An examination of the effects of first-term career progression on Navy A-School attrition and the military experiences of A-School students after attrition
By: David Lee McNamara and James Mitchell Laury
Contributors: Laury, James Mitchell; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Department of Administrative of Sciences
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 90
Subjects: Employees; Testing; Statistics; Ability
Description: The objective of this study is to contribute to the Navy's knowledge and understanding of high A-School attrition. The study organized the available data concerning attrition in the Navy's training programs, evaluated its significance, and offers prospective solutions. The significance of the data of personnel characteristics may then aid the Navy in selecting those personnel with a higher propensity to succeed.
Notes: Thesis Advisor(s): Crawford, Alice M., Eitelberg, Mark.

June 1991.

Author(s) subject terms: A-School attrition

Description based on title screen as viewed on May 16, 2011.

DTIC Descriptor(s): Attrition, Careers, Personnel, Naval Training

DTIC Identifier(s): Naval Training, Recruits, A-Schools, Attrition, Technical Training, Aptitude Tests, ASVAB(Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery), Statistical Analysis, Theses

US Navy (USN) authors.

Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1991.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-89).

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