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Standard of Living of Enlisted Personnel
March 1, 2001
The level and composition of military pay is crucial to the success of the all-volunteer force (AVF). Most analyses of the "adequacy" of military compensation focus on comparability with earnings offered in civilian labor markets, but an effective compensation system needs to address other goals as well. An important goal is that military pay be sufficient to meet the basic needs of all personnel. This research memorandum focuses on the standard of living that the military compensation system provides its enlisted personnel and their families. The Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) reviewed the common methods, both objective and subjective, used to measure standard of living in the literature. We then used these different concepts to evaluate the standard of living of enlisted personnel. Our results suggest that relatively few enlisted personnel have incomes below the poverty lines.
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Navy Surveys on Quality of Life: An Informational Guide
January 1, 2001
Quality of life (QOL) satisfaction surveys are one of many tools the Navy can use to target resources toward increased retention. The effectiveness of the Selective Reenlistment Bonus and other monetary rewards is well documented. Despite the potential retention value of surveys, less is known about their effectiveness. The focus of this year's Manpower and Personnel IWAR is on increasing retention and the appeal of naval service. As part of this effort, N813 asked CNA to look at a specific set of tools for recruiting and retention: surveys. In this annotated briefing, we assess the way the Navy keeps track of members' attitudes about Navy quality of life and quality of service.
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Housing Benefits: Baseline Analysis
April 1, 1997
To improve the quality of life of service members and increase overall efficiency, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Facilities asked CNA to examine Department of the Navy (DON) housing processes, identify options and alternatives to the current system, and evaluate these options. In this paper, we present our analysis of current DON housing practices. Its purpose is to describe the current state of housing benefits, including costs, conditions, processes, and value to the service members. These descriptions will serve as a baseline for comparison with proposed alternatives to the current housing system. This paper has five parts. In the first, we give a short overview of current DON housing benefits and summarize the results of the study. In the three sections that follow, we discuss current family housing, bachelor housing, and off-base allowances. In the last section, we list our conclusions.
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Methodology for Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Video Teletraining (VTT)
March 1, 1997
New technology is changing the way we train people. The Director of Naval Training (N7) has stated that the Navy needs to incorporate more of this new technology in to its training environments. To achieve this goal, the training community must meet several challenges. N7 asked CNA for help in structuring a cost-benefit analysis of training technology. It wanted CNA to develop a methodology for analyzing and evaluating the potential benefits that new technologies can bring to Navy training. N7 stated that the methodology should define quantitative measures for assessing the benefits, specify mathematical relationships and procedures for computing these measures, and identify the data to be collected.
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Rethinking Navy Manpower and Personnel
June 1, 1996
This study, originally suggested by the Chief of Naval Operations and sponsored by the Chief of Naval Personnel, took a look at several issues that fit broadly under two topics: are there better ways of doing business, and; can we improve our sailors' Quality of Life (QOL)? CNA's task was to do some 'out-of-the-box' thinking and come up with a variety of issues for further study, such as organizational changes, more cost-efficient approaches, and ways to improve sailors' QOL. Our mission was to probe topics that weren' t being adequately addressed because organizational responsibility was not clear-cut. This research memorandum provides a review of the issues examined and the conclusions drawn. Cleared for Open Publication by CNO ltr Ser 09N2/6U532301 of 15 Jul 1996; CNO Case No. 96-187.
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