Reevaluating the Marine Corps Recruiting Standards

Abstract

Marine Corps recruiting has always been a daunting task, but four new potential recruiting pitfalls are now threatening the fabric of the Corps. First, the Marine Corps is currently accepting the most uneducated recruits of all the service branches in order to meet recently increased enlistment goals. Second, potential recruits show less interest in joining the military now than any other time in recent history. Another potential shortfall is the undereducated minority groups that are continuously targeted to meet recruiters? quotas. Finally, the Marine Corps has had to lower not only its educational standards, but its moral standards as well. In order to meet the technological demands of today?s battlefield while maintaining its principles, the Marine Corps needs to reevaluate its recruiting standards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 20, 2009
Accession Number
ADA509884

Entities

People

  • Brian R. Davis

Organizations

  • Marine Corps Combat Development Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Basic Training
  • Criminals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Minority Groups
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Standards
  • Training
  • United States

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies