Management of the Armed Services' Delayed Entry Pools: A Comparison of Recruiting Philosophies and Issues

摘要

Each of the Armed Services' Recruiting Commands enables a potential recruit to delay his actual shipping date (called his accession date) for up to a year from the time he signs an obligation (a so-called contract) to enter a given Service. If a recruit choose to delay his shipping date beyond a month of his time of contract signing, he enters the so-called Delayed Entry Pool (DEP); those recruits who do not enter the DEP are called 'Direct Shipments.' The DEP device is very popular with both recruits and with the recruiting managers, with over 80% of all DOD accessions utilizing the mechanism. This report compares the different recruiting philosophies and issues on the Delayed Entry Mechanism.