An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the US Army Enlistment Bonus. Volume 1

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Army's enlistment bonus programs by analyzing four facets of the incentive; the accession supply effects of the bonus on specific bonus skills with overall Army enlistments; the retention behavior of bonus recipients relative to non-bonus recipients for demographically similar cohorts; the extent of losses from combat arms to other skills for demographically similar cohorts of bonus and non-bonus enlistees; the cost-effectiveness of the enlistment bonus when compared to increasing basic pay, recruiting and advertising; and the cost-effectiveness of the bonus as a method of increasing the average term of enlistment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA030284

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  • C. F. Mulrooney
  • Daniel F. Huck
  • K. D. Midlam
  • M. J. Maloney
  • R. L. Arms

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