Military Personnel. High Aggregate Personnel Levels Maintained throughout Drawdown,

Abstract

The largest military drawdown since the end of the Vietnam conflict is now about 80 percent complete. By the end of fiscal year 1999, the Department of Defense (DOD) will have reduced its military and civilian personnel by almost a third. Concerned that this large drawdown might have degraded readiness, the Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, House Committee on National Security, asked GAO to identify (1) the extent to which the services were able to fill authorized positions in their active duty combat and support unIts, (2) factors contributing to personnel shortages at selected U.S. installations and units, and (3) factors that could lead to personnel shortages in the future. GAO reviewed personnel trends in the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy for fiscal years 1987 through 1993. The Marine Corps could not provide automated historical data and was excluded from GAO'S data analyses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA295128

Entities

People

  • Barry W. Holman
  • Carol R. Schuster
  • Robert D. Malpass
  • Sharon A. Cekalak
  • Thom Barger

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Personnel
  • Data Analysis
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Field Grade Officers
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Reserves
  • Military Science
  • Military Separation
  • Military Transfers
  • National Security
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Officer Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Recruiting
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.