Army PERSTEMPO in the Post Cold War Era
This document reports the results of an examination of available data on the rate at which military personnel are involved in military operations (PERSTEMPO), specifically with respect to active units of the Army. The authors found that PERSTEMPO increased in all services after the end of the Cold War, but the largest increase was in the Army and Air Force.
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- ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-2878-2
- Document Number: MR-1032-OSD
- Year: 2001
- Series: Monograph Reports
Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Defining and Measuring PERSTEMPO
Chapter 3
Army PERSTEMPO in the Post-Cold War Era
Chapter 4
Assessing the Impact of PERSTEMPO
Chapter 5
Results and Observations
Appendix A
Baseline Engagement Force (BEF) Data
Appendix B
Army Operational and Training Deployments
Appendix C
MOS to Branch to CA, CS, CSS Crosswalk to Army Enlisted Skill Groups
Appendix D
Illustration of the Impact of Current Army PERSTEMPO on Army Forward Basing and Deployment
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