How have deployments during the war on terrorism affected reenlistment

By James R. Hosek

The military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have been the United States' longest military engagements since the Vietnam War and the most severe test of the all-volunteer force, with the possibl...

Attracting the Best

By James Hosek

Cash incentives and military enlistment attrition and reenlistment

By Beth J. Asch

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 resour...

Assessing Retention and Special and Incentive Pays for Army and Navy Commissioned Officers in the Special Operations Forces

By James Hosek, Michael G. Mattock, Beth J. Asch, Shanthi Nataraj

Capping Retired Pay for Senior Field Grade Officers

By James Hosek, Michael G. Mattock, Beth J. Asch, Patricia K. Tong

Analysis and recommendations on the company grade officer shortfall in the reserve components of the U.S. Army

By Catherine H. Augustine

The U.S. Army National Guard (ARNG) and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) both have lower-than-authorized inventories of company-grade officers. Army Reserve Components (RCs) have higher-than-authorized...

How is deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan affecting U.S. service members and their families

By James R. Hosek

Effects of bonuses on active component reenlistment versus prior service enlistment in the selected reserve

By James R. Hosek

The reserves are increasingly being called on to take part in the nation's military operations. This has brought new importance to reserve readiness, but at times during 2004 to 2009 the Army Natio...

Reserve participation and cost under a new approach to reserve compensation

By Michael G. Mattock

The New Fiscal Federalism and the Social Safety Net

By James Hosek

The New Fiscal Federalism and the Social Safety Net: A View from California is the result of a May 1996 RAND conference attended by key decisionmakers from all levels of government to address these...