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An analysis of the effect of Surface Warfare Officer Continuation Pay (SWOCP) on the retention of quality officers

The quality of officers serving in department head afloat billets influences the combat effectiveness of a ship. SWOCP was established to retain more quality officers in the department head ranks. This thesis addresses quality as a quantitative value that is a function of an individualâ s FITREPs and a time decay factor. A statistical study of the data showed no significant effect of SWOCP on the quality of officers retained. The bonus also had no significant influence on an officerâ s downstream performance. Based on these conclusions it appears that SWOCP has served as primarily a retention tool for quantity rather than quality. / US Navy (USN) author.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/2830
Date06 1900
CreatorsLorio, Jennifer L.
ContributorsButtrey, Samuel E., Kline, Jeffrey E., Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
PublisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Source SetsNaval Postgraduate School
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatxvi, 45 p. : ill. ;, application/pdf
RightsApproved for public release, distribution unlimited

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