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Framing a Strategic Approach for Joint Officer Management
RAND Corporation 2005; US$ 9.95Revisits joint officer management and frames a strategic approach to further officers' development in joint matters. more...
Officer Sabbaticals
RAND Corporation 2003; US$ 9.95As a competitive employer in the United States, the Department of Defense (DoD) strives to maintain benefits comparable to those of the public and private sector. DoD recently asked RAND to explore the greater use of extended leaves as part of the department?s strategic human resource plan. more...
Fiscally Informed Total Force Manpower
RAND Corporation 2008; US$ 9.95Presents the results of a short-term review of 27 publicly available manpower studies to discover methods that other organizations could use to make fiscally informed manpower decisions. The studies exhibit varying methods for determining manpower requi more...
Alert and Ready
RAND Corporation 2011; US$ 9.95U.S. Marine Corps intelligence comprises a number of ad hoc arrangements, practices, and organizations. A review of its organizational design examined how to better align it with current and future missions and functions. more...
An Analysis of Sabbatical Leaves for Navy Surface Warfare Officers
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95Surface Warfare Officers (SWOs) spend long periods at sea, where they cannotattend to their families or to personal business. This reduces morale andaffects retention. The Navy has been exploring ways to allow SWOs more timein home port, and RAND compared the proposed programs? costs and benefits(though not the direct effects on retention). more...
Expanding Enlisted Lateral Entry
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95Can the US military better meet its personnel needs by allowing more recruits to enter laterally into military service from civilian life? The authors analyzed occupations in the Army, Air Force, and Navy and concluded that pursuing a policy of large-scale lateral entry did not show promise more...
Aligning the Stars
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95The Department of Defense (DoD) experiences a high turnover from its general and flag officers (G/FOs). A concern exists that simply lengthening the stay of senior officers will only clog the system, stagnating promotions throughout the entire officer corps. more...
Past and Future
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95Four white papers, or think pieces, covering diverse topics--strategic ballistic missile defense programs, homeland security operations, manning and absorption problems, smaller-scale contingency operations--all linked by the common purpose of providing the Office of the Secretary of Defense with a range of considerations and alternatives for the prospective... more...
Use of Simulation for Training in the U.S. Navy Surface Force
RAND Corporation 2003; US$ 9.95A number of naval exercises can be conducted in port, using various forms of simulation, rather than at sea. Some groups, such as commercial shipping, already rely more heavily on such training than the U.S. Navy does. Can the U.S. Navy do the same, yet still maintain or improve readiness? The authors look at current uses of simulation and suggest... more...
Characterizing the Future Defense Workforce
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95This study looks at how future changes in military missions, organizations and technology may affect work and workers in the US Department of Defense. It concludes that despite the many changes anticipated in DoD processes, relatively few characteristics are expected to change. more...









