Active Enlisted Supply: Prospects and Policy Options,

Abstract

In this paper we show how the forces shaping enlisted supply in the 1980s will affect the services' abilities to attract and retain the numbers and types of individuals they want. We give special attention to the Army because its past recruiting problems have sparked greatest concern. For both DoD (all services together) and the Army, we present forecasts of high-quality male enlistments, of first- and second-term retention rates, and of the enlisted force structure. We also examine some alternative policy options for dealing with problems that our forecasts might suggest. We do not analyze whether the forecast force structure is the most cost-effective, nor do we treat the effects of changes in the military retirement system on accessions and retention. The retirement system is currently under study by the Fifth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA152578

Entities

People

  • D. W. Grissmer
  • J. R. Hosek
  • R. L. Fernandez

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Administrative Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Force Structure
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Military Personnel
  • Numbers
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits
  • Reenlistment
  • Training

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Naval Personnel Management