Expectations About Civilian Labor Markets and Army Officer Retention
Abstract
This document reports results from two research projects, titled Evaluation of Retention Policies and Strategies to Improve Retention of Highest-Performing Officers. The purpose of the first project was to optimize the return on investment of retention policies by evaluating economic trends in the private sector and the perceived merit of civilian versus military employment. The purpose of the second was to evaluate different measures of potential and performance and identify the areas in which the U.S. Army has been least successful in retaining its highest-performing officers. In this document, we present and discuss the results of a variety of analyses. These efforts included a review of the existing literature concerning these topics; analyses of military personnel data, as well as civilian employment and earnings data; and incorporation of these results into existing theoretical models of retention. The findings should be of interest to those involved in enlisted and officer personnel management in the services and the U.S. Department of Defense and, more broadly, to those with an interest in military manpower, personnel, and compensation issues.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA554299
Entities
People
- Michael L. Hansen
- Shanthi Nataraj
Organizations
- RAND Corporation