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Navy Nurse Corps Compensation
September 1, 1989
This research memorandum summarizes CNA's recent research on the relative compensation of Navy nurses. Nurse Corps compensation is regular military compensation and does not include special pays. Comparisons with compensation of civilian nurses are made for several levels of experience and for the nurse anesthetist specialty. The effect of changing relative military compensation on retention at the end of initial obligation is estimated with data from FY 1983 through 1987.
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The Use of Requirements Data in Models of the Enlisted Force
September 1, 1989
One of the goals of the Enlisted Force Management Integration project is to study the effect on the force structure of changes in Navy policies. Requirements data are necessary both for creating a model of force structure and for modeling changes in force policy. The Enlisted Billet File is the major source of data on requirements for Navy enlisted personnel. This paper describes a number of the data elements on the file. Its purpose is to identify those data elements that are potentially useful for the project.
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Some Design Requirements for a Steady-State Force Model
August 1, 1989
This research memorandum describes the approach being used to develop an executable and cost-effective steady-state force. The issues that need to be incorporated into the derivation of a steady-state force model are addressed. The memorandum highlights, by way of examples, numerous ways in which personnel policies and billet structure may be inconsistent, thus making it impossible to execute all policies simultaneously and obtain the required force structure.
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Deployments of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers and Other Surface Ships, 1976-1988
July 1, 1989
This information manual provides quantitative information on the post-Vietnam era history of deployments by U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and other surface ships. The data, summarized in tables and figures, span the years 1976 through 1988 and describe the geographic distribution of U.S. Navy ships in an attempt to gauge U.S. Navy presence around the world.
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The Offensive Navy Since World War II: How Big and Why - A Brief Summary
July 1, 1989
This research memorandum considers the foundation of post-World War II force levels of the Navy's offensive components: fleet carriers, amphibious lift, and attack submarines. It compares the forces planned versus the actual forces of the postwar era. The force levels of the three components are compared with each other and their time variations examined. The report isolates those factors that influenced postwar force levels. Changes in any of these factors could mean changes in future force levels.
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Navy Nurse Corps Retention, FY 1974-1988
July 1, 1989
This research memorandum documents the continuation and retention behavior of Navy nurses from 1974 through 1988. Aggregate continuation rates are presented along with cross-tabulations by years of service, paygrade, obligation status, entry cohort, accession program, and specialty. Policies to close the gap between nurse corps inventory and requirements are considered.
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Enlisted Crew Turnover and Ship Readiness: Review, Refinements and Recommendations
July 1, 1989

This research memorandum reviews and extends research from recent studies on the relationship between enlisted crew turnover and surface ship readiness. The effect of turnover on readiness is compared to that of other resources. Recent trends in the turnover rate are analyzed and potential policies to reduce the impact on readiness are assessed.

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A Retention Model for Navy Physicians
June 1, 1989
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.
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Retention of Navy Physicians, FY 1984 to FY 1988
June 1, 1989
One possible contributor to Navy Medicine's current manpower problem is the low retention rates of physicians. This research memorandum examines the retention of Navy physicians between FY 1984 and FY 1988 in the aggregate, by career phase, and by specialty.
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Pay and the Retention of Navy Physicians
May 1, 1989
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.
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