Extended and repeated deployments can cause significant stress to military families and may result in lower levels of reenlistment. RAND research has explored the need for military-sponsored child care and the role of military spouses, and continues to provide guidance to policymakers on how to attract and retain personnel with essential skills while also supporting military families.
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Assesses the formula used by the Department of Defense to determine child-care demand and the factors affecting the child-care needs of military families.
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Describes and analyzes the results of a 2004 military family survey of child care need and child care choices, defining outcomes of potential interest to DoD and their effect on readiness and retention.
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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.
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Traditional labor statistics do not represent the impact of military life on military spouses' employment conditions, so RAND determined valid measures and the sufficient sample size to allow generalization to the population of military spouses.
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U.S. military personnel value deployments as an opportunity to use their training in real world missions, take on new responsibilities and participate in meaningful operations. However, stress from long work hours and demanding work schedules significantly reduces service members' intentions to re-enlist.
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Using conservative estimates, the authors find that the value of military health care benefits can be quite considerable, ranging from hundreds of dollars per year for healthy single members to thousands of dollars for military families.
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Looks at the factors of employment and education disparities between military and civilian spouses, and recommends associated areas of improvement for the military to better accommodate its families.
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This book presents estimates of the cost of providing care in DoD-operated Child Development Centers(CDCs), Family Child Care (FCC) homes, and centers operated by outside providers under contract to the DoD.
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This research brief describes work documented in Examining the Cost of Military Child Care (MR-1415-OSD).
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This report examines the workings of the Impact Aid law, especially as it relates to military children.
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Analysis of Current Population Survey data and the 1992 DoD Survey of Officers, Enlisted Personnel, and their Spouses demonstrate that the spouses of soldiers and airmen incur the heaviest burden of earnings penalty due to service specific factors.
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Closing the gap in economic disparity between on- and off-base housing, and enhancing programs that aid service members in procuring off-base accommodations, would provide the greatest benefit to services and members.
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The National Defense Research Institute (NDRI) focuses on those who use the housing--the service members and their families. Service members choose to live on-base primarily for economic reasons.
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This report examines the implementation and outcomes of the Military Child Care Act of 1989 (MCCA).
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By mid 1993, just over three years after its passage, the Military Child Care Act of 1989 (MCCA) had largely succeeded in two of its major goals: improving the quality of care and ensuring its affordability for military parents.
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Military child care : toward an integrated delivery system
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In weighing the pros and cons of various alternatives, this report suggests that military beneficiaries might prefer civilian health plans, as long as there is no erosion of benefits in making such a shift.
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Explores the implementation of one provision of the Military Child Care Act of 1989.
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The Department of Defense (DOD) maintains a substantial health care delivery capability for two reasons — a medical capability supports readiness and provides service members, including retirees and their families, an important compensation benefit
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This study was undertaken to identify ways to improve the delivery of Child Development Services on military installations.
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