Comparing Military Retirement to the California Highway Patrol Pension Plan

Abstract

A 2013 Congressional Budget Office report estimates that DOD will need to reduce 2014 to 2021 total costs by $701 billion in order to meet the most stringent limitations set by the Budget Control Act of 2011. It is obvious that DOD must restructure the MRS to achieve the necessary reduction in costs. Too often, however, the department looks to private industry for solutions to DOD problems. While not to be overlooked, private industry is not always the best model by which to develop solutions to military problems. The unique risks to which service members are exposed require a different analogue to ensure a successful comparison and adequate solutions. In this light, a more representative group outside of DOD can be found in law enforcement officers. This study analyzes the retirement systems of DOD service members and the California Highway Patrol in an effort to accurately compare the two.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA607500

Entities

People

  • Peter J. Dicaro

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Analogs
  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Commerce
  • Concept 1
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • National Security
  • Officer Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Policy
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design