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027 $aRAND/TR-827-OSD
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050 00 $aUB323$b.A7678 2010
082 00 $a355.2/230973$223
100 1 $aAsch, Beth J.
245 13 $aAn analysis of the incidence of recruiter irregularities /$cBeth Asch, Paul Heaton ; prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
260 $aSanta Monica, CA :$bRAND,$c2010.
300 $axv, 52 p. :$bcol. ill. ;$c28 cm.
490 0 $aTechnical report
500 $a"RAND National Defense Research Institute."
500 $a"This research ... was conducted within the Forces and Resource Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Pref.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 51-52).
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Background on Recruit Processing and Recruiter Management -- Data -- Results on Allegations -- Analyses of Contract Data -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Overview of Recruiting Policies and Procedures Regarding Improprieties -- Appendix B: Derivations.
520 $aThe authors examine the prevalence and consequences of irregularities by military recruiters. Recruiter irregularities are uncommon -- using the services' data for tracking allegations between 2007-2009, the authors document about 1 allegation per 1,000 applicants. Between 1 to 3 percent of the recruiter workforce is involved in substantiated allegations in a given year, with concealment or falsification representing the most common form of irregularity. Exploring Army contract data, the authors compare the characteristics of those signing contracts at the end of the recruiting month -- when recruiters are under the greatest pressure to meet their monthly recruiting quotas -- with those signed earlier in the month. Recruiters appear less likely to carefully screen recruits and more likely to sign marginal applicants at the end of the contract month, leading to some negative outcomes among these enlistees. While undesirable behavior on the part of applicants and/or recruiters appears more prevalent at the end of the recruiting month, patterns in contracts across the course of the recruiting month also suggest the incidence of unreported irregularities is likely to be low.
530 $aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
651 0 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xRecruiting, enlistment, etc.$xEvaluation.
651 0 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xRecruiting, enlistment, etc.$xCorrupt practices.
700 1 $aHeaton, Paul,$d1978-
710 2 $aNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.).$bForces and Resources Policy Center.
710 2 $aRand Corporation.
710 1 $aUnited States.$bDepartment of Defense.$bOffice of the Secretary of Defense.
856 41 $zOnline access$uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR827/
856 4 $uhttp://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/2010/RAND_TR827.pdf