1. OSD Update 2009 GACTE Conference
Mr. Christopher Arendt
Accessions Policy
OUSD (P&R)(MPP)
July 21, 2009
AP base slides 1st quarter 2009 for Gilroy brief.ppt

2. OSD Accession Policy (AP)
AP’s Mission
Recruiting
Academies
ROTC
Accession Standards (medical too)
ASVAB Testing
Recruiting bonuses and GI Bill
USMEPCOM (65 MEPS)
JROTC

3. Recruiting 2008 In Review Successful recruiting year
Recruit quality concerns persisted
Greater use of bonuses
Congressional concern
Challenges still lie ahead
Ensure adequate recruiting resources
Improve recruit quality

4. Total Force FY 2008 1.06M 370K 468K 1.4M 511K 407K 225K Source: DMDC
Note: Reserve and Guard numbers SELRES only

5. Total Force Recruiting FY 2008
Active
Guard and Reserve
Enlisted
Officer
Army
80,517
8,472
105,062
9,572
Navy
38,485
4,286
9,134
1,777
Marine Corps
37,991
1,966
7,628
946
Air Force
27,848
4,557
18,072
2,661
Total DoD
184,841
19,281
139,896
14,956
Source: Services (enlisted); DMDC (officers)

6. Recruiting Environment in 2009
Challenges
Global War on Terrorism
OPTEMPO (8th year of conflict)
Influencers desire to recommend service
Propensity to serve
Shrinking pool of qualified youth
Only ~30% of youth qualified and eligible to serve!
Higher Army and Marine Corps manpower requirements
Mitigating Factors
Declining economy (rising unemployment)
Improved situation in Iraq
Adequate recruiting resources

7. FY 2009 Active Accession Achievement Through June
Quantity
Quality
Service
Accessions
Goal
Percent of Goal
% High School Diploma Graduate (HSDG);
DoD Benchmark = 90 percent
% Scoring at / above 50th Percentile on Armed Forces Qualification; DoD Benchmark = 60 percent
% Scoring at / below 30th Percentile on Armed Forces Qualification; DoD Benchmark = 4 percent
Army
48,565
46,550
104% G
94%
67% 2%
Navy
25,872
100%
77% 0%
Marine Corps
22,699
19,071
119%
99%
69% 1%
Air Force
24,358
24,322
80%
DoD Total
121,494
115,815
105%
96%
72%
Source: Services

8. Confidence in The Military (2009)
Source: The Gallup Poll® June 2009

9. Active Duty Deployment Statistics
Active Duty Deployment Statistics* Active Duty Regular Ever Deployed for OEF/OIF (Based on end strength as of December 31, 2008)
* Based on all active duty regular members in the DMDC Active Duty End Strength Files and deployments in CTS Deployment File
Total members currently in the Active Duty Regular
1,388,422
Total members deployed for OEF/OIF
825,382
59.4%
Total members who deployed once
433,467
31.2%
Total members who deployed twice
250,788
18.1%
Total members who deployed three or more times
141,127
10.2%
Members who have not been deployed
563,040
40.6%

10. Likelihood to Recommend Military Service
Among dads likelihood to recommend significantly declined from four and five years ago.
How likely is it that you would recommend joining a military Service such as the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force or Coast Guard?
% Likely (Very Likely / Likely)
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
= Significant change
from previous poll
= significant change
from previous period
= significant change
from previous poll
Source: Department of Defense Advertising Tracking Study

11. Military Propensity By Gender
FPP9: How likely is it that you will be serving in the military in the next few years?
Response options: Definitely, Probably, Probably Not, Definitely Not
%Definitely/Probably
= Significant change
from previous poll
Note: Youth age 16-21
= significant change
from previous poll
Source: Department of Defense Youth Polls

12. General Military Propensity By Race/Ethnicity
FPP9: How likely is it that you will be serving in the military in the next few years?
Response options: Definitely, Probably, Probably Not, Definitely Not
%Definitely/Probably
= Significant change
from previous poll
Note: Youth age 16-21
= significant change
from previous poll
= significant change
from previous poll
Source: Department of Defense Youth Polls

13. Qualified Military Available 4.7 out of 31.2 million 17-24 year olds
Target market (1.6M)
Represents market available for recruiting; about 4.7
million
Youth population will continue to grow to 35 million by 2025
Source: The Lewin Group

14. Obesity Trends: 1995-2008 (BMI ≥ 30, for 18 – 34 Year Olds)
Since 1991, the percent of young adults ages 18 to 34 who are considered obese (BMI greater than 30) has steadily increased.
% of Young Adults BMI > 30
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [ ].

15. Obesity Trends: 1991 (BMI ≥ 30, for 18 – 34 Year Olds)
No Data <10% %-14%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1991).

