RAND Research Topic: Military Compensation 2013-04-17T13:38:37Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/military-compensation.html RAND Research Contributes to the 11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation http://www.rand.org/blog/2012/06/rand-research-contributes-to-the-11th-quadrennial-review.html Jun 29, 2012 Jun 29, 2012 Adequate compensation is critical to recruiting and retaining an all-volunteer force&mdash;in peacetime and wartime alike. To assess the effectiveness of U.S. military pay and benefits, the president directs a review of military compensation every four years. Four RAND studies contributed to this review. RAND Study Finds Most Military Reservists See Income Rise When Called to Active Duty http://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/01/25.html Jan 25, 2006 Jan 25, 2006 RAND news release: RAND Study Finds Most Military Reservists See Income Rise When Called to Active Duty Most Military Reservists See Earnings Increase When Called to Active Duty http://www.rand.org/news/press/2006/09/20.html Sep 20, 2006 Sep 20, 2006 Most U.S. military reservists see their earnings increase when they are called to active duty, contrary to the common belief that the earnings of reservists fall when they are activated. U.S. Military's Increased Use of Bonuses Has Improved Recruitment and Retention http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/06/14.html Jun 14, 2010 Jun 14, 2010 The increased use of cash bonuses by the U.S. Department of Defense to encourage military enlistment and reenlistment had a positive effect on recruiting and retention in the armed forces. First Year of Post-9/11 GI Bill Assessed http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/11/11.html Nov 11, 2010 Nov 11, 2010 Data on the experiences of student veterans and campus administrators during the first year of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. New Compensation System for Military Reserve Members Would Be Similar to Active Duty Pay System http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/06/28.html Jun 28, 2012 Jun 28, 2012 A new pay structure proposed for members of the U.S. military reserves would be more similar to that of active duty members, cost less than the current system and would not adversely affect recruitment and retention. Combat Injuries Affect Veterans in the Labor Market http://www.rand.org/news/press/2012/06/28/index1.html Jun 28, 2012 Jun 28, 2012 Disability payments made to veterans injured during combat adequately compensate them for the earning losses they experience in the civilian job market. Military Compensation: Trends and Policy Options http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB273.html Jan 1, 1999 Jan 1, 1999 Military Compensation: Trends and Policy Options An Analysis of Pay for Enlisted Personnel http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB344.html Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2001 This documented briefing addresses the questions of whether military compensation is adequate to enable the military to meet their manpower requirements now and in the future and whether action to change military compensation is required now. Compensation for Combat Deaths: Policy Considerations http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB633.html Mar 15, 2012 Mar 15, 2012 This briefing identifies policy questions related to compensating service members and their survivors for fatality risk. After comparing patterns in the characteristics of combat fatalities with those of fatalities occurring in other contexts, it discusses the Department of Defense's current compensation programs. Policymakers may benefit from both empirical studies and comparisons with compensation programs that exist in other contexts. The Air Force Medical Corps' Status and How Its Physicians Respond to Multiyear Special Pay http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20091118.html Jan 1, 2009 Jan 1, 2009 <p>Examines the effect of multiyear special pay on attrition from the U.S. Air Force medical corps.</p> Modeling the Departure of Military Pilots from the Services http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1327.html Jan 1, 2004 Jan 1, 2004 <p>High numbers of voluntary departures from the services by military pilots have caused considerable concern among military administrators and policymakers, both recently and in previous periods of high attrition. The authors explore some determinants of the fixed-wing (airplane) pilot attrition problem among male pilots in the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, and the responsiveness of attrition to changes in military compensation. They present a pilot attrition model that examines the impact on attrition from factors such as compensation, civilian airline hiring, and deployment.</p> A Look at Cash Compensation for Active-Duty Military Personnel http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1492.html Apr 29, 2002 Apr 29, 2002 A Look at Cash Compensation for Active-Duty Military Personnel Designing Military Pay: Contributions and Implications of the Economics Literature http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR161.html Jan 1, 1993 Jan 1, 1993 What should be the structure of military compensation for active-duty personnel? This broad question is the focus of the review of the economic literature presented in this report. Background and Theory Behind the Compensation, Accessions, and Personnel Management (CAPM) Model http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1667.html Jan 1, 2003 Jan 1, 2003 <p>The Excel-based Compensation, Accessions, and Personnel Management (CAPM) model software package enables analysts to study the potential effects of personnel policy changes on future enlisted inventories in the military services. The Annualized Cost of Leaving (ACOL) and the ACOL 2 models, which are the basis for the adjustment of retention rates in CAPM, are also discussed. The text is meant to improve understanding of some modeling fundamentals and assist in future improvements of the CAPM model.</p> A Theory of Military Compensation and Personnel Policy http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR439.html Jan 1, 1994 Jan 1, 1994 A primary goal of military compensation is to enable the military to meet its manning objectives for force size, composition, and wartime capability. A Policy Analysis of Alternative Military Retirement Systems http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR465.html Jan 1, 1994 Jan 1, 1994 Summarizes the authors' previously developed theoretical model of compensation in a large, hierarchical organization like the military that permits an analysis of the issues surrounding the design of military compensation. Reforming the Military Retirement System http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR748.html Jan 1, 1998 Jan 1, 1998 Summarize the principal features of a model of military compensation developed by the authors earlier and use it to analyze the effects of converting the current military retirement system to an alternative system. Military Veterans' Experiences Using the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Adapting to Life on Campus http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1083.html Nov 11, 2010 Nov 11, 2010 The Post-9/11 GI Bill increased the higher education benefits available to eligible individuals, but its implementation presented challenges to both student veterans and campus administrators. Is Military Disability Compensation Adequate to Offset Civilian Earnings Losses from Service-Connected Disabilities? http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1098.html Aug 8, 2012 Aug 8, 2012 The Departments of Defense and Veterans' Affairs pay veterans about $35 billion in disability compensation each year for disabilities ranging from battlefield injuries to health conditions like diabetes and asthma. The authors examine the adequacy of disability compensation to offset the reduction in civilian earnings opportunities that are associated with service-connected disabilities and recommend changes to disability compensation.