Military Career Field Management

Effective military leaders help nations meet their strategic goals, and the retention of these leaders is essential to preserving morale and unit readiness. RAND has conducted extensive research on training and career development programs that are designed to attract and retain personnel with the most promising mix of knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience.

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    Labor Substitution in the Military Environment: Implications for Enlisted Force Management

    Analyzes the potential for cost savings associated with the substitution of first term and career personnel at the occupational level.

    Nov 1, 1979

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    A Sequential Analysis of the Air Force Officer's Retirement Decision

    A stochastic dynamic programming model that explicitly examines the incentives to retire from the military is developed and numerically evaluated.

    Oct 1, 1979

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    John A. Ausink

    Senior Policy Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in public policy, Harvard University; M.S. in mathematics, Oxford University; B.S. in mathematics and physics, U.S. Air Force Academy

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    Raymond E. Conley

    Senior Management Scientist
    Education D.P.A. (doctorate of public administration), University of Alabama; M.S. in industrial engineering, Arizona State University; M.S. in resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University; M.B.A., Louisiana Tech University; B.A. in industrial production, University of Oklahoma

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    Henry A. Leonard

    Senior International/Defense Researcher
    Education M.P.A. in economics and public policy, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; B.S. in engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point

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    Maria C. Lytell

    Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist
    Education Ph.D. in industrial-organizational psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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    M. Wade Markel

    Director, Forces and Logistics Program, RAND Arroyo Center; Senior Political Scientist
    Education Ph.D. in history, Harvard University; M.A. in history, Harvard University; B.S. in history, US Mil Academy at West Point

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    Tara L. Terry

    Senior Operations Researcher
    Education Ph.D. in industrial and operations engineering, University of Michigan; M.S.E in industrial and operations engineering, University of Michigan; B.S. in mathematics, Oakland Univeristy; B.S.E in computer engineering, Oakland Univeristy; B.S.E in electrical engineering, Oakland Univeristy

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