A Technique for Estimating the Effect of Pay on Selected Reserve Supply.

Abstract

The size of the Selected Reserve(SELRES) force has been increasing in the last 3 years and is programmed to increase even more in the future. This growth is the result of pressure from Congress to more fully utilize the Reserve force as a means of reducing defense costs. An important problem the Navy faces is finding cost-effective ways fo achieving its programmed growth. Future growth goals may be difficult to achieve because the Naval Reserve is primarily manned by Navy veterans who are volunteers rather than obligors of the Reserves. Two policies for achieving Reserve manning goals are increasing Reserve pay and increasing recruiting effort. This paper discusses methods of estimating the effect of these policies on enlisted Reserve supply. In the process, issues that are unique to the Reserve supply problem are discussed in detail and incorporated into the estimation model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA173897

Entities

People

  • Beth J. Asch

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Databases
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Equations
  • Geographic Regions
  • Management Personnel
  • Manpower
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Personnel
  • Models
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Personnel
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Recruits

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Statistical inference.