A descriptive analysis of first term attrition from U.S. Naval ships
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Authors
Carlson, Carl Glynn
Subjects
Navy enlisted personnel
Navy enlisted attrition
Screening selection
Attrition
Enlisted personnel
Ship unique variables
Shipboard attrition
Ship class attrition
Survival track file
At sea attrition
Ship underway hours history
Ship class underway hours history
Navy enlisted attrition
Screening selection
Attrition
Enlisted personnel
Ship unique variables
Shipboard attrition
Ship class attrition
Survival track file
At sea attrition
Ship underway hours history
Ship class underway hours history
Advisors
Elster, Richard S.
Date of Issue
1981-09
Date
September 1981
Publisher
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis was conducted to analyze certain factors affecting first-term attrition from U.S. Naval ships. The Survival Tracking File (STF) was used as the primary data source, and from it files were constructed that permitted three areas of study. First, the overall cohort of a year's worth of enlistees was examined. The survival curve for the cohort was generated and individual monthly cohorts were examined for attrition patterns. Secondly, overall attrition percentages were calculated for individual ships and for classes of ships and these attrition percentages were then examined for differences using statistical techniques. An ANOVA model using transformed data proved accurate in explaining attrition variance. Lastly, a comparison between attrition per month and underway hours per month was made for classes of ships and for individual ships of three specific classes. A rough relationship was observed, between peaks of high underway hours and peaks of attrition. In looking at individual aircraft carriers, the attrition percentage seemed to be inversely proportional to underway hours per month. Several of these findings warrant further investigation so that the Navy may more fully understand its attrition problem and thereby take steps to alleviate it.
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Thesis
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Department
Department of Operations Research
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.