The Impact of Permanent Change of Station Moves on the Family Incomes of Rated and Nonrated Air Force Officers

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of various numbers of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves on Air Force officer family income. The analysis also included a comparison between rated and nonrated officers. Only male military members with civilian spouses were considered, and the study was limited to military members with no more than 20 years of military service. In addition, only moves in which the spouse accompanied her husband were included. For this study, the number of PCS moves was varied between 5 moves and 9 moves a 20 year career. Three components of PCS moving costs were examined in detail: unreimbursed moving costs, spouse income lost as a result of relocation, and part-time income for the military member that is lost during a move. All three of these components impact the total family income of an Air Force officer and his family. Keywords: Employment, Families (human), Income, Women, Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA201519

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