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Military Attrition: DOD Needs to Follow Through on Actions Initiated to Reduce Early Separations

T-NSIAD-99-80 Published: Feb 24, 1999. Publicly Released: Feb 24, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed recruiting and attrition in the military services, focusing on: (1) recruiter selection and incentive systems and their effects on recruiter performance; (2) the screening of incoming recruits for criminal history information to ensure that only qualified persons are allowed to enlist; (3) reasons for attrition during the first 6 months of an enlistee's term; and (4) reasons for premature attrition after first-term enlistees have completed 6 months of service.

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Attrition ratesFingerprintsEmployee incentivesManagement information systemsMilitary cost controlMilitary dischargesMilitary enlistmentMilitary policiesMilitary recruitingMilitary trainingPersonnel management