Accession Number:

AD1085539

Title:

Assessing Retention and Special and Incentive Pays for Army and Navy Commissioned Officers in the Special Operations Forces

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA SANTA MONICA

Personal Author(s):

• Asch,Beth J.
• Mattock,Michael G.
• Hosek,James
• Nataraj,Shanthi

Report Date:

2019-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

80.0

Abