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Accession Number
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ADA567519
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Title
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Future Mission Tasking and Resourcing of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
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Publication Date
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Sep 2012
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Media Count
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159p
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Personal Author
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M. Barner
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Abstract
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This thesis studies the historic activity and present operational return on investment of the U.S. Coast Guard's all-volunteer, citizen-supported Auxiliary organization. The thesis recommends harvesting approximately $2.7M by eliminating the Auxiliary aviation program. The existing funds could be efficiently reprogrammed to replace that volunteer support niche through an agreement with the U.S. Air Force and to better support other more cost- effective volunteer sub-programs. This effort departs from previous similar studies because it identifies long-term trends in volunteer activity and measures the return on investment in terms of organizational outcomes, not volunteer effort or opinion questionnaires. The literature review presents examples of similar affiliated or formal volunteer organizations found in the United States and abroad, several of which were originally modeled after the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Volunteer demographics and participation for the six major operational Auxiliary activities are then represented to identify trends. The Coast Guard's resourcing in the form of full-time employee support and direct funding also are presented. The focus of the thesis is how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the volunteer organization to the Nation; the premise is that properly tasked and managed volunteers, with a healthy organizational culture, will multiply.
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Keywords
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Australia
Boat and ship safety
Canada
Civil aviation
Civilian population
Coast guard
Cost effectiveness
Cost reduction
Demography
Efficiency
Germany
Homeland security
Ireland
Israel
Missions
Philippines
Policies
Sea rescues
Theses
Trends
United kingdom
US Coast Guard auxiliary
Volunteers
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Source Agency
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Non Paid ADAS
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NTIS Subject Category
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85G - Marine & Waterway Transportation
70D - Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower Studies
57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
41I - Job Environment
91I - Emergency Services & Planning
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Corporate Author
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Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. Dept. of National Security Affairs.
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Document Type
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Thesis
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Title Note
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Master's thesis.
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NTIS Issue Number
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1309
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Contract Number
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N/A
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