Estimating the Costs of Changes in the Active/Reserve Balance

Abstract

Management of the total military force requires a determination of the proper role of the Selected Reserve. Both the executive and legislative branches of the government have increasingly looked to an expansion of the reserves as a potentially cost-effective way of maintaining the capability requirements of the total force. This trend has created the need for a cost methodology capable of supporting active/reserve force-mix decisions. This report presents a methodology for assessing the cost consequences of changing the mix of active and reserve units in the total force. The authors argue that the key to the usefulness of active/reserve force structure cost studies lies in a proper specification of the problem. Toward that end, they developed a structured accounting methodology for identifying and costing the resource, activity, and mission consequences of force structure change.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA250829

Entities

People

  • Barry Fishman
  • Glenn A. Gotz
  • Michael G. Shanley
  • Robert A. Butler

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Case Studies
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Congress
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Cost Models
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Personnel
  • Procurement
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design