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Additional authors

1. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.
2. Rand Corporation, issuing body.

Description

1. xxiv, 157 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm

Summary

1. "The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) moves about one-third of its military service members each year. This study was designed in part to support DoD in preparing a report for Congress on its permanent change of station (PCS) programs. It examined the workings of those programs with the goal of determining the potential for savings that could accrue from reducing the total number of PCS moves by increasing the average amount of time between them. The research covered current policies and programs, looking particularly at incentive programs designed to encourage service members to stay longer at their current stations. The authors collaborated with the Defense Manpower Data Center to develop survey questions designed to collect responses on individual propensities to extend tours and the factors that influence such decisions, with emphasis on overseas tours, which are the most expensive. The analysis suggests that a substantial fraction of those serving overseas would be willing to extend their tour of service if a sufficiently attractive incentive package were offered. The authors recommend implementation of an auction mechanism that would allow service members to bid for extensions to their current overseas tours. The estimated average annual savings could range from $19 million to $84 million"--Publisher's description.

Alternative title

1. Tour lengths, PCS, and alternatives for savings and improved stability

Subject

1. United States > Armed Forces > Personnel management
2. Occupational mobility > United States
3. United States > Department of Defense > Appropriations and expenditures
4. Employee retention > United States
5. United States > Armed Forces > Officials and employees > Transfer
6. Deployment (Strategy) > Government policy > United States
7. United States > Armed Forces > Pay, allowances, etc

Contents

1. Introduction -- Current Permanent Change of Station Policy and Programs to Increase Tour Lengths -- Estimating the Supply of Voluntary Overseas Tour Extensions Without Incentives -- Estimating the Supply of Voluntary Overseas Tour Extensions with Incentives -- Implementing a Program to Extend Overseas Tours of Service -- The Relationships Among Tour Lengths, Moves, and Costs -- Conclusions and Recommendations.

Call number

1. JFF 17-377

Note

1. "RR-1034-OSD"--Page 4 of cover.
2. "Rand National Defense Research Institute." --Title page.
3. "Prepared for the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness." --Title page.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157).

Additional formats (note)

1. Also issued online.

Author

1. Bond, Craig A. (Craig Andrew), author.

Title

1. Tour lengths, permanent changes of station, and alternatives for savings and improved stability / Craig A. Bond, Jennifer Lamping Lewis, Henry A. Leonard, Julia Pollak, Christopher Guo, Bernard D. Rostker.

Publisher

1. Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2016]

Copyright date

1. ©2016

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157).

Additional formats

1. Also issued online.

Added author

1. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.
2. Rand Corporation, issuing body.

LCCN

1. 2016931952

ISBN

1. 9780833091222 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2. 0833091220 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Research call number

1. JFF 17-377