An examination of recruit attrition in the United States Marine Corps

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Carrigan, Charles Ross
Franz, Joseph Henric
Date
1982-12Advisor
Elster, R.S.
Second Reader
Mullane, J.F.
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Since 1979, the rate of recruit attrition in the United
States Marine Corps has continued to increase. This increase
in recruit attrition is costly in terms of both time and
money.
The purpose of this thesis is threefold. First, it provides
a general overview of the Marine Corps recruiting and
training process. Second, it attempts to compare recruit
attrition statistics between the two recruit depots. And
third, it attempts to construct a profile of Senior Drill
Instructors with low attrition rates and Senior Drill Instructors
with high attrition rates.
As a result of the study, the authors present recommendations
for future recruit attrition studies; a recommendation
for the development of uniform definitions and reporting
formats for the recruit depots; and finally, a recommendation
that Congressional legislation be implemented which would
allow military recruiters access to school and police records
of potential recruits.
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