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Opportunities xist for Substantial Savings in Adaini t.-tion of
military Skill Training Programs. FPCD-78-13; 8-175773. february
14, 1978. 24 pp.
Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by B. L. Krieger#,
Director, Federal Personnel and Compensation Div.
Is3ue Area: Personnel management and Compensation (300).
Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div.
Budqet Function: National Defense: Department of Defoase -
military (except procurement 9 contracts) (051).
Organization Concerned: Department of the Air Force; Department
of the Army; Department of the Navy.
Congressional Relevance: Sousa Committee on Armed ServIces;
Ssnate Committee on Armed Services.
Avthority: DOD Directive 1100. 4. Defense Appropriations
Authorization Act [of ) 1975. 10 U.S.C. 138(d).
The Department of Defense (DOD) sgends about $6.1
billion a year with a uilitary and civilian staff of about
169,6000, excluding contractor support, to trait nilitary
personnel. About S3.4 billion of this amount provides skill
training for over 1.2 million military personnel.
Findias/Conclusions: DOD has not instructed the services as to
how many hours a week military students 8bould be required to
attend initial skill training classes; the asber of hours per
week students attend classes varies widely. During fiscal year
1977 the services could have reduced cests an estimated $15S
million a year if they scheduled 4O hours a week in tba
classroom. shop, or laboratory for all initial skill training
courses. lonakill activities could be accomplished withcut
extending training time if scheduled outside the 4O hours. the
Azey has overstated the need for school instructors by
understating the hours they are available to teach; at least
1,250 hours teaching time a year is attainable because the Army
uses it for interservice training courses, and it is the lowest
number of hours used by any of the services. DOD could reduce
training costs by millions of dollars by esing civilians and by
con* racting for more skill training. Eecoemendations: The
Secretary of Defense should require the services to: (1)
schedule a minimum of 4O hours a week in the classroom*
laboratory, or shop for skill training whenever possible; and
(2) review the military positions in suppoct of training to
identify those uhich meet the criteria for conversion to
civilians, determine the least costly method of staffing the
positions, and convert positions from military to civilian or
contract for training. Be should require the Army to determine
the number of hours its instructors spend in teaching and adjust
its criterion accordingly and, pending such deter ination, use a
minimum of 1,250 hours a year to astimate its requirements for
instructors. (4R.)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaawtu0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)