Military Professions

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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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
Research Brief
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.
Jan 1, 2004
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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
Research Brief
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).
Jan 1, 2002
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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.
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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Henry A. Leonard

Senior International/Defense Researcher

Henry “Chip” Leonard is a senior international/defense researcher at the RAND Corporation who served for more than 27 years as an Army officer; half of that time was with tactical units, including seven years of direct command experience. In addition, he served in key operational staff positions…

Chaitra M. Hardison

Senior Behavioral Scientist

Chaitra M. Hardison (she/her) is a senior behavioral scientist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Her research focuses on the knowledge, skills, and abilities required in the workplace and identifying how best to select, train, and educate personnel to…

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Military Professions

How Should the U.S. Army Prepare Its Future Leaders?

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

New Paths to Success: Determining Career Alternatives for Field-Grade Officers

New Measure of Military Personnel Quality Reveals that Services Retain Higher-Quality Personnel

Learning About Quality: How the Quality of Military Personnel Is Revealed Over Time

The Effect of Voluntary Financial Incentives on Separation Rates for Mid-Career Military Personnel

An Examination of the Effects of Voluntary Separation Incentives

Military Recruiting: Trends, Outlook, and Implications

The Total Army School System: Recommendations for Future Policy

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

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

John A. Ausink

Raymond E. Conley

Chaitra M. Hardison

Meredith Kleykamp

Henry A. Leonard

Maria C. Lytell

M. Wade Markel

Tara L. Terry

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