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FPCD-78-20 1 (1978-03-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaawud0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DCUREI 335533 05156 - (807356571 in Ivaluat-ion of Departmnt of Defegse Comments on a Critical Report; Enlisted Cateer Fo rce anaqemmt syltems. FpCD-w7-20 -146890. march 13, 1978. 2 pp. + 2 appendices (16 pp.). Report to Rep. felvin Price, Chairmant Rouse Committee cc Armed Services; by Elmer B. Staatav Comptroller General. Issue Area: Federal Personnel fan agsent and Copensation: Mlrk Force Planning (313). Coract: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div. Budget Function: national Defense: Department of Defeuse - Military (ezcept procurement S cootracts) (03'). Organization Conerned: Department of the Air Vorwel Departmnt of the Army; Department of the navy, Department of Defense. Conqressional Relevance: Eions. Committee on Arid Services; Senate Committee on Armed Services. Rep. Relvin Price. A September 1977 report on enlisted career force management pointed oat sauy management imprecvients that have been made in the military services and the Department of Defense (DOD) to corect enlisted career force isbalancss and prevent them from recurring. However, action needs to bi taken to bring the career force into balance with enlisted force otJectives earlier than the 7 to 10 year time frame planned by tJie DOD. fte report recommended developing ways to measure the effectiveness; of enlisted career force objectives rn a cost-bonefit basis and dscussed the use of such measurements. Findings/Conclusioas: DOD did not concur W.th the recommendation that management policies be established to expedite tringinS the enlisted career inventory into agreement with the objective force profile. The agency pointed out that each individual has a valid job commensurate with his or her grade aud skill level, and none is surplus to the total requirements of the service. DOD also did not agree that the Navy utility model should be used on an interim basis. The utility measures developed by the Navy are not transferable to other services. are onll approximate measures of benefits, and possess other shortcomiags. The recommendation separately promotes the utility concept and its application and the costing methodology devloped by the Navy. DOD deferred comment on the recommendation that Congress enact legislation authorizing readjustment pay for enlisted personnel who are involuntarily separated unatil the Presideats Commission on Hilitary Compensation makes Its final report. (DNS)