Military Personnel. DOD Needs to Provide a Better Link between Its Defense Strategy and Military Personnel Requirements

Abstract

Both OSD and the military services play key roles in determining force structure and military personnel requirements and rely on a number of complex and interrelated analyses. Decisions reached by OSD during the QDR and the budget process about planning scenarios, required combat forces, and military personnel levels set the parameters within which the services can determine their own requirements for units and allocate military positions. Using OSD guidance and scenarios, the Army s most recent biennial analysis, completed in 2006, indicated that the Army s total requirements and available end strength were about equal. The Marine Corps most recent assessment led to an adjustment in the composition and mix of its units.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA461938

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Forces
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Force Structure
  • Governments
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Police
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

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