U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) have been deployed intensively in recent years, and this is ...

This analysis of the new Blended Retirement System (BRS) finds that it can sustain U.S. Army Rese...

Explores ways to increase Hispanic enlistment in the U.S. armed forces.

Discusses how manpower and personnel policies can be used to produce the changes in military cult...

Since 2000, black representation among high-quality recruits in the Army has decreased, while His...

This report documents efforts to implement a capability for the U.S. Department of Defense to ass...

Researchers extend RAND's dynamic retention model for Defense Department civil service workers, a...

Assembles the latest available data on recruiting, retention, and military versus civilian pay, a...

Data from 2007 through 2009 are used to tabulate the incidence and prevalence of recruiter irregu...

Increases in major airline hiring could cause Air Force pilot shortfalls. The authors analyzed su...

This report assesses the effects of the Blended Retirement System on military retention and conti...

Through analysis of many alternatives, develops two concepts for reforming the military compensat...

The FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act provided authority to members of the armed services...

Military compensation is a pillar of the all-volunteer force. Its importance is such that it is r...

This report documents analyses of two ways to supplement the traditional Air Force pilot career p...

Describes a methodology, based on RAND's dynamic retention model, for assessing how alternative s...

The armed services must attract, retain, and promote high-quality personnel. This monograph exami...

This report uses data on the promotion, pay, and retention profiles of civil service workers in t...

A dynamic retention model determines appropriate voluntary separation pay levels to achieve drawd...

RAND research conducted in the late 1990s documented differences in rates of promotion and retent...

The authors examine the current Air Force apy system, suggest ways it could be strenghtened, and ...

In this report, RAND researchers examine the Defense Department's methodology for awarding hostil...

This report documents an analysis of the performance of U.S. Army recruits who receive waivers, a...

Using the Dynamic Retention Model, this report evaluates the Military Compensation and Retirement...

To determine whether enlistment and reenlistment bonuses are effective in maintaining or increasi...

Mexico has undertaken reforms in recent years to professionalize its police. This report analyzes...

Presents officer and enlisted retention and cost effects of a new approach to reserve compensatio...

Are special and incentive pays to retain current U.S. Air Force pilot officers more efficient for...

Based on indications of increased difficulty in meeting recruiting goals, in spring 1994 the Army...

The report provides a quantitative analysis of the differences in the career progression of offic...

In support of the Thirteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, this report provides an...

Exactly how much money do the average officers and enlisted personnel make every month?

Extends the capability of the dynamic retention model, which supports decisionmaking about workfo...

A proposal allowing vested Army reservists to receive military retirement benefits immediately up...

An Assessment of the Military Survivor Benefit Plan

In support of the Thirteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation, the authors of this rep...

Provides input regarding alernative compensationproposals for the reserve components and the broa...

In a multimethod analysis, RAND researchers assess whether the military should continue using its...

Although the military's need for enlisted personnel has declined by almost one-third since the en...

RAND researchers compared military and civilian pay for 2016, following up on comparisons for 200...

Comparing military pay with civilian pay, the authors find that military pay in 2017 was above th...

The current military retirement system dates back to 1947, when Congress implemented a common sys...

Simulations based on the dynamic retention model are developed to assess how compensation policy,...

The authors develop and estimate a stochastic dynamic programming model to analyze the relationsh...

Drawing on a large body of research, this RAND Arroyo report, part of a series, provides an exami...

Assesses the cost-effectiveness for the U.S. Department of Defense of using incentives for volunt...

This report presents a theoretical model and empirical estimates explaining why each service's re...

The authors review special and incentive pays and the potential to convert some into a wage diffe...