Issues surrounding the deployability of single and dual-service parents in the Navy

摘要

This thesis investigates some of the issues associated with single and dual-service parents in the Navy and the ability of the Navy to manage these individuals. Information from two surveys of active-duty Navy personnel, statistics from the Defense ManpowerData Center, and data from the Office of the Chief of NavalOperations (OP-13W) were obtained to meet the objectives of thethesis. This research determined that single and dual-serviceparents account for a relatively small proportion (8 percent) ofthe Navy's total force. The problems associated with theseindividuals appear minor and manageable. In addition, theirproductivity level is generally no different from that of otherservice members. The Navy has a policy governing the dependentcare responsibilities of single and dual-service parents thatproved to be effective during the Persian Gulf War. However, aslight modification of the policy may be required to ensurecontinuous readiness.