Implications of Using Computer-Based Training with the AN/SQQ-89(v) Sonar System: Operating and Support Costs.

摘要

The U.S. Navy transitioned to Computer-Based Training (CBT) in A and C schools in 2003 after a 2001 Revolution in Training report claimed that the Navy would realize savings in cost and training time without negatively affecting the quality of sailors arriving to the Fleet. This thesis analyzes Operating and Support (O&S) cost data for the AN/SQQ-89(v) sonar system to determine whether the transition to CBT contributed to increased Fleet maintenance costs. Determining how actions to change one aspect of a system affects other areas of the system will provide insight for future decisions affecting O&S cost, system life cycles, and Fleet material readiness. The results of this thesis show that the conversion to CBT was not the sole contributing factor to increased Fleet maintenance costs or degraded Fleet material readiness. Changes to the Navy's training, maintenance, and manning programs during the early 2000s were all contributing factors.