This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabu
When long-time Kentucky sheriff Lew Mattock is shot in the head at long-range by a confused, drug-addicted teenager, chief deputy Harlan Dupee is tasked with solving the crime.Every criminal the sheri
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
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
A clever tailor has an adventure. A fisherman catches a talking fish. Magic beans save a girl's life. These stories will take you to a time long, long ago and a place far, far away. Visit palaces, tow
Written for all types of business people who work with people from other countries, this book offers background and exercises for becoming sensitive to the values of other cultures and shows how to co
The authors develop and estimate a stochastic dynamic programming model to analyze the relationship between compensation, including retirement benefits, and retention over the career of Chicago public
Results of a systematic analysis of what is needed to ensure the sustainability of the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) and recommendations for future actions to achieve this goal. The QNRF must ma
he Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs is developing a social indicators database system that will provide essential information for assessing the well-being of families in Qatar. This report, wh
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
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.
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
This report assesses the Survivor Benefit Plan in terms of participation and benefits, compares it with similar plans in public and private organizations, and considers the feasibility of having the p
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
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
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
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
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
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
This report documents efforts to implement a capability for the U.S. Department of Defense to assess alternative policies to enhance officer retention provides source code and foundations of a spreads
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