16. Obesity Trends: 2003 (BMI ≥ 30, for 18 – 34 Year Olds)
10%-14% %-19% %-24% ≥ 25%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2003).

17. Obesity Trends: 2007 (BMI ≥ 30, for 18 – 34 Year Olds)
15%–19% %–24% %–29% ≥30%
We have never had an epidemic like this that we have been able to track so thoroughly and see. As I told you, this is conservative.
About 60 million adults, or 30 percent of the adult population, are now obese, which represents a doubling of the rate since 1980.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2007).

18. Obesity Trends: 2008 (BMI ≥ 30, for 18 – 34 Year Olds)
15%–19% %–24% %–29% ≥30%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008)

19. New Recruits are Representative of American Youth-2008
African American
14.8%
15.0%
Hispanic
14.3%
17.4%
Women
15.7%
49.6%
Education
92% HSDG
70%-80% HSDG
Aptitude
69%
50%

20. Rising Income Level of U.S. Military Recruits
Socio-Economic Status: Most Recruits Come From Middle and Upper-Middle Income Families
Sources: Heritage Foundation calculations based on data from OUSD (P&R), October 2000-September 2007 Non-Prior Service Active Duty Accessions, And U.S. Census Bureau, United States Census 2000

21. Items of Interest Child Soldier Testimony at the United Nations
Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest
Post 9-11 GI Bill
JROTC
Certification and State Boards of Education
Community Emergency Response Team
Expansion

22. 2009 NDAA JROTC Expansion Increase to at least 3,700 units by 2020
Congressional Reporting Requirement
Plan to achieve the growth
Actions to encourage hiring of those retired due to disability with a concentration on those wounded in combat action
Service Unit Goals / Funded Units
Army: / 1910
Air Force: 955 / 905
Navy: 710 / 646
Marine Corps: 275 / 235
FUNDING CHALLENGED
Need $170,000,000
MPP-1A: Increase in Monthly Pay
- This proposal would increase the threshold on monthly training pay for cadets while attending field or summer leadership training programs. Currently, the monthly training pay threshold is established in Title 37, Section 209, paragraph (c) which redirects us to Section 203, paragraph (c) of this same title. Title 37, Section 203, paragraph (c) limits monthly training pay to a rate equal to 35% of the basic pay of a commissioned officer in the pay grade O-1 with less than 2 years of service. In 2004, this equates to $28.44 (includes 7.65% FICA) per cadet per day. The proposed change raises the maximum cap on monthly training pay that each service senior ROTC can offer cadets to 100% of the basic pay of a commissioned officer in the pay grade O-1 with less than 2 years of service (equaling $81.25, including FICA) per cadet per day.
- Indications are Dr. Chu will vote NO
MPP-1B: Completion Bonus
Nearly all cadets work during the school year and plan to work during the summer, but current field training pay is less than half of what a cadet could make in the civilian sector for the same time period. - Current legislation provides for payment of 35% of a 2LT’s base pay for cadets in a training status.
- During the four weeks of Leader’s Training Course, a cadet earns $853. The average of the median wages based on Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for four weeks is $1,536. Earnings while in a training status are substantially less than average summer-job salary.
- Indications are Dr. Chu will vote D-08
MPP-5: Student Loan Repayment Program
- Expanding the Loan Repayment Program beyond federal education loans recognizes that federal loans are only a portion of the many loan mechanisms available to students to pay for education costs and dramatically broadens the market base of quality prospects for Army service.

23. Challenges JROTC Instructor Certification
Title 10 -“The Secretary of each military department shall establish and maintain a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps,….”
Title 10 - “The Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize qualified institutions to employ,…retired officers and noncommissioned officers,… whose qualifications are approved by the Secretary and the institution concerned…”
DoDI – “JROTC instructors shall be certified by the Military Service to teach.”
NLT 5 years from employment OR 2012 (Greater of 2) .

24. JROTC Challenges
State’s use of NCLB HQ applied to non-core requirements
Physical Fitness Challenges (FIT KIDS)
PE and Health embedded
Instructor certified to teach embedded subjects (10 USC 2033)
Certified by the Secretary of the military department concerned as a qualified instructor in leadership, wellness and fitness, civics, and other courses related to the content of the program
JROTC Career-Technical Tracks (Fits into all tracks)
General Elective Course Credit Application
Perceptions of JROTC Purpose (NOT RECRUITING)
But that doesn’t mean we should impede recruiting
Nor should we discourage Academies or ROTC

25. Conclusion
JROTC is a large, popular, 21st Century Learning Program that:
Hails a world-class curriculum that employs student-centered learning
Teaches citizenship and leadership roles
Integrates current instructional strategies
Maximizes award-winning multi-media materials
Aligns to National and State Standards
Offers college credit to cadets and instructors
Hosts quality competitions to motivate cadets
JROTC needs continued support in the education community

26. Questions?