The Dynamic Retention Model.

Abstract

This note is a nontechnical description of the Dynamic Retention Model (DRM), which facilities analyses of the costs and benefits of proposed changes in the major policies affecting military personnel including the level and structure of military compensation, the major parameters of the personnel system, and the nondisability retirement system. The DRM predicts a retention rate for a group at any particular point that depends both on future prospects and on history (promotions, pay, bonuses, etc.) for the group members. Because it models individual decisionmaking, the model can simulate the effects of policy changes that have no analogues in past policies. The authors demonstrate the flexibility of the model by comparing it with the Annualized Cost of Leaving (ACOL) model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA156692

Entities

People

  • G. A. Gotz
  • R. L. Fernandez
  • R. M. Bell

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Centers
  • Data Processing
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Pilots
  • Probability
  • Simulations
  • Steady State

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Naval Personnel Management