Postgraduate education and professional military development : are they compatible?

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by  Wilson, James Roger.;Elster, Richard S.

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
Monterey, California
THESIS
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL
MILITARY DEVELOPMENT: ARE THEY COMPATIBLE?
by
James Roger Wilson
December 1991
Thesis Advisor: Richard Elster
Second Reader: Stephen L. Mehay
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POSTGRADUATEEDUCATION ANDPROFESSIONALMILITARY DEVELOPMENT: ARETHEYCOMPATIBLE?
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Thisthesisexaminestheutilizationolgraduateeducationlorgraduatesofthe Naval PostgraduateSchool, Manpower,personnel,and Training
Analysis(MPTA)curriculum,fromDecember 1986throughJune 1991 Thestudyfocusesonfourareas: 1)developinga list and rankstructureol
billetsrequiringthexx33Pcodegranted uponcompletionoftheeducation,2) trackingthecareesoftheofficersfollowingtheirgraduation from
thecurriculum,3i examiningcareerprogressionpathstofind placeswheretimely utilizationcould beundertaken,and 4I examining the
designatorcompositionofthepopulation.. Thestudydeterminedthat utilizationforthe periodDecember 198t>throughJune 1991 was22.2%.
Assumingthatallofficersstill inthetwo-tourDepartmentofDefenseutilizationwindowwereassignedtoutilizationbilletsastheir next
assignment,the utilization ratewould riseto52.5%. Thiswasdeemedunacceptable,andtherecommendationwastorequireaneighteenmonth
utilizationtourimmediatelyfollowingcompletionofthecurriculum Thiswouldcausethe utilizationralefor MPTAgraduatesinriseto97%.
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POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL MILITARY DEVELOPMENT: ARE THEY
COMPATIBLE?
by
James R. Wilson
Lieutenant, United States Navy
B.S., United States Naval Academy, 1986
Submitted in partial fulfillment
ofthe requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
December 1991
ABSTRACT
This thesis examines the utilization of graduate education for
graduates of the Naval Postgraduate School, Manpower, Personnel,
and Training Analysis (MPTA) curriculum, from December 1986 through
June 1991. The study focuses on four areas: 1) developing a list
and rank structure of billets requiring the xx33P code granted upon
completion of the education, 2) tracking the careers of the
officers following their graduation from the curriculum, 3)
examining career progression paths to find places where timely
utilization could be undertaken, and 4) examining the designator
composition of population. The study determined that utilization
for the period December 1986 thourgh June 1991 was 22.2%. Assuming
that all officers still in the two- tour Department of Defense
utilization window were assigned to utilization billets as their
next assignment, the utilization rate would rise to 52.5%. This
was deemed unacceptable, and the recommendation was to require an
eighteen-month utilization tour immediately following completion of
the curriculum. This would cause the utilization rate for MPTA
graduates to rise to 97%.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. BACKGROUND 1
A. OBJECTIVES 2
B. RESEARCH QUESTIONS 3
C. SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS 3
D. LITERATURE REVIEW 4
E. ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY 6
II. METHODOLOGY AND DATA PRESENTATION 8
III. DATA ANALYSIS 18
IV. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 28
APPENDIX A 34
APPENDIX B 44
APPENDIX C 48
APPENDIX D 52
LIST OF REFERENCES 53
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