Read Online

Does Perstempo Hurt Reenlistment?

The Effect of Long or Hostile Perstempo on Reenlistment

by James Hosek, Mark E. Totten

Download

Download eBook for Free

FormatFile SizeNotes
PDF file 6.5 MB

Use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 10 or higher for the best experience.

Purchase

Purchase Print Copy

 FormatList Price Price
Add to Cart Paperback129 pages $15.00 $12.00 20% Web Discount

Manpower constitutes a vital element of the nation's defense capability, one that must be sustained if tomorrow's force is to be ready for the wide set of contingencies currently envisioned in the post-Cold War world. The authors focus on a key aspect of this concern: the effect of recent personnel tempo, or perstempo, on reenlistment. They develop several new measures of perstempo as well as construct a theoretical model of retention that encompasses the effects of perstempo. They report that limited episodes of long separation or hostile duty positively affect the decision to stay by first-term or early-career service members. However, more extensive duty, especially if it is hostile, can reduce this positive effect; in some cases, long or hazardous duty reduces reenlistment below what it would have been in the absence of such duty. The authors also recommend new methods of data collection and analysis, and propose future studies that would enhance retention.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter One

    Introduction

  • Chapter Two

    Pay-Based Measures of Perstempo

  • Chapter Three

    Long or Hostile Duty Trends and Extent

  • Chapter Four

    A Model of Deployment and Reenlistment

  • Chapter Five

    Regression Analysis of Long or Hostile Duty and Reenlistment

  • Chapter Six

    Conclusion

  • Appendix A

    A Theory of Deployment, Promotion, and Retention

  • Appendix B

    Stated Interest in Joining the Military

  • Appendix C

    Data, Variables, Regressions

  • Appendix D

    Dependents Status Tables and Regressions

Research conducted by

This report is part of the RAND Corporation monograph report series. The monograph/report was a product of the RAND Corporation from 1993 to 2003. RAND monograph/reports presented major research findings that addressed the challenges facing the public and private sectors. They included executive summaries, technical documentation, and synthesis pieces.

Permission is given to duplicate this electronic document for personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Copies may not be duplicated for commercial purposes. Unauthorized posting of RAND PDFs to a non-RAND Web site is prohibited. RAND PDFs are protected under copyright law. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit the RAND Permissions page.

The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.