Strengthening Prior Service-Civil Life Gains and Continuum of Service Accessions into the Army's Reserve Components

Abstract

This document reports the results of the study Army Accessions Prior ServiceCivil Life Gains and Continuum of Service Market Potential Study, which aimed to improve the active component (AC) to reserve component (RC) transition process of former active-duty soldiers. To this end, we focus on identifying and characterizing the personnel who are most likely to transition from the AC to the RC and the typical timing of transitions. We also examine the effects of other factors, such as the civilian unemployment rate or the location of the last AC base, on this decision. We describe our findings, which are based on both qualitative information from focus groups and quantitative estimates from personnel data, in this document. The findings should be of interest to RC policymakers and staff concerned with recruiting and retaining reserve personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1085211

Entities

People

  • Bruce R. Orvis
  • David Stebbins
  • Eric Apaydin
  • James Syme
  • Jennie W. Wenger

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Databases
  • Demography
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geography
  • Health Care
  • Military Personnel
  • Minority Groups
  • Regression Analysis
  • Students
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States

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