Marine Corps looks to machine learning for personnel retention - FedScoop

To better retain talent in its ranks, the Marine Corps is turning to machine learning and artificial intelligence to examine recruiting data and identify key attributes of Marines who will likely stay in uniform. The military writ large has struggled to retain specialized skills, especially tech talent, so the Marine Corps has turned to tech to identify key traits in recruits to inform management choices around retention. The new tech is aimed at enabling a broader transition in Marine Corps to better focus on retention -- rather than just recruitment -- and use analytics to inform decisions aroun Marines upon their entry into service. "The intended outcome is to decrease [Marine Corps Recruit Depot] attrition and increase the success of applicants through at least their first term of enlistment," Maj. Jordan Cochran, a spokesman for the corps' Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department, said in an email.