Military Pay: A Breakdown in the Gulf War

Abstract

Over the years, Armed Forces military pay systems have performed reliably during peacetime. But, some claim that major components of the pay system sputtered and failed during the Gulf War. This executive research paper examines military pay operations in the Gulf in terms of doctrine, past conflicts, standards of service, and customer expectations. It proposes creation of a Paymaster General of the Armed Forces to orchestrate joint pay operations and future battlefield finance support. The paper concludes with 10 challenges which the Paymaster General must undertake to build a joint pay system for the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA262337

Entities

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Families (Human)
  • Financial Management
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Standards
  • Training
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Naval Personnel Management