2012-05-24T20:57:16Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/military-force-planning.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG265.html Sep 14, 2006 Sep 14, 2006

<p>America's all-volunteer military has been an overwhelming success, but after four years of war with mounting casualties in Iraq, continuing insurgency attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan, and multiple deployments throughout the world, the military has experienced recruiting shortfalls for the first time since the late 1970s.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1159.html May 24, 2012 May 24, 2012

RAND research conducted in the late 1990s documented differences in rates of promotion and retention among male, female, white, and minority officers in the U.S. military. This volume updates the earlier RAND study, using data from January 1988 through September 2010. It also examines the career progression of women serving in military occupations that are partially closed to them.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1175.html May 21, 2012 May 21, 2012

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 mandated a review of gender-based assignment restrictions. To support this effort, RAND researchers analyzed service data to describe and quantify the military occupations that are closed to women, as well as occupations that are open with some positions that are closed.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/04/16/FP.html Apr 16, 2012 Apr 16, 2012

The cost of providing ready aircrews, maintainers, and aircraft is one measure. But the cost of generating flying hours and satisfying ongoing operational demands must also be considered, writes Albert A. Robbert.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9653.html Apr 13, 2012 Apr 13, 2012

This report describes the socioeconomic environment officers will encounter if they leave active-duty service and analyzes its potential impact on Army retention and how it can be effectively communicated to officers making stay/leave decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR927-2.html Mar 16, 2012 Mar 16, 2012

In 2003, the U.S. Army began a process to transform from a division-based to a modular force structure. Congress requested a study of the process and outcomes of the initiative to assess the impact on the Army's capabilities in a range of operations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR952.html Mar 8, 2012 Mar 8, 2012

This report provides an overview of how standardized tests are used as part of a broader selection system for each of the services at different points in an officer's career, and a discussion of key issues that should be considered when using standardized tests, including the relationship between tests and racial and ethnic group differences, which could affect minority representation within the officer corps.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1174.html Mar 6, 2012 Mar 6, 2012

An econometric assessment of the effectiveness of incentive pays in retaining remotely piloted aircraft pilots and sensor operators. Civilian pilot and sensor operator salaries are higher than those of other officers or enlisted personnel, indicating that incentive pays should be continued, along with reenlistment bonuses, because failure to retain enough personnel would cause serious problems with filling critical positions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR955.html Feb 2, 2012 Feb 2, 2012

The Air Force has a continuing interest in reducing high attrition and training-block failure (washback) rates, as both increase training and recruiting costs. This report describes research into these issues for nine career fields.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/02/01/TH.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

With U.S. troops out of Iraq, the U.S. presence there will fall to 5,000 private security contractors....The experience with private security contractors during the war was fraught with challenges that pose risks now, writes Molly Dunigan.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG961.html Dec 15, 2011 Dec 15, 2011

To analyze policy options that would improve utilization of reserve forces, the authors assess how Army active and reserve forces are used. Converting billets from low-use to high-use career fields within a component could partially, but not completely, rebalance the reserve components. Converting billets from a low-use career field in one component to a high-use career field in another is unlikely in the near term, but an option in the long run.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1123.html Dec 15, 2011 Dec 15, 2011

This monograph develops a comprehensive picture of the socioeconomic environment officers will encounter if they leave active-duty service and analyzes the potential impact of these factors on Army retention and how major differences between military and civilian employment can be effectively communicated to officers making stay/leave decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9631.html Dec 6, 2011 Dec 6, 2011

Identifies and describes the knowledge, skills, and abilities that enable Army officers to succeed in joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational contexts.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9628.html Dec 5, 2011 Dec 5, 2011

Describes a framework for thinking about commanders' critical information needs in countersurgency operations and offers practical ways for commanders to integrate influence activities into combined arms planning and assessment.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9633.html Nov 22, 2011 Nov 22, 2011

Analyzes how the Army might use a rotational strategy to reduce equipment in early phases of the Army Force Generation cycle, how changes might be applied to units and equipment, and how changes might affect near- and far-term budgets.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9625.html Nov 18, 2011 Nov 18, 2011

The U.S. Army needs to improve its ability to command and control joint, interagency, and multinational forces in diverse environments, and to prepare Army headquarters to perform as components of, or headquarters for, joint task forces.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1122.html Nov 18, 2011 Nov 18, 2011

The relationships among stakeholders involved in manpower, personnel, and training processes for managing the U.S. Navy information systems technician rating are discussed. The authors examine the effects of these different stakeholders on efficiency and effectiveness measures for the information technician community in general and the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program specifically.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9621.html Nov 17, 2011 Nov 17, 2011

To assist the Army's move of its Human Resources Command from the Washington, D.C. area to Fort Knox, Kentucky, RAND Arroyo Center produced personnel competency models and a framework for training to support the future delivery of personnel services.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9618.html Nov 17, 2011 Nov 17, 2011

Assess the demands placed upon the Army by the continuing deployments of soldiers to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR975.html Oct 12, 2011 Oct 12, 2011

The fraction of American youth meeting U.S. Army enlistment standards for weight and body fat has declined markedly. In response, the Army developed a waiver program tied to a fitness test known as the Assessment of Recruit Motivation and Strength (ARMS) test. Through difference-in-differences estimates and other analytic techniques, the authors examine the program's effect on Army accession and attrition rates.