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DIRECT OFFICER ACCESSIONS: EFFECTING THE TIMELINE FOR ESTABLISHING A CYBER-COMMUNITY WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
In 2004, the United States military officially recognized cyberspace as its own warfighting domain. This recognition ultimately led to the creation of the 10th Combatant Command—U.S. Cyber Command—in 2017. The swift action ...
THE HIGH PERFORMER TRACK: AN ANALYSIS ON INFANTRY TRAINING METHODS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of the learning methods and training techniques in the High Performer Track (HPT) program for possible replication at other formal schools and fleet units. This ...
PREDICTIVE VARIABLES AND CAREER PATHS FOR SELECTION TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL COMMAND WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09)
In this thesis, I study the predictive variables and career paths associated with selection to lieutenant colonel command within the Marine Corps. Previous research analyzed the lieutenant colonel command screening board ...
MARINE CORPS MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) ASSIGNMENTS: CAREER IMPACTS OF MATCH QUALITY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
As the Marine Corps confronts a battlefield of increasing scale, complexity, and fluidity, it must leverage every opportunity to optimize performance and lethality. To this end, General David H. Bergerm, Commandant of the ...
MARINE CORPS OFFICER ACCESSION: AN ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON CAREER-LEVEL PROMOTION
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
The purpose of this research was to determine the significance of Marine Corps officer accession sources in relation to achieving career-level promotion benchmarks. The study first determined what characteristics the Marine ...
THE INFANTRY MATURITY QUOTIENT: AN ANALYSIS OF THE MANPOWER EFFECTS OF MATURING THE MARINE INFANTRY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
The composition of the Marine infantry is evolving to meet future battlefield demands. According to the Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030, mature infantry resembling special operations and reconnaissance forces is required ...
FIT V. FAT: REEVALUATING THE USMC BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM TO INCREASE ACCURACY AND OPTIMIZE LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
Current weight and circumference-based standards rely on an outdated study from 1984 that included few non-white servicemembers. This research analyzes the impacts of recent changes in USMC body composition standards and ...
A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF C-12 VARIANT AIRBORNE ISR CAPABILITIES IN THE MARINE CORPS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
Military strategists and technologists have welcomed the rise of remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) roles because of their persistence and expendability which provide ...
THE IMPACT OF A QUALITY UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION ON MARINE CORPS OFFICER PERFORMANCE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
To meet the demands of future conflicts against increasingly capable adversaries, the Marine Corps must recruit, promote, and retain the most capable officers. Yet, every year money is spent training and educating Marine ...
LEADS VS. CANVASSING: PREDICTING QUALITY AND ATTRITION OF ENLISTEES BY RECRUITING SOURCE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
The Marine Corps trains recruiters to support their success in finding the best, brightest, and most capable young adults to serve as Marines. Marine recruiters must determine which recruiting methods and sources of ...
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