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SelRes Attrition and the Selected Reserve Incentive Program in the Marine Corps Reserve
March 1, 2006

This study hopes to improve the Selected Reserve Incentive Program (SRIP) and to help the Marine Corps Reserve (MCR) to better understand Selected Reserve (SelRes) attrition. First, we document the legislative authorities for the payment of SelRes unit bonuses and bonus offerings across the Guard/Reserve components. Next, we document findings from focus groups held with Marines in the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). The study also describes recommended changes to the current SRIP that could help improve its ability to recruit and retain Marines in SMCR units. Finally, we present our analysis of SelRes attrition and the effect of SRIP bonuses on retention.

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Health Professions' Retention-Accession Incentives Study Report to Congress (Phase II & III: Adequacy of Special Pays and Bonuses for Medical Officers and Selected Other Health Care Professionals)
March 1, 2002

Health care personnel are expensive to educate and train. Retaining them is critical for any health care system. This study considers the impact of special pays and bonuses in helping recruit and retain qualified doctors, dentists, and other health care providers.

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Benefit and Incentive Pay Provision In Large, Private-Sector Firms
January 1, 2001
As the longest economic expansion in history continues, the competition between the private sector and the military for able personnel intensifies. This competition has prompted renewed interest in the benefit and incentive pay programs that large, private-sector firms offer. As part of the Navy's FY 2000 Manpower and Personnel Integrated Warfare Architecture (IWAR), the Director of the Assessment Division (N81) has asked CNA to examine the provision of various benefit and incentive pay programs in the civilian sector. Of particular interest is the provision of such programs among large, private-sector firms that are considered strong competition in the market for skilled labor. This annotated briefing provides some context for the discussion by describing the current recruiting and retention difficulties of both the military and large, private-sector firms, and explains our choice of research methodology for assessing benefit and incentive programs currently offered to workers in large, private-sector firms.
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