Recruiting and Retaining Quality Service Members: Exploring the Potential Implications of Changes to Military Benefits

Abstract

A cornerstone of the all-volunteer force is the continued ability of the milita1y services to recruit and retain high-quality individuals. Free tuition for college and a retirement system with earlier vesting on government contributions could make sustaining the all-volunteer force a challenge for military personnel planners in the future. To get ahead of the looming changes to recruitment and retention, the military services could adopt a number of imaginative steps. These include: modifications to the current Post-9/11 GI Bill (GI Bill), taking aggressive action to reinforce existing programs that provide college credit for military service, linking the continuation pay under the blended retirement system to performance, increasing the rate the government matches TSP contributions for mid-careerists, allowing mid-career service members to opt into a higher level of TRI CARE, and allowing for professional development sabbaticals. Maintaining the all-volunteer force is critical to giving the United States a competitive edge over near-peer competitors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1179100

Entities

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  • James Lucas

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Health Care
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Pilots
  • Military Training
  • Officer Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Recruiting
  • Students
  • United States

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