Improved Marginal Pipeline Costs of Enlisted Personnel.

Abstract : Management Consulting & Research, Inc. (MCR) developed an improved estimate of the marginal pipeline costs of enlisted personnel in FY82 dollars for each Military Service. The study provides a methodology and associated costs by Service per Non-Prior Service (NPS) accession for the pipeline period. The accession pipeline period is from recruitment to arrival at first duty assignment. The cost elements are separated into two groupings: accession training costs and accession non-training costs. The accession training costs are training mission, training support, and trainee pay and allowances. The accession non-training costs are recruiting (including advertising), examining, enlistment bonus, personnel processing, permanent change of station, and medical and dental. (Author)