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B-177952 1 (1973-02-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaghh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 03 0 S7 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE - ''/ lu WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FEDERAL PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DIVISION FEB 2 8 1973 B-177952 IIIf I 11 !JJll 11Ill 111111 l IJl l III!ll LM096446 Dear Mr. Secretary: We conducted a survey in the 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, >' Texas, to see how well the division was meeting the Modern Volunt;eer Army M objective to return soldiers to soldiering. We applied work sampling to determine how the men were spending their time and we issued a questionnaire to determine the attitudes of the men toward their jobs. The MVA program stated that in order to build a better Army-- while, at the same time, reducing its reliance upon the draft--the Army must (1) strengthen professionalism by building positive n tae and (2) improveAy f Vy reducing sources of dissatisfaction. Toward this end, actions are to be directed toward imr r nal ml1tence and building among Army men and women of all ranks a strong sense of accomplishment and achievement in performing an important job well. These, according to the MVA program, were the real sources of motivation and pride which sustain a fine Army. Results of Work Sampling Study Work sampling is a method of study utilized to obtain detailed information about an activity in the most economical manner possible. It is the recording of a series of instantaneous observations made at randomly selected times. We have used this method to quantify the activities of enlisted men in the 2d Armored Division to determine what they do during their normal 40-hour work week. We randomly selected 600 enlisted men, about 5 percent of the operating strength of the division, for observation. The study plan called for each man to be observed at randomly selected times for 5 consecutive work days. We made over 14,000 observations on the activities of the selected men during the period September 18, 1972, through October 16, 1972. We were unable to make many of the planned observations because the wide dispersion of those to be observed made it impossible to get from one location to another within prescribed 4e4~4 /,'o 69z'

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