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Bernard D. Rostker

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Senior Fellow, RAND Corporation; Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration; Economist

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Education

Ph.D. in economics, Syracuse University

Research Focus

Military personnel

Recent Projects

  • Managing the recruitment, retention, and performance of police officers in large city departments
  • Managing the all-volunteer force
  • Reforming the military by lengthening military careers

Selected Publications

Bernard D. Rostker et al., Recruitment and Retention: Lessons for the New Orleans Police Department, RAND Corporation, 2007

, I Want You! The Evolution of the All-Volunteer Force, RAND Corporation, 2006

Cindy William, ed., "Changing the Officer Personnel System",

Curtis L. Gilroy, ed., "The Gates Commission: Right for the Wrong Reasons", The All-Volunteer Force: Thirty Years of Service

Lynn E. Davis, ed., "Transformation and the Unfinished Business of Jointness: Lessons for the Army from the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, and Afghanistan",

Research Focus

Military personnel

Recent Projects

  • Managing the recruitment, retention, and performance of police officers in large city departments
  • Managing the all-volunteer force
  • Reforming the military by lengthening military careers

Previous Positions

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; Under Secretary of the Army; Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War Illnesses; Director of Selective Service

Selected Publications

Recruitment and Retention: Lessons for the New Orleans Police Department, Bernard D. Rostker et al., RAND Corporation, 2007

I Want You! The Evolution of the All-Volunteer Force, RAND Corporation, 2006

"Changing the Officer Personnel System," in Cindy William, ed., Filling the Ranks: Transforming the U.S. Military Personnel System, MIT Press, 2004

"The Gates Commission: Right for the Wrong Reasons," in Curtis L. Gilroy, ed., The All-Volunteer Force: Thirty Years of Service, Brassey's Inc., 2004

"Transformation and the Unfinished Business of Jointness: Lessons for the Army from the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, and Afghanistan," in Lynn E. Davis, ed., The U.S. Army and the New National Security Strategy, RAND Corporation, 2003

Recent Media Appearances

Interviews: American Medical News; San Diego Union-Tribune

Commentary: United Press International

To arrange an interview:

Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.

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