RAND Expert Biography
Bernard D. Rostker
Senior Fellow, RAND Corporation; Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
Expertise
Military personnel
Recent Work
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
Education
Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, Syracuse University
Publications of Interest
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 RAND Publications are listed here.
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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