Download or read book The Enlistment Bonus Experiment written by J. Michael Polich and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the principal challenges for defense managers in recent years has been to attract military recruits within a reasonable level of recruiting expenditure. This report describes the results of a nationwide experiment designed to provide new data on a key enlistment incentive: the cash enlistment bonus, which is paid to qualified recruits entering critical occupational specialties. The report documents the experiment, explains the analysis of its results, and assesses the effects of enlistment bonuses on the Army recruiting process. It addresses three principal effects of the bonus program: (1) attracting "high-quality" recruits into the Army; (2) encouraging enlistments in hard-to-fill critical specialties; and (3) influencing recruits to sign contracts for longer terms of service. The experimental results show that bonuses have substantial effects on recruiting and are a very flexible policy tool, making them a useful option for management of enlistment flows and for overcoming personnel shortages in critical skills."--Rand Abstracts.
Download or read book Enlistment Among Applicants for Military Service Determinants and Incentives written by Rand Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents findings on three research issues, drawing primarily on results from the 1983 Survey of Military Applicants, a survey of male youths without military service who took the written test to qualify for the military.
Download or read book Cash Incentives and Military Enlistment Attrition and Reenlistment written by Beth J. Asch and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This monograph provides an empirical analysis of the enlistment, attrition, and reenlistment effects of bonuses, applying statistical models that control for such other factors as recruiting resources, in the case of enlistment and deployments in the case of reenlistment, and demographics. Enlistment and attrition models are estimated for the Army and our reenlistment model approach is twofold. The Army has greatly increased its use of reenlistment bonuses since FY 2004, and we begin by providing an in-depth history of the many changes in its reenlistment bonus program during this decade. We follow this with two independent analyses of the effect of bonuses on Army reenlistment. As we show, the results from the models are consistent, lending credence to the robustness of the estimates. One approach is extended to the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force, to obtain estimates of the effect of bonuses on reenlistment for all services. We also estimate an enlistment model for the Navy. The estimated models are used to address questions about the cost-effectiveness of bonuses and their effects in offsetting other factors that might adversely affect recruiting and retention, such as changes in the civilian economy and frequent deployments"--P. iii.
Download or read book A Study of Experimental Incentives as an Influence on Enlistment Intention written by Albert S. Glickman and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incentives such as enlistment bonuses are frequently suggested as a means of enhancing recruiting in the all-volunteer force setting. The basic assumption behind them is 'more is better. Single incentives, double incentive packages, and triple incentive packages were compared for potential influence on enlistment. Also, in the same vein, the following comparisons were made: (1) $1000 vs. $3000 bonus, and (2) 2 years free college after 4 years of service vs. 4 years free college after 4 years of service. The most attractive items showed a pervasive interest first in opportunities for self-determination as well as traditional incentives. (Modified author abstract).
Download or read book A Study of Experimental Incentives as an Influence on Enlistment Intention More is Not Better written by Robert L Frey (Jr) and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incentives, such as enlistment bonuses, are frequently suggested as a means of enhancing recruiting effectiveness in the all-volunteer force setting. The basic assumption behind them is 'more is better.' In two separate nationwide surveys (n>800) of male American youth (age 16-22), single incentives and combinations of two and three different incentives were compared for potential influence on enlistment. Also, the following comparisons were made of incentives differing in absolute magnitude on the same dimension: (1) $1000 vs. $3000 bonus, (2) two years free college after four years of service vs. four years of free college after four years of service, and (3) bonus of 10% vs. 25% of base pay for exceptional performance. (Modified author abstract).
Download or read book Rand Report written by Rand Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Filling the Ranks written by Cindy Williams and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004-04-02 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war in Iraq and the problematic military occupation of that country have called into question the adequacy of America's all-volunteer force. Politicians and others have expressed doubts about its equity and capability; some have called for the reinstatement of the draft. Yet over the past twenty years the all-volunteer military has become a technologically advanced force that has contributed to America's overall military advantage. This book analyzes current military pay and personnel policies and identifies changes needed to maintain and improve America's all-volunteer force. Filling the Ranks argues that to attract qualified and motivated volunteers, the armed forces need to offer better tangible inducements—pay, benefits, and training—to accompany such intangible rewards as pride in serving one's country. Many of the policies related to tangible rewards were established shortly after World War II and are no longer effective. Filling the Ranks presents detailed assessments of US military pay and personnel policies in light of the strategic, demographic, economic, and labor realities of the future. It identifies specific problems that today's military career patterns, training, pay, and benefits pose for officers and enlisted men and women in both active duty and reserve forces, discussing such issues as competition with the private sector for talent, the need to restructure compensation, and provision of family support. It offers recommendations for more flexible, adaptive, and effective policies and a blueprint for achieving them.
