First Watch on the First Term of Enlistment: A Summary and Update of Results from Version 1 of the First Watch Instruments

Abstract

The First Watch project was designed by NPRST researchers to determine the core causes for first-term enlisted attrition in the Navy. This report presents results from the first of three different iterations of surveys used in that project. Results show that Sailor's attitudes toward the Navy and their career intentions change over the course of their first term and that measures such as stress, morale, met expectations, career intentions, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and Person-Organization Fit were reliable predictors of attrition at various points in a Sailor's first term of enlistment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA489579

Entities

People

  • Jacqueline A. Mottern
  • Michael A. White
  • Naina C. Eshwar
  • Rorie N. Harris

Organizations

  • Navy Personnel Research, Studies, and Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Computational Science
  • Factor Analysis
  • Instructors
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Military Training
  • Naval Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.