MILITARY PERSONNEL: Active Duty Benefits Reflect Changing Demographics, but Continued Focus Is Needed

Abstract

Mr. Chairman, one of the most significant demographic changes in the active duty military since the advent of the all-volunteer force in 1973 has been an increase in servicemembers with family obligations. Between 1980 and 2000, at least half of the active duty force consisted of married servicemembers. Furthermore, active duty servicemembers had about 1.23 million children in 2000. Although DOD has responded positively to these demographic changes by incorporating a number of family friendly benefits, opportunities exist to improve some current benefits in this area.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 11, 2002
Accession Number
AD1168793

Entities

People

  • Derek B. Stewart

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Quality Of Life
  • Recruiting
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.