The impact of the force drawdown on the promotion of minority officers in the US military

dc.contributor.advisorEitelberg, Mark J.
dc.contributor.advisorMehay, Stephen L.
dc.contributor.authorDarrow, Cameron D.
dc.contributor.departmentManagement
dc.dateMarch 1995
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-29T22:51:20Z
dc.date.available2013-04-29T22:51:20Z
dc.date.issued1995-03
dc.description.abstractDepartment of Defense (DoD) policies have historically supported specific objectives with regard to minorities in all phases of the manpower system, including accession, retention, and promotion. Drawdown policies, however, have been designed primarily to meet endstrength goals, without regard to any potential effects on specific groups. The purpose of this research is to analyze the effects of the drawdown on the promotion of minority officers. The research utilizes data covering all services provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center. Ordinary least squares and logit modeling techniques are employed to estimate the promotion performance of officers prior to, and during, the drawdown. The results show that, across DoD, minority status is no longer a factor in promotion outcomes; and the promotion of minority officers, in general, has not been adversely affected during the drawdown. However, there has been a significant decline in the probability of promotion for blacks and Hispanics in the Navy. Further research is recommended to refine the promotion models and monitor minority group promotion opportunities as the drawdown continues.en_US
dc.description.funderNAen_US
dc.description.recognitionNAen_US
dc.description.serviceAustralian Regular Army author.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/theimpactofforce1094531535
dc.format.extent139 p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/31535
dc.language.isoen_US
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.titleThe impact of the force drawdown on the promotion of minority officers in the US militaryen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineManagementen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in Managementen_US
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