United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-09-10 monographic deposited born digital 47 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-1000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1000 P0b002ee180373dda f:d031000 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1000 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1000 GAO-03-1000 Academic achievement Comparative analysis Education or training Eligibility criteria Evaluation criteria Federal service academies Higher education Military training Performance measures Waivers Other Written Product A08371 Graduates of the service academies operated by the Army, Navy, and Air Force currently make up approximately 18 percent of the officer corps for the nation's armed services. The academies represent the military's most expensive source of new officers. The Department of Defense (DOD) pays the full cost of a student's 4-year education at the academies; and the related cost has increased over the past 4 years. Admission to the academies is highly competitive. The academies use a "whole person" method to make admission decisions. Recent studies by the Air Force raised questions about possible adverse effects of whole person admissions policies on student quality. GAO was asked to review all three service academies and specifically address the extent to which (1) DOD oversees the service academies, (2) applicants are granted waivers of academic standards, and (3) various groups of students differ in admissions scores and academy performance. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1000/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1000.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1000/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1000.pdf GAO-03-1000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-1000 Other Written Product GAO-03-1000; Military Education: DOD Needs to Enhance Performance Goals and Measures to Improve Oversight of Military Academies; Academic achievement Comparative analysis Education or training Eligibility criteria Evaluation criteria Federal service academies Higher education Military training Performance measures Waivers Public Law 107-314