Research Catalog

Title

Identification and accessioning of individuals for the Officer Candidate School (OCS) / Joy Oliver, Sharon Ardison, Teresa L. Russell, Nehama E. Babin.

Author

Oliver, Joy.

Publication

Alexandria, Virginia : U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, 2011.

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Additional Authors

• Ardison, Sharon.
• Russell, Teresa L.
• Babin, Nehama.
• U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.

Description

x, 29, A-1, B-1, C-1, D-1, E-1, F-2, G-1, H-1, I-7 pages : charts; 28 cm.

Summary

"The AccessOCS project was a qualitative study designed to (a) identify and describe Officer Candidate School (OCS) applicants in terms of motivations, backgrounds, and incentives; (b) identify how the OCS selection and application process works, and (c) develop recommendations for improving the OCS accessioning process. The research approach was to conduct focus groups and one-on-one interviews with a number of personnel, e.g., sponsors, applicants, government officials, to learn about the OCS accessioning process from several vantage points. These individuals included: OCS candidates; OCS instructors, cadre, and Company Commanders; Basic Officer Leadership Course B (BOLC B) lieutenants; Captain's Career Course (CCC) officers; recruiters; and policy-level government officials. Content analysis of the interviews and focus groups revealed the following key findings: findings substantiated the fact that OCS candidates express a desire to serve and a commitment to the Army; OCS application procedures can be difficult for applicants to understand and utilize; a standardized, stored database management system for tracking officer candidates and their performance is lacking; officer candidates could be better prepared for OCS; and the review board process is decentralized. Issues surrounding the branch assignment are discussed. Several recommendations for improvement are presented."--DTIC

Series Statement

Study report ; 2011-01

Uniform Title

Study report (U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences) ; 2011-01.

Subject

• United States. Army > Recruiting, enlistment, etc
• United States. Army > Personnel management
• United States. Army. Officer Candidate School > Recruiting, enlistment, etc
• United States. Army
• United States. Army. Officer Candidate School
• Soldiers > United States > Recruiting, enlistment, etc
• Recruiting and enlistment
• Military education > United States
• Armed Forces > Personnel management
• Military education
• United States

Note

• Cover title.
• "February 2011."
• Author(s) subject terms: Officer accession, officer selection, OCS, attrition, officer candidates.
• "Army project number 665803D730."
• DTIC Descriptor(s): Officer Personnel, Personnel Selection, Leadership Training, Attrition, Data Bases, Courses(Education).
• DTIC Identifier(s): Officer Accession, Officer Selection, OCS(Officer Candidate School), Officer Candidates, BOLC B(Basic Officer Leadership Course B), CCC(Captains Career Course), ACCESSOCS Project, SELECTOCS Project, Application Process, Review Board, Branch Assignments, OML(Order Of Merit List), Data Management Systems, Websites, Interviews, PE665803.
• Joint authors: Sharon Ardison, Teresa L. Russell, Nehama E. Babin.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Access (note)

• Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available in print.
• Also available on line.

Funding (note)

• Contract or grant no. : W91WAS-09-D-0013, DO 0004.

OCLC

• ocn713892090
• 713892090
• SCSB-1616241

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library