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Cost Benefit Analysis of Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic Forward Air Controller / Joint Terminal Attack Controller Training Options.

ADA613611

Publication Date	2013
Personal Author	Djunaedi, S.; Guerrant, P. J.; Stafford, R.; Wood, F. R.
Page Count	128
Abstract	This Report was conducted for the EWTGLANT Director of Operations and Training and compares two COAs for Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) training at a Joint Staff accredited school to the standards specified for certification of individuals to control Close Air Support in the joint environment. The report includes two (2) years of quantitative data for aviation and other resources expended in support of JTAC training at EWTGLANT. The qualitative findings outline a choice between a vague output, idiosyncratic curriculum, and flexibly resourced program; and a specified output, codified curriculum, and less flexibly resourced program. The authors encourage immediate adoption of the codified curriculum because of its specificity, consistency, and reduction of flexibilities that adversely impact effective training. The reduced flexibility is identified as potentially unpopular but also as a bridge from an ambiguous and resource intensive paradigm of training to a future paradigm of unambiguous skills based training built on the Systems approach to Training (SAT). The alternative route is identified to have the potential to increase organizational flexibility to achieve training requirements through simulation with a potential cost savings of $8.5-$9.0 million annually while increasing the capability of the certified JTAC graduate.
Keywords	CLOSE SUPPORT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS MARINE CORPS TRAINING COMBAT READINESS COURSES(EDUCATION) JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES QUALIFICATIONS QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS RESOURCES SAVINGS SIMULATION SKILLS STANDARDS CAS(CLOSE AIR SUPPORT) FAC(FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER) JTAC(JOINT TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROLLER) EWTG(EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE TRAINING GROUP) EWTGLANT(EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE TRAINING GROUP ATLANTIC) TECOM(TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND) MCCDC(MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND) HQMC(HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS) USMC(UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS) JCAS AP MOA(JOINT CLOSE AIR SUPPORT ACTION PLAN MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT) CERTIFICATION JOINT ENVIRONMENT CURRICULUM TACP(TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY) TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROL POI(PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION) CDD(COURSE DESCRIPTIVE DATA)
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	70B - Management Practice 70D - Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower Studies 88D - Personnel 92A - Job Training & Career Development 74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics
Corporate Authors	Naval Postgraduate School Monterey CA
Supplemental Notes	EMBA Project Report. Final Report, pages 1-72; Project Proposal, Background, Objectives and Research Questions, Methodology and Scope, pages 73-82; Final Report Brief pages 83-126. The original document contains color images.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. 1 Oct 2010-31 Dec 2012
NTIS Issue Number	201515

Cost Benefit Analysis of Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic Forward Air Controller / Joint Terminal Attack Controller Training Options.

Cost Benefit Analysis of Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Atlantic Forward Air Controller / Joint Terminal Attack Controller Training Options.
ADA613611

Publication Date	2013
Personal Author	Djunaedi, S.; Guerrant, P. J.; Stafford, R.; Wood, F. R.
Page Count	128
Abstract	This Report was conducted for the EWTGLANT Director of Operations and Training and compares two COAs for Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) training at a Joint Staff accredited school to the standards specified for certification of individuals to control Close Air Support in the joint environment. The report includes two (2) years of quantitative data for aviation and other resources expended in support of JTAC training at EWTGLANT. The qualitative findings outline a choice between a vague output, idiosyncratic curriculum, and flexibly resourced program; and a specified output, codified curriculum, and less flexibly resourced program. The authors encourage immediate adoption of the codified curriculum because of its specificity, consistency, and reduction of flexibilities that adversely impact effective training. The reduced flexibility is identified as potentially unpopular but also as a bridge from an ambiguous and resource intensive paradigm of training to a future paradigm of unambiguous skills based training built on the Systems approach to Training (SAT). The alternative route is identified to have the potential to increase organizational flexibility to achieve training requirements through simulation with a potential cost savings of $8.5-$9.0 million annually while increasing the capability of the certified JTAC graduate.
Keywords	CLOSE SUPPORT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS MARINE CORPS TRAINING COMBAT READINESS COURSES(EDUCATION) JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES QUALIFICATIONS QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS RESOURCES SAVINGS SIMULATION SKILLS STANDARDS CAS(CLOSE AIR SUPPORT) FAC(FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER) JTAC(JOINT TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROLLER) EWTG(EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE TRAINING GROUP) EWTGLANT(EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE TRAINING GROUP ATLANTIC) TECOM(TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND) MCCDC(MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND) HQMC(HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS) USMC(UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS) JCAS AP MOA(JOINT CLOSE AIR SUPPORT ACTION PLAN MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT) CERTIFICATION JOINT ENVIRONMENT CURRICULUM TACP(TACTICAL AIR CONTROL PARTY) TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROL POI(PROGRAMS OF INSTRUCTION) CDD(COURSE DESCRIPTIVE DATA)
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	70B - Management Practice 70D - Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower Studies 88D - Personnel 92A - Job Training & Career Development 74G - Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics
Corporate Authors	Naval Postgraduate School Monterey CA
Supplemental Notes	EMBA Project Report. Final Report, pages 1-72; Project Proposal, Background, Objectives and Research Questions, Methodology and Scope, pages 73-82; Final Report Brief pages 83-126. The original document contains color images.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. 1 Oct 2010-31 Dec 2012
NTIS Issue Number	201515