Research for Length of Service
October 1, 1997
This annotated briefing analyzes the costs and benefits of aging the Navy's enlisted force to form recommendations about future accession levels and retention strategy. 'Aging the force' means boosting retention to get a higher distribution of experience in the enlisted force, not delaying sailors' retirement. The costs of aging the force are the costs of buying higher retention plus the higher pay and benefits that more senior sailors receive. The benefits of aging the force are recruiting and training savings from fewer accessions plus the higher fleet readiness that comes with more experienced sailors. The analysis, including all aged-force scenarios, is a steady-state analysis; accession levels were developed to support the expected force for 2005 and beyond. By choosing and adopting its accession goals as soon as possible, the Navy can avooid creating either a future undersupply or a future oversupply of sailors with a given length of service (LOS).
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December 1, 1992
This research memorandum analyzes the 1980 to 1991 reenlistment decisions of enlisted Marines with 6 through 14 years of service.
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August 1, 1991
In recent years, there has been concern over the size of the gap between pay for civilian physicians and pay for military physicians, and over the declining retention observed for Navy physicians. Efforts have been made to increase physicians' military pay and retention. This research memorandum derives actual pay distributions for 22 physician specialties and documents the size of the civilian-military pay gap for three experience levels within each specialty. The pay gaps are linked to acceptance patterns of the 1989 medical officer retention bonus. The large variation in pay gap size by specialty and experience level should enable future pay plans to address specific problems.
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April 1, 1991
Dental special pays, which typically make up 15 to 20 percent of a Navy dentist's total military pay, have not been substantially increased since FY 1980. As a result, the increases in the total pay of Navy dentists have lagged behind the cost of living. At the same time, the net income of civilian dentists has increased at a faster rate than the cost of living. These two factors have led to a widening of the civilian-military pay gap. This research memorandum examines these issues.
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January 1, 1990
Title IV of the Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 (also known as the Goldwater-Nichols Act) requires officers to serve in a billet on the Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) before being promoted to flag rank. This research memorandum examines whether this requirement can be executed for all naval officers promoted to flag. The size of the JDAL and average tour length are used to calculate the average number of officers per cohort who can be expected to achieve this requirement in each officer community. Various modifications in the requirement are also explored to determine their effect on the percentage of officers likely to achieve the requirement.
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October 1, 1988
Because of persistent shortages of personnel to fill instructor billets in the aviator community, the Active Duty Service Obligation (ADSO) for naval aviation officers was increased on 1 July 1987. Newly commissioned officers in the aviation community are now required to make a six-year commitment to the Navy after receiving their wings. This change has prompted policymakers to ask about the optimal minimum service requirement. This research memorandum analyzes the ADSO for Navy pilots. The analysis included the development of a model that captures the effect of changes in the ADSO on the total compensation and training costs of pilots through the first 15 years of service.
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July 1, 1988
This research memorandum describes the career paths for Surface Warfare Officers (SWOs) during their first eight years of active duty. Longitudinal history files were created for each of four year groups and were then used to determine summary statistics for the movement of officers into and out of the SWO community, attainment of SWO qualifications, and selection for department head.
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July 1, 1988
The Navy experiences a substantial amount of turnover among enlisted personnel. Some of this is unplanned (precontract attrition), but much of the turnover is the result of rotation or losses upon the completion of an enlistment contract. This research memorandum summarizes information on the actual length of completed tours for a sample of more than 10,000 tours completed in 1985 and 1986.
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February 1, 1988
Navy enlisted specialized skill training has increased consistently throughout the 1980s. This research memorandum examines the increase in the inventory of Navy Enlisted Classifications (NECs) between 1979 and 1986. Factors that explain the increase are considered. Trends in the utilization of NECs are examined for several alternative definitions of utilization. These trends are examined at the aggregate level and for samples disaggregated by rating and experience.
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February 1, 1987
CNA's Total Force Utilization Study examines alternative ways to man the 600-Ship Navy. Some of the important issues involve questions about accessions, retention, and the evolution of groups-such as ratings-in terms of the numbers and experience levels of their members. Consequently, the study developed a model that relates these factors quantitatively. This research memorandum describes the model and illustrates its potential uses with a few examples. The focus is on documentation of methodology, not on specific applications.
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