The Single Salary System for Military Personnel: An Analysis of Second- and Third-Order Effects

Abstract

This report presents our findings on identifying and prioritizing the potential second- and third-order effects of the Department of Defense (DOD) moving to a single-salary system (SSS) for military compensation. We identified more than 25 potential effects in six broad areas: housing and food arrangements, retention and separation pays, changes in the dependency ratio, family and dependent benefits, income support programs, and other effects. The report provides information, for each effect, on the number of people potentially affected, budget costs, and potential risks to readiness, based on an extensive literature and policy review and conversations with subject-matter experts from across DOD and the services. We recommend that DOD undertake additional analysis in the areas of housing and food arrangements and retention and separation pays. We also recommend that DOD consider the potential effects of an SSS on military marriage rates and the dependency ratio. We provide a number of topics for further research that will help DOD think through the implications of moving to an SSS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1145619

Entities

People

  • Christopher Gonzales
  • Lauren Malone
  • Thomas M. Geraghty
  • Tom Woo

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Court Martial
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Education
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Money
  • Organizational Structure
  • Quality Of Life
  • Recreation
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design