Assessing the Implications of Policy Options for the Military Personnel Budget: An Analytic Framework for Evaluating Costs and Trade-Offs

Abstract

Since 2000, spending on military personnel (MILPERS) has grown at an average annual rate of 3.3 percent to approximately $36 billion in 2021. This outpaced growth in prices in the overall economy, which averaged 1.9 percent per year for the same period. To ensure a ready workforce without undercutting modernization efforts, the U.S. Department of the Air Force must explore options to maximize MILPERS affordability. At the same time, it must consider the nonmonetary trade-offs and risks that these options entail. A new analytic framework allows users to view savings, trade-offs, and risks of different solution options alongside one another.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 17, 2023
Accession Number
AD1190620

Entities

People

  • Matthew E. Walsh
  • Raymond E. Conley
  • Thomas Light

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Financial Management
  • Health Care
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Reserves
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Space Force
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting