ARFORGEN BOG: Dwell Simulation

Abstract

The Army refers to the time a Soldier spends deployed overseas in a combat environment as Boots on the Ground time, or BOG. Conversely, the time a Soldier spends between deployments is known as "dwell." This BOG:Dwell ratio is an important, highly visible statistic, that serves as a leading indicator of recruiting, retention, and morale issues for the Army, its Soldiers, and their families. The Army's G1's Strength Analysis and Forecasting Division in the Plans and Resources Directorate (PRS) and the Department of Systems Engineering's Operations Research center of Excellence (ORCEN) were tasked to expand the capability of the existing BOG:Dwell model to both estimate the individual dwell statistics by grade for many critical Military Occupational Specialities (MOSs) and produce other residual unit manning and individual attribute statistics. Additionally, this past year's efforts focused on improving the model so that it was more scalable, streamlined, and efficient.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 11, 2011
Accession Number
ADA544682

Entities

People

  • David Hughes
  • Fernando Huerta
  • Mark Zais
  • Paul Kucik

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Artillery
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dwell Time
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Force Structure
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Intelligence
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Police
  • Operations Research
  • Personnel Management
  • Systems Engineering

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