Force Structure: Streamlining Plans Could Enhance Navy to Reduce Personnel Below Fiscal Year 1999 Goal.

Abstract

Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. Navy has reduced its active military forces by about 28 percent and has plans to further reduce its personnel to help modernize a smaller but more capable force. In 1996, pay and allowances for active duty Navy personnel was $17 billion, or about 25 percent of the Navy's total obligational authority. Because of congressional concerns about active duty personnel levels, GAO examined (1) the size and composition of Navy active duty forces between 1989 and 1999, (2) the Navy's plans to achieve its fiscal year 1999 active duty force goal and initiatives that could further reduce forces beyond the planned fiscal year 1999 level, and (3) the Navy's processes for determining active military force requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA324790

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Forces
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting