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For decades, RAND has conducted extensive research to help U.S. and allied decisionmakers design training and career development programs that will attract and retain military professionals capable of meeting a nation's national security and defense goals.

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The Weighted Airman Promotion System: Standardizing Test Scores

Examines the practice of not standardizing the test scores that are part of the U.S. Air Force enlisted promotion system and discusses possible standardization strategies.

Jun 22, 2008
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Planning for Diversity: Options and Recommendations for DoD Leaders

Discusses the initial steps that the Department of Defense should take in developing a department-wide strategic plan to achieve greater diversity within its active duty and civilian leadership.

May 15, 2008
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Developing Senior Navy Leaders: Requirements for Flag Officer Expertise Today and in the Future

Identifies the expertise requirements of senior Navy leadership positions, as well as the types of experience likely to become more important in the future, to better understand how the Navy should develop its officers.

May 7, 2008
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Leader Development in Army Units: Views from the Field

Summarizes discussions with over 450 Army officers about leader development in Army units, and offers suggestions on how the Army school system can improve leader development.

Feb 16, 2008
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Advancing the U.S. Air Force's Force-Development Initiative

Steps to take for consistent, efficient, and effective plans and means for improving the development of U.S. Air Force officers across and within their career fields.

Dec 12, 2007
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Indefinite Reenlistment and Noncommissioned Officers

Considers the utility of the U.S. Army shift, in 1998, of its senior enlisted force from a fixed enlistment contract system to indefinite reenlistment and the potential applicability to the other service branches.

Jan 29, 2007
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How Should the U.S. Army Prepare Its Future Leaders?

Changes in the world over the past two decades have made the conduct of military operations more complex and varied. More needs to be done to prepare Army leaders to meet the challenges of the contemporary environment and to continually learn and adapt to new circumstances.

Jan 30, 2006
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Looking to the Future: What Does Transformation Mean for Military Manpower and Personnel Policy?

Discusses how manpower and personnel policies can be used to produce the changes in military culture needed for transformation.

Dec 20, 2004
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New Paths to Success: Determining Career Alternatives for Field-Grade Officers

Are there feasible alternatives to the present “up-or-out” policy for U.S. military officers?

Dec 17, 2004
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New Measure of Military Personnel Quality Reveals that Services Retain Higher-Quality Personnel

To provide a clearer picture of how the quality of military personnel is revealed over time, RAND Corporation researchers implemented a new, broader measure of quality that incorporates information from the military promotion system.

Dec 31, 2003
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Learning About Quality: How the Quality of Military Personnel Is Revealed Over Time

Extends the military services' customary definition of quality -- high school diploma graduate and scoring in the upper half on the Armed Forces Qualification Test -- to include performance as indicated by speed of promotion during the first term.

Jan 1, 2003
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The Effect of Voluntary Financial Incentives on Separation Rates for Mid-Career Military Personnel

This research brief describes work documented in An Examination of the Effects of Voluntary Separation (MR-859-OSD).

Dec 31, 2001
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An Examination of the Effects of Voluntary Separation Incentives

In this report, the authors address questions about the VSI/SSB (Voluntary Separation Incentive/Special Separation Benefit) program using Defense Manpower Data Center data on Army enlisted personnel.

Jan 1, 2001
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Military Recruiting: Trends, Outlook, and Implications

Based on indications of increased difficulty in meeting recruiting goals, RAND was asked to examine recent trends in the recruiting market and to assess their implications for meeting accession requirements.

Jan 1, 2001
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The Total Army School System: Recommendations for Future Policy

Summarizes the Arroyo Center's analysis of the Reserve Component (RC) school system and the prototype over two fiscal years (1995 and 1996) in the areas of training requirements and school production, training resources and costs, and training quality.

Jan 1, 1999
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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.

Oct 31, 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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Edward P. Donnelly

Adjunct Researcher
Education J.D. in constitutional law, Suffolk University; MPA in public administration, University of Missouri at Kansas City; M.A. in management, Webster University; M.A. in military art and science, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; M.A. in strategic studies, U.S. Army War College
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Chaitra M. Hardison

Senior Behavioral Scientist; Faculty, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology, University of Minnesota; B.A. in psychology, University of California, Berkeley

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