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ANALYSIS OF PROMOTION ZONE EFFECTS ON NAVAL OFFICERS CAREERS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
The Navy uses “zones” to define promotion eligibility of its officers in each of the control grades, O4–O6. Recent shifts in policy have begun to move the promotion system away from strict zone eligibility in favor of a ...
EVALUATION OF MACHINE LEARNING APPLICABILITY FOR USMC REENLISTMENT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
This research examines the applicability of machine learning algorithms to best predict the probability of reenlistment of enlisted first-term Marines. Given the availability of data today, machine learning can be a useful ...
ANALYSIS OF O-5 PROMOTION AND RETENTION FOR NAVAL URL OFFICERS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
The U.S. Navy is currently considering a transformation of its personnel performance evaluation system to ensure retention and promotion processes that are less subjective and contribute to a more efficient personnel ...
INCREASING THE SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (SGLI) MAXIMUM PAYOUT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
This research addresses the decreasing worth of the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) payout based on the year a servicemember dies. The SGLI maximum has stagnated at $400,000 for over 16 years and nearly every ...
ARE MENTORS BENEFICIAL?: MENTORS’ PERFORMANCE AND ATTRIBUTES AS PREDICTORS OF RETENTION FOR MARINE OFFICERS COMMISSIONED FROM NROTC PROGRAMS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
The Marine Corps’ current manpower system focuses on producing quantity over quality and fails to encourage those it wants and needs to keep to increase the diversity and longevity of its officer corps. A renewed emphasis ...
EFFECTS OF HOMESCHOOL EDUCATION ON ENLISTED MARINE QUALITY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
Survey and polling data suggest that the U.S. homeschooled student population is increasing. Annual Marine Corps enlistments of homeschool graduates are also rising after a provision contained in the 2014 National Defense ...
ANALYZING OUTCOMES AND PUNISHMENTS AWARDED AT COURTS MARTIAL IN THE USMC FOR SYSTEMIC DIFFERENCES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
Results of all special and general courts-martial in the Marine Corps from January 2017 to August 2020 were analyzed for systemic differences in terms of trial outcomes and punishments. Trial outcomes were obtained from ...
YOU RECRUIT WHO YOU ARE: THE QUALITY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARINE RECRUITER AND ENLISTEE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
In recruiting, the phrase “you recruit who you are” describes a presumed relationship—recruiters attract and enlist individuals who are similar to themselves or within their in-group. This research evaluates the correlation ...
IMPACT OF HIGH SCHOOL QUALITY ON THE CONDUCT AND ATTRITION OF ENLISTED MARINES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
This study investigates the impact of high school quality and peer group characteristics on the misconduct and attrition of enlisted Marines. Multivariate regression models employ personnel data from the USMC Total Force ...
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