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<p>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.
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<br>Subjects: Sailors; Bonus system</div>
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Lorio, Jennifer L.</div>
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