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Military Attrition: DOD Needs to Better Understand Reasons for Separation and Improve Recruiting Systems

T-NSIAD-98-109 Published: Mar 04, 1998. Publicly Released: Mar 04, 1998.
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GAO discussed its work on the attrition and recruiting of the military services' enlisted personnel, focusing on: (1) the historical problem of attrition and its costs; (2) the Department of Defense's (DOD) lack of complete data on why enlistees are being separated early; (3) GAO's recommendations on ways to improve the screening of recruiters and recruits; and (4) DOD's actions thus far to respond to GAO's recommendations.

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Attrition ratesEmployee incentivesEnlisted personnelMedical examinationsMilitary cost controlMilitary dischargesMilitary enlistmentMilitary personnelMilitary recruitingStatistical data