| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 55 p.) : ill., map |
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Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed Feb. 11, 2010). |
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"January 2010." |
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To sustain a viable military force, the Department of Defense (DOD) depends on recruiting several hundred thousand qualified individuals into the military each year. The service components rely on their recruiters to act with the utmost integrity because even a single incident of wrongdoing on the part of a recruiter -- a recruiter irregularity -- can adversely affect the service components' ability to recruit qualified individuals. GAO was asked to (1) analyze data on reported cases of recruiter irregularities across the service components, (2) review the extent to which the service components have guidance and procedures to address recruiter irregularities, and (3) review the extent to which the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has oversight over recruiter irregularities. GAO analyzed the data on recruiter irregularities reported to OSD by the service components; reviewed the service components' recruiter irregularity case files; examined relevant guidance and procedures from the service components; and interviewed service components' recruiting command personnel, recruiters, and OSD officials. GAO is making several recommendations to improve the service components' sharing of recruiter irregularity data, the clarity of OSD's reporting guidance, and the transparency of the data reported to OSD. In commenting on a draft of this report, DOD concurred with GAO's recommendations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
"GAO-10-254." |
| Subject |
United States. Department of Defense -- Rules and practice -- Evaluation.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- Evaluation.
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| Added Author |
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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Farrell, Brenda S.
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| Added Title |
Clarified reporting requirements and increased transparency could strengthen oversight over recruiter irregularities |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-10-254 |
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