrition patterns-Tier 1 having the lowest attrition. DOD standards require that at least 90 percent of accessions be Tier 1. Recruits in Tiers 2 and 3 must score at or above the 50th percentile On the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT). This study seeks to satisfy a congressional requirement for DOD to evaluate the performance of home school graduates with GEDs and recommend their permanent tier status. The Directorate for Accession Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management Policy) asked CNA to assess the early separation rates and interest in military service of these two groups of recruits and to identify effective ways to reach out to them.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA418850
Entities
People
- B. D. Ray
- F. E. Garcia
- J. L. Gasch
- J. W. Wenger
Organizations
- Center for Naval Analyses