The relationship between academic major at the United States Naval Academy and Service Community Selection
By: Brian K. Arcement
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 67
Description: This study provides information for those individuals responsible for guiding midshipmen's choice of naval      service community. This research focused on individuals who received their first community choice. The analysis      demonstrates that choice of academic major frequently affects the likelihood that an individual will select a      particular community. For example, a shift from a group one major to a group two major significantly decreases      the likelihood of selecting Marine Corps. Another finding is that a shift from group one major to either group      two or group three majors decreases the likelihood of selecting submarines. The fact that it is possible to predict      community choice from academic major may not be obvious to midshipmen when they choose their major      during the second semester of their plebe year. This project was designed to provide company officers with the      information needed to counsel midshipmen about the service community available following graduation from the      Naval Academy. The choice of career field is the culmination of four years of hard work by midshipmen, and      this decision can affect their naval service career for many years. This information needs to be provided to the      people involved in the major and community selection process. This should be done prior to the midshipmen      choosing their academic major.
Notes: "August 1998."

Thesis advisor(s): Gregory G. Hildebrant, Rakesh Lall.

Thesis (M.S. in Leadership and Human Resource Development) Naval Postgraduate School, Aug. 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-65).

"Approved for public release, distribution unlimited"--Cover.

Also avaliable online.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.

US Navy (USN) author.

dk/dk cc:9116 10/26/98.