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U.S. Marine Corps Enlistment Bonus Program
March 1, 1984
This study is an analysis of the United States Marine Corps Enlistment Bonus Program (EBP). The study's main objectives were to determine the effect of the EBP on enlistment supply and report measures of cost effectiveness, and determine the effect of the EBP on recruit quality, affirmative action, and early separation from the Marine Corps. Based on our analyses we believe the EBP should be continued. Also, we believe numerical quotas for the bonus program should be set high enough so that all funds allocated for bonuses are used.
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Alternative Accession Policies for Junior Enlisted Personnel in the Naval Selected Reserve: a Total Force Perspective
February 1, 1984
This paper examines alternative accession policies for increasing the number of junior enlisted personnel in the Navy's Selected Reserve (SELRES). It compares the cost of increasing the size of the Active Mariner or Ready Reserve enlistment programs with the cost of increasing the number of Navy veterans affiliating with SELRES. The cost comparisons take into account the expected contirbutions of Active and Ready Mariner recruits to both the active career force and SELRES.
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ENLISTED ACCESSIONS OF NAVY VETERANS TO THE SELECTED RESERVE
November 1, 1983
Enlisted accessions of Navy veterans in 51 ratings to the Navy's Selected Reserve are modeled over a 5-year period. Nonlinear probit estimates of the probability of enlistment are obtained for 23 rating groups.
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NAVY MANPOWER/PERSONNEL ISSUES IN THE 1980s (PROGRESS IN 1982 AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE)
October 1, 1983
Examines the impact of changing social, economic, and demographic factors on the manpower market, evaluates the cost effectiveness of compensation policies for meeting requirements; suggests ways to measure personnel productivity; and develops policy options for balancing enlisted manpower requirements and resources.
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ENLISTED SUPPLY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & MAIN TEXT
October 1, 1983
Examines ways of expanding the Navy manpower pool by estimating the effects of Navy policy and recruiting resources on the available supply of manpower.
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ENLISTED SUPPLY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, APPENDIXES A-F
October 1, 1983
Develops a way to predict the supply of high quality accessions to all four services, and projects accession rates for the next decade.
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Determinants of Navy Reenlistment and Extension Rates
September 1, 1983
Analyzes the effects of regular military compensation and reenlistment bonuses on the probabilities of reenlistments and extension among first-term and second-term Navy enlisted personnel.
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SUMMARY OF NAVY ENLISTED SUPPLY STUDY
August 1, 1983
This paper analyzes the supply of nonprior service male high school graduates enlistments to the military services. While each service is considered, the primary focus is on Navy enlistment supply.
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BALANCING ACCESSION AND RETENTION: THE AGGREGATE MODEL
August 1, 1983
The model developed for this study is designed to help select the recruit assignment, accession and reenlistment bonus policies that minimize the total cost of meeting LOS-5 requirements.
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An Empirical Analysis of Pay and Navy Enlisted Retention in the AVF: Preliminary Results
August 1, 1983
This paper presents an empirical analysis of the relationship between pay and retention during the All Volunteer Force era. The report also derives estimates of the relationship between pay at one decision point and retention at future decision points.
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