Attrition In The Military--an Issue Needing Management Attention V. FPCD-80-10

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FPCD-80-10 1 (1980-02-20)

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B TF COMPTROLLER GENERAL

Report To The Congress

OF FHE UNITED ST-ATES

Attrition In The Military--An Issue Needing

Management Attention

Attrition of first-term enlisted personnel--
their separation from service before comple-
tion of their tours -has become a serious and
costly problem for the All-Volunteer Force,
affecting its ability to maintain full strength
and combat readiness. GAO found that the
primary cause of increased attrition after initi-
ation of the All-Volunteer Force was the
changed military environment and the change
in policy allowing easier discharges for sub.
standard performance or disciplinary prob-
lems.

The Department of Defense and the services
have tried to better manage their personnel,
but more needs to be done, including
..establishing more definitive separation
criteria to insure equitable discharge
decisions and avoid making dis-
charges too easy;

--establishing a more systematic ap-
proach to policy and program devel-
opment and evaluation;
..developing more uniform data report-
ing systems; and

abolishing attrition goals or ceilings.

The Department concurred in the recom-
mendations and said that in two areas it had 111612
taken or planned to take corrective actions.

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FPCD-80-10
' LPr r'.' FEBRUARY 20, 1980