An analysis of the effect of commissioning sources on retention and promotion of U.S. Army officers

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dc.contributor.advisorButtrey, Samuel E.
dc.contributor.advisorDolk, Daniel R.
dc.contributor.authorKizilkaya, Zafer
dc.contributor.departmentInformation Sciences (IS)
dc.contributor.departmentOperations Research (OR)
dc.contributor.secondreaderKocher, Kathryn
dc.dateJune 2004
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-14T17:32:17Z
dc.date.available2012-03-14T17:32:17Z
dc.date.issued2004-06
dc.description.abstractThis thesis analyzes the effects of commissioning sources on the retention and promotion of U S Army officers The data in this thesis were taken from the Active Duty Military Master File, with separate data sets for cohorts commissioned from 1981 through 2001 We describe three logistic regression models: Retention to the Grade of O-4, Promotion to O-4, and Promotion to O-5 We conclude that Academy graduates have the lowest retention rates, whereas OCS graduates have the highest retention rates Among male officers, retention rates are higher for ROTC graduates than for those with Direct Appointments; among female officers retention rates are higher for Direct Appointments than ROTC graduates The Promotion to O-4 Model indicates that the effect of commissioning source is different within gender, race and marital status groups The results of the promotion to O-5 model contrasts with those of the O-4 models Academy graduates are more likely to be promoted to Lieutenant Colonel than those from other sources, followed by ROTC graduates and then Direct Appointments The effects of the Army's reduction in force ("drawdown") between 1989 and 1996 are not accounted for in this thesis as they cannot be modeled with the data at hand.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceFirst Lieutenant, Turkish Armyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/annalysisofeffec109451560
dc.format.extentxvi, 71 p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/1560
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsCopyright reserved by the copyright owneren_US
dc.subject.authorU.S. Armyen_US
dc.subject.authorOfficer commissioning sourcesen_US
dc.subject.authorOfficer career developmenten_US
dc.subject.authorRetentionen_US
dc.subject.authorPromotionen_US
dc.subject.authorLogistic regressionen_US
dc.subject.lcshCareer developmenten_US
dc.titleAn analysis of the effect of commissioning sources on retention and promotion of U.S. Army officersen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineOperations Researchen_US
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineInformation Technology Managementen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in Operations Researchen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in information Technology Managementen_US
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