RAISING THE STANDARD: ANALYSIS OF THE MARINE CORPS' PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE AFQT SCORE REQUIREMENT FOR ENLISTMENT
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Authors
Worner, Alex M.
Bartra, Morgan G.
Subjects
Marine Corps
Commandant's Planning Guidance
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
ASVAB
Armed Forces Qualification Test
AFQT
First Term Alignment Plan
FTAP
reenlistment
extension
enlisted
recruiting
retention
logistic regression
Commandant's Planning Guidance
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
ASVAB
Armed Forces Qualification Test
AFQT
First Term Alignment Plan
FTAP
reenlistment
extension
enlisted
recruiting
retention
logistic regression
Advisors
Canan, Anthony
Date of Issue
2021-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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This research analyzes the Commandant of the Marine Corps' proposed changes to the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) score required for enlistment within the Marine Corps. The proposed change includes raising the minimum AFQT score standard from 32 to 40. This research utilized a logistic regression model to assist in identifying potential effects on the retention of first term Marines. It was identified that AFQT scores have a negative relationship to the probability of a first term Marine submitting for reenlistment, thus, increasing the minimum AFQT score standard for enlistment has the potential to negatively impact the retention of first term Marines.
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Information Sciences (IS), Graduate School of Defense Management (GSDM)
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