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Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items  \n2004-06  \nAn analysis of Marine Corps service  \nassignment at the United States Naval Academy  \nWadle, Scott W.  \nMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School  \n[http://hdl.handle.net/10945/1498](http://hdl.handle.net/10945/1498)  \nDownloaded from NPS Archive: Calhoun  \nNAVAL POSTGRADUATE  \nSCHOOL  \nMONTEREY, CALIFORNIA  \nTHESIS  \nAN ANALYSIS OF MARINE CORPS SERVICE ASSIGNMENT AT THE UNITED STATES NAVAL  \nACADEMY  \nby  \nScott W. Wadle  \nJune 2004  \nThesis Co-Advisors: Alice Crawford  \nJ. Eric Fredland  \nApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.  \nTHIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK  \n\n| REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE |  |  |  |  | Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, includingthe time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or anyother aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0704-0188) Washington DC 20503. |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leave blank) |  | 2. REPORT DATE\u003Cbr>June 2004 | 3. REPORT TYPE AND DATES COVERED\u003Cbr>Master’s Thesis |  |  |  |\n| 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE: An Analysis of Marine Corps Service Assignment atthe United States Naval Academy. |  |  |  |  | 5. FUNDING NUMBERS |  |\n| 6. AUTHOR(S)\u003Cbr>Wadle, Scott W. |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)\u003Cbr>Naval Postgraduate School\u003Cbr>Monterey, CA 93943-5000 |  |  |  |  | 8. PERFORMING\u003Cbr>ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER |  |\n| 9. SPONSORING /MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)\u003Cbr>N/A |  |  |  |  | 10. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER |  |\n| 11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES The views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government. |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12a. DISTRIBUTION / AVAILABILITY STATEMENT\u003Cbr>Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |  |  |  |  | 12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE |  |\n| 13. ABSTRACT (maximum 200 words)\u003Cbr>This study examined individual Midshipman’s First Class (Senior Year) leadership positions, academic and military grade point averages, course of study, prior-enlisted Marine status, family affiliation with the Marine Corps, and status as a Varsity Letter recipient as predictors of assignment to the United States Marine Corps upon graduation from the United States Naval Academy. A review of the Service Assignment process and Marine Corps selection criteria is provided as a historical background. Nine cohorts of subjects were studied from the period 1995-2003 to derive the most prevalent characteristics synonymous with Marine Corps selection. Results of a series of binary logistic regressions showed that the variables measuring Marine Corps enculturation (i.e., prior-enlisted Marine status and legacy status) serve as the best predictors of an assignment to the Marine Corps. For the population of Midshipmen that were neither prior-enlisted Marines nor legacies, the variables measuring leadership experience serve as the best predictors. This investigation also includes a synopsis of the Marine selection panel’s proceedings to educate Naval Academy faculty, Company Officers, and Midshipmen who aspire to become Marine Corps officers as to the process the selection panel uses in selecting its Midshipmen. |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14. 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