Policies for Managing Reductions in Military End Strength: Using Incentive Pays to Draw Down the Force

Abstract

Well-designed voluntary separation pay (VSP) can be used to decrease a military personnel force voluntarily, promptly, and without lingering adverse effects on personnel force structure, such as personnel imbalances by year of service (YOS). The use of VSP requires an initial increase in personnel expenditures but produces net decreases in personnel costs in subsequent years.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 10, 2021
Accession Number
AD1154929

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  • Beth J. Asch
  • James R. Hosek
  • Michael G. Mattock

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  • RAND Corporation

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