PERSTEMPO Legislation: War on Terrorism and Beyond

Abstract

Personnel Tempo (PERSTEMPO) of service members was addressed in the National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAA) of 2000 and 2001. PERSTEMPO legislation outlined reporting requirements regarding deployments of soldiers, airmen, sailors, and Marines never before seen by the services. PERSTEMPO legislation caused the services to develop new systems to capture detailed information on the deployments of service members in order to comply with a complex requirement for approving and paying per diem for high-deployment service members. The current national emergency involving the war on terrorism now calls for re-evaluation of the PERSTEMPO legislation. This paper reviews the original intent of the legislation, its current status in the Department of Defense, and specifically the Army, and examines future options that balance the needs of Congress, the services and individual service members.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2002
Accession Number
ADA402131

Entities

People

  • Donald A. Bartholomew

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Congress
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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