Research for Selected Reserves

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Supply Problems in the Naval Reserve
February 1, 1986
The Navy Selected Reserve (SELRES) is slated to grow by 30 percent over the next five years. This paper addresses the question, are those numbers attainable and at what price? Information discussing SELRES enlistment, continuation and cost-effective growth strategies is included. The tentative answer is yes, over the next five years if real military pay does not decline. A model is being put together including pay elasticities, unemployment rate elasticities, and demographic differences for each rating for enlistment and retention of prior service veterans.
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Retention in the Navy's Selected Reserve: An Analysis Combining Survey and Personnel Data Records
May 1, 1984
This paper relates stated intentions of enlisted Navy Selected Reservists to their future behavior.
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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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