Self-Selection as a Tool for Managing the Demands on Department of Defense (DOD) Personnel

Abstract

To protect the long term health of U.S. military forces, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates has established targets for combat zone duty of no more than one year in three for Active Duty personnel and involuntary mobilizations of at most one year in six for National Guard and Reserve personnel. This study develops an approach to accomplish the Secretary's objectives. It provides prototype data and analytical tools for monitoring and assessing service member combat zone duty. It describes management mechanisms designed to discipline the demand for individuals in high-use occupations, to improve the utilization of available individuals, and to augment available supplies through the targeted use of self-selection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA540829

Entities

People

  • Colin M. Doyle
  • David R. Graham
  • Hansford T. Johnson
  • John R. Brinkerhoff
  • Joseph F. Adams
  • Robert B. Magruder
  • Saul Pleeter
  • Steven Mortimer
  • William R. Burns
  • Yevgeniy Kirpichevsky

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Reserves
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.