Navy Reserve Officers Problem Articulation Study

摘要

The objective of this study was to identify the purpose of a Navy Reserves inventory model and identify the most feasible approach for model development. The report was prepared by Navy Personnel Research, Studies, and Technology (NPRST) Division's Institute for Personnel Planning and Policy Analysis (PERS-11) as part of the Problem Articulation Study sponsored by the Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC). Three problems were identified: (1) use of separate data sources for counting Reserve inventory and transactions, (2) use of inconsistent processing rules for counting monthly transactions, and (3) lack of a formal inventory tool (model). The conclusions and recommendations discussed in this report were derived from several months of data analysis, process discussions with workforce and data analysts, and NPRST subject matter experts. The active duty Navy has experienced huge benefits through the use of their workforce planning and analysis models. NPRST's hope is that CNRFC will find the recommendations from this study useful in developing a Reserve Forces inventory model. It was determined that the Reserve Components Common Personnel Data System (RCCPDS) should be the official data source. RCCPDS is a monthly record of Reserve Officer and Enlisted 'master' onboard inventory and 'transactions.' It is maintained by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), and receives its input from SPAWAR-New Orleans. As a result of this effort, NPRST currently maintains RCCPDS as a Reserve personnel historical data repository. A detailed discussion of Reserve data sources and monthly processing rules is in the Data Source section of the report. NPRST recommends that CNRFC fund the development of a Navy Reserve inventory-planning module as part of the active duty Within- year Officer Loss Forecasting model (WOLF). The findings of this study support the WOLF model as an applicable platform to implement a Reserve inventory- planning module.