An analysis of the career progression of Hispanic military officers

dc.contributor.authorTick, Simona
dc.contributor.authorPema, Elda
dc.contributor.authorMehay, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorSalas, Mateo
dc.contributor.corporateGraduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
dc.contributor.departmentGraduate School of Business and Public Policy (GSBPP)en_US
dc.dateNovember, 2015
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-30T17:22:11Z
dc.date.available2015-11-30T17:22:11Z
dc.date.issued2015-11
dc.description.abstractThis study assesses the career success of Hispanics in the U.S. military by conducting a comparative analysis of the position and performance of Hispanics across all four service branches. Using Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) data on officers commissioned between fiscal years 1999 and 2003, this study applies multivariate statistical techniques to analyze the relative success of Hispanic and non-Hispanic officers on indicators of retention and promotion. The cross-service results show that Hispanic officers have higher early retention rates than White non-Hispanic officers in the Army and Marine Corps, but lower early retention in the Navy. There are few differences in retention to 10 years of service across the military services, and no significant differences in promotion to O-4. The study also examines more detailed information obtained from the Marine Corps and finds that omitting education background and fitness report scores of officers may lead to biased estimates in standard retention and promotion models. Finally, the report recommends that the Navy explores the possible causes of the higher separation rates for junior Hispanic officers.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.funderChief of Naval Personnel to the Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of the Navy, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Women’s Policy (OPNAV N134)en_US
dc.identifier.npsreportNPS-GSBPP-15-003en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/47447
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis 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.en_US
dc.subject.authorOfficer Career Progressionen_US
dc.subject.authorHispanic Military Officersen_US
dc.titleAn analysis of the career progression of Hispanic military officersen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
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