An Evaluation of Department of Defense Comments on a Critical Report

A September 1977 report on enlisted career force management pointed out many management improvements that have been made in the military services and the Department of Defense (DOD) to correct enlisted career force imbalances and prevent them from recurring. However, action needs to be taken to bring the career force into balance with enlisted force objectives earlier than the 7- to 10-year timeframe planned by DOD. The report recommended developing ways to measure the effectiveness of enlisted career force objectives on a cost-benefit basis and discussed the use of such measurements.