Recruit Preparation and Orientation Training (REPORT): A Program to Reduce Attrition Among Non-School-Guaranteed Recruits in the Navy

摘要

Based on a needs assessment conducted to identify aspects of recruit training that present adjustment problems for non-school-guaranteed recruits, the recruit preparation and orientation training (REPORT) program was developed to provide these recruits with realistic expectations, stress-coping skills, organizational commitment, and knowledge about recruit training activities. REPORT provided 3 days of training following receiving and outfitting and before the commissioning of recruit companies; the program was tested with 484 recruits at the Recruit Training Center, San Diego from October 1980 through February 1981. The training attrition rate for REPORT participants was 3.9 percent lower than that for control recruits. For apprentice training graduates, the difference in training attrition rates was sustained after 29 months in the fleet. However, differences in training, fleet, and total attrition were not statistically reliable. A cost-benefit analysis indicated that REPORT was a cost-effective program, with benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from 2.1 to 1 to 2.8 to 1, depending upon course length and class size. (Author)