Improvements Needed in Accounting for Foreign Student Participation in Defense Training Programs

Due to the concern that increases in the cost of military training for foreign nationals may have been discouraging them from participating in Department of Defense (DOD) training programs, a comparison was made of trends for participating students and countries, and the tuition rates charged. While data for the Foreign Military Sales Training Program were only available for the years 1976-1979, the review compared trends over the past decade of enrollment and costs under the International Military Education and Training Program. A previous report contained the statistics developed during the reveiw, and this final response to the request discusses the deficiencies disclosed.