Research for Type A

In recent years, the Navy has indicated concern for the retention patterns observed for physicians. Some specialties show relatively low retention compared to others, and the aggregate retention rate for specialists has declined. This research memorandum discusses the derivation of a model to estimate the influence of various factors on unobligated physicians' decisions to stay in or leave the Navy. The main analytical issue is the quantification of the role of the positive and growing civilian-military pay differential on the retention of Navy physicians.

In recent years, the income gap between civilian and military physicians has widened. At the same time, income dispersion has increased for civilian physicians and remained narrow for military physicians. As a consequence, some military specialists are compensated at levels very close to the civilian level, whereas others receive relatively low compensation. In addition, retention is quite low for some specialties, and consistently high for others. This research memorandum explores the relationship between civilian-military pay gaps and retention for fully trained specialist physicians in the Navy. Three pay plans proposed to diminish the civilian-military pay gap are evaluated with regard to expected cost, projected impact on retention of physicians by specialty, and long-run implications for force management in the Navy.

A series of recent events indicates that the correlation of domestic forces has been turning against the Soviet military. This has been reflected in an unprecedented, wide-scale press assault on the Soviet military. Linked with the criticism are signs that the economic aspects of national security are being pushed to the forefront.

This research memorandum examines the capability of a deployed aircraft carrier's Aviation Consolidated Allowance List (AVCAL) to meet the goal of supporting wartime operations for 90 days without resupply.