Research for Manpower Supply

The Reserve Components Common Personnel Data System (RCCPDS) is an important source of Reserve manpower data. Its transaction file provides data on gains, losses, and reenlistments for each military service's Selected Reserve (SELRES). The strengths and weaknesses of the RCCPDS transaction file as a source of data on Navy SELRES manpower are examined, with particular emphasis on enlisted personnel.

This research memorandum is intended to serve as a guide to using data to analyze Navy civilian manpower. It describes the construction and analysis of data sets used to compare the supply and demand for civilian employees of the Navy in peacetime and in mobilization. It then provides data sets used to alter the primary data tapes employed and codebooks for the tapes and their revisions. It also provides definitions of terms used in the study.

This volume of the National Manpower Inventory (NMI) describes (1) the major inputs to the NMI and adjustments of the data made to meet NMI goals more directly; (2) the operational NMI model that was developed and its potential uses; and (3) some limitations inherent in the NMI data. For Additional Information See 02 053302, and 02 053303.

In this paper the feasibility of longer enlistment contracts for the Marine Corps was examined. In addition to reviewing the literature, the data concerning the effect of contract length on accessions and on attrition was examined. It was estimated that requiring an additional year of enlistment is equivalent to an 8-percent pay reduction. It was also found that attrition in the Marine Corps is not significantly affected by contract length. These findings show that the cost per useful service year for 5- and 6-year enlistments is generally lower than for 4-year enlistments.