I had the linked article that describes the DABM optimization process for branch assignment sent to me. It is from a couple years back, but I suspect the overall math model is largely the same today.
It is quite complicated (gojack, please feel free to explain in simpler English for those not quite as statistically trained), but explains that DABM is about getting as many cadets in their top 5 branch choices (weighted by cadet ranking) as possible while balancing out the OMS average between branches and the gender distribution within branches accepting female cadets.
And with a large percentage of cadets likely to end up in DABM (with the new accessions model in place), it is important to understand how your OML position and gender can affect your likelyhood of your favored branch choices.
Enjoy the read and let the discussion begin...
paging gojack
http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings10/241-2010.pdf
It is quite complicated (gojack, please feel free to explain in simpler English for those not quite as statistically trained), but explains that DABM is about getting as many cadets in their top 5 branch choices (weighted by cadet ranking) as possible while balancing out the OMS average between branches and the gender distribution within branches accepting female cadets.
And with a large percentage of cadets likely to end up in DABM (with the new accessions model in place), it is important to understand how your OML position and gender can affect your likelyhood of your favored branch choices.
Enjoy the read and let the discussion begin...
paging gojack
http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings10/241-2010.pdf