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Understanding Enlisted Personnel Losses
August 1, 1998
The Personnel Readiness Division of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (J1) asked CNA to look into why people are leaving the services, particularly if there has been any change in the reasons personnel cite for leaving the services, and the quality of people who are leaving. The analyses presented here are based on the results form surveys for the Navy, Army, and Air Force. Across the services, we found evidence of increased dissatisfaction with different aspects of military compensation, including pay, advancement opportunities, and retirement benefits. But trends in retention through the first quarter of 1997 show no immediate alarms. Army trends seem to show long-term improvement, Navy data indicates that declines may be leveling off, and Air Force retention rates are erratic and reveal no real trends.
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Operation Uphold Democracy: Observations on Joint Assault Forces Operated From a CV
July 1, 1996
In September 1994, after months of unsuccessful diplomatic negotiations to restore the legally elected president of Haiti, the United States undertook the forcible removal of the military junta then in power. As part of this effort, two aircraft carriers (CVs) left Norfolk with a rather unusual mission. The fixed-wing aircraft and most of the air-wing personnel assigned to each of the CVs had been removed to make room for joint (mostly Army) assault forces and the helicopters to carry and support them. These forces were to have been the cutting edge of the planned assault of Haiti. This report contains observations of the operation of those forces from the CVs, with an emphasis on air operations.
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Rules of Engagement (ROE) for Humanitarian Intervention and Low-Intensity Conflict: Lessons from Restore Hope
October 1, 1993
As part of CNA's reconstruction of Operation RESTORE HOPE, this paper examines the rules of engagement for U.S. Marine Corps and Army ground forces during the operation, and discusses eight issues surrounding their writing, implementation, and effects. The paper concludes with a discussion of the overall lessons learned from the experience. See also CRMs 93-96, 93-114, 93-126, 93-140, 93-148, and 93-152.
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Airland Battle Doctrine
September 1, 1988
This report provides an account of the historical development of the United States Army's AirLand Battle Warfighting doctrine.
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A Critique of Cost Analysis
June 1, 1974
This paper describes two types of cost analyses - procurement costing and force level costing - and discusses how the inception of Fiscal Guidance and Defense Systems Acquisition Review Committee have strengthened both types.
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