Download or read book Educational Benefits Versus Enlistment Bonuses written by Beth J. Asch and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1995 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relative cost-effectiveness of two incentive programs for recruitment--enlistment bonuses and educational benefits--are analyzed. The analysis also considers the effects of such programs on the service history of recruits.
Download or read book Model Description and Proposed Application for the Enlisted Personnel Inventory Cost and Compensation Model written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Increasing the Enlistment Bonus Cap and MOS Channeling Effects written by Tirso E. Diaz and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faced with a difficult recruiting environment, the Army moved to increase the cap on recruiting bonuses from its current maximum of $20k to $40K. To understand the personnel management implications of raising the bonus cap, the current study estimated its projected impact on Army accessions, specifically applicants' job training and term-of-service (TOS) choices. Using an empirically-based Job Choice Model (JCM), based on actual applicant choice data taken from REQUEST transactions for the first quarter of FY 2005 (n = 18,803), we estimated the model and then simulated applicants' MOS-TOS choices under the existing bonus cap of $20k and a raised bonus cap of $40K. Results of our simulations indicated that the raised bonus cap could increase accessions, particularly among higher quality applicants, to higher priority MOS, about 8-10%, on average, and to longer TOS by roughly 12-17%. At the same time, however, accessions to lower priority MOS are projected to drop about 2%. For Army personnel policy researchers, the methodology, estimates and results of the Job Choice Modeling (JCM) could be used in future efforts to model the impact of bonus policy on Army applicants' enlistment behavior.
Download or read book The U S Army s Transition to the All Volunteer Force 1968 1974 written by Robert K. Griffith and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The all-volunteer force, the historic norm in peacetime America, was reestablished in the U.S. on 30 June 1973, when induction authority expired. But never before had the U.S. attempted to field a standing Army in peacetime -- based on voluntary enlistments -- with the worldwide responsibilities that faced this force. Since the mid-1980s the ability of the armed forces to recruit and retain quality volunteers has not been seriously questioned. This book takes us through those years of transition, examining both the context in which the end of the draft occurred and the perspective which the Army's leaders brought to bear on the challenge they faced.
Download or read book A CBO Study Recruiting Retention and Future Levels of Military Personnel October 2006 written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the US Army Enlistment Bonus written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Army's enlistment bonus programs by analyzing four facets of the incentive; the accession supply effects of the bonus on specific bonus skills with overall Army enlistments; the retention behavior of bonus recipients relative to non-bonus recipients for demographically similar cohorts; the extent of losses from combat arms to other skills for demographically similar cohorts of bonus and non-bonus enlistees; the cost-effectiveness of the enlistment bonus when compared to increasing basic pay, recruiting and advertising; and the cost-effectiveness of the bonus as a method of increasing the average term of enlistment.
Download or read book Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Cash Incentives DOD Should Coordinate and Monitor Its Efforts to Achieve Cost Effective Bonuses and Special Pays written by Brenda S. Farrell and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses DoD¿s use of cash incentives to recruit and retain highly qualified individuals for service in the armed forces. It: (1) identifies recent trends in DoD's use of enlistment and reenlistment bonuses; (2) assesses the extent to which the services have processes to determine which occupational specialties require bonuses and whether bonus amounts are optimally set; and (3) determines how much flexibility DoD has in managing selected special and incentive pays for officer and enlisted personnel. The report analyzed service data on bonuses and special and incentive pays, and reviewed relevant guidance and other documentation from DoD and the services. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Download or read book Commanders Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Want You written by Bernard D. Rostker and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006-09-08 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As U.S. military forces appear overcommitted and some ponder a possible return to the draft, the timing is ideal for a review of how the American military transformed itself over the past five decades, from a poorly disciplined force of conscripts and draft-motivated "volunteers" to a force of professionals revered throughout the world. Starting in the early 1960s, this account runs through the current war in Iraq, with alternating chapters on the history of the all-volunteer force and the analytic background that supported decisionmaking. The author participated as an analyst and government policymaker in many of the events covered in this book. His insider status and access offer a behind-the-scenes look at decisionmaking within the Pentagon and White House. The book includes a foreword by former Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The accompanying DVD contains more than 1,700 primary-source documents-government memoranda, Presidential memos and letters, staff papers, and reports-linked directly from citations in the electronic version of the book. This unique technology presents a treasure trove of materials for specialists, researchers, and students of military history, public administration, and government affairs to draw upon.
