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2. Argus Career Milestone Tracking System. Argus was a creature from Greek mythology with 100 eyes, only 2 closed at a time when sleeping; so Argus was always vigilant, watchful and monitoringThe name reflects our conceptArgus is a continuous survey of transitioning SailorsReasons Sailors are leaving and staying in NavyAttitudes about Navy work, life, careers, and leadershipIntentions to leave or stay at the next decision pointWeb-based with access from shore commands and ships at port wit9452
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1. Argus Officer Retention Jacqueline A. Mottern, Ph.D.
Director, Selection and Classification
901-874-4656 DSN 882-4656
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3. 3 Argus Design Promotion/Advancement Opportunities
Career Assignments
Command Climate
Time Away From Home
Recognition (FITREPS/Evaluations, Awards)
Maintenance and Logistics
Impact on Family
Pay and Retirement
Medical/Dental Benefits
Other Benefits (Leave, Education, Commissary, Exchange)
Navy Culture (Regulations, Discipline, Standards)
Leadership
4. 4 Argus Database Data query on all data from 1 Jul 01 thru 17 Jul 03
45,877 usable responses
Sample not representative of entire Navy:
deployed ships
full range of transition points
Officer Rank Groups
Rank Group N
O1-O3 2,340
O4-O7 2,048
5. 5 Important Influences to Stay by Rank N=4,688
Zone:
A 937
B 978
C 870
D 1,541
E 362N=4,688
Zone:
A 937
B 978
C 870
D 1,541
E 362
6. 6 Important Influences to Leave by Rank
7. 7 Important Influences to Stay for O1-O3 Officers and warrants combined N=498
When broken down by zone and top 10 the rate of endorsement was too low to report by zone. The count by zone was:
A 42
B 63
C 84
D 160
E 117Officers and warrants combined N=498
When broken down by zone and top 10 the rate of endorsement was too low to report by zone. The count by zone was:
A 42
B 63
C 84
D 160
E 117
8. 8 Important Influences to Stay O4-O7
9. 9 Important Influences to Leave O1-O3 Officers and warrants combined N=498
When broken down by zone and top 10 the rate of endorsement was too low to report by zone. The count by zone was:
A 42
B 63
C 84
D 160
E 117Officers and warrants combined N=498
When broken down by zone and top 10 the rate of endorsement was too low to report by zone. The count by zone was:
A 42
B 63
C 84
D 160
E 117
10. 10 Important Influences to Leave O4-O7
11. 11 Influences on Career Decisions by Gender and Rank Group Influences to Stay
Junior officers more likely to focus on aspects of job
Satisfaction, assignments, challenge
Senior officers more likely to focus on benefits
Females report educational benefits more frequently than males
Senior males report facets of unit more frequently than any other group
Influences to Leave
Females, regardless of rank, report command climate as influence to leave
Impact of Navy career, time away from home, and red tape required to do the job most frequently mentioned by all
12. 12 Marital Status, Rank Group and Career Decisions Influences to Stay are consistent for married and single within rank group
Influences to leave vary by marital status
Married officers more importance to family
Effects of PCS moves on spouse career and children
Single officers rate command climate more important influence than married officers
Influences to Stay and to Leave consistent across race within rank group and gender
13. 13 Status of Argus Argus revised and operational 2 October 2003
Currently mapping current data with new version
Plans for future
Merge data bases
Test intent as measured with Argus with behavior
Develop model to examine influences for high/low performers
Use data for predicting retention
Query system operational for commands