This report presents a theoretical model and empirical estimates explaining why each service’s retirement accrual charge is inaccurate under the current system and how this could be fixed by service-s
This report focuses on the effectiveness of monetary incentives, known as special and incentive pays, for U.S. Special Operations Forces commissioned officer retention.
The authors review special and incentive pays and the potential to convert some into a wage differential, finding pays with an incentive to select a longer military obligation more cost-effective and
The authors assemble the latest available data on recruiting, retention, military versus civilian pay, and civilian employment conditions, and consider these data with respect to guidelines used in de
Presents officer and enlisted retention and cost effects by branch of service for variants of a new approach to reserve compensation proposed by the 11th QRMC. The QRMC approach offers reservists dail
Describes a methodology, based on RAND’s dynamic retention model, for assessing how alternative special and incentive pay adjustments affect the retention of mental health care officers.
In a multimethod analysis, RAND researchers assess whether the military should continue using its 40-year pay table to retain experienced personnel or whether such retention could be equally achieved
This report assesses the effects of the Blended Retirement System on military retention and continuation pay cost for the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy and finds that retention
Extends the capability of the dynamic retention model, which supports decisionmaking about workforce management policy, to allow simulations of the effects of alternative policies both in the steady s
Using the Dynamic Retention Model, this report evaluates the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission’s proposed reforms to military compensation and retirement, especially their
The Army can design voluntary separation pay (VSP) to meet drawdown goals within a certain time frame without over- or undershooting the goals. A dynamic retention model determines the appropriate VSP
Increases in major airline hiring could cause Air Force pilot shortfalls. The authors analyzed supply, compensation, and demand to estimate changes in civilian pilot pay and hiring and the level of av
A proposal allowing vested Army reservists to receive military retirement benefits immediately upon retiring is analyzed for effects on the size and experience mix of the Army reserve and active compo
Researchers extend RAND’s dynamic retention model for Defense Department civil service workers, add costing capability, and simulate the effects of mandating workers to pay a larger share of contribut
Simulations based on the dynamic retention model are developed to assess how compensation policy, including pay freezes and unpaid furloughs, affects retention of federal civil service workers.
RAND researchers compared military and civilian pay for 2016, following up on comparisons for 2009 and 1999, and assessed how recruit quality changed as military pay rose relative to civilian pay afte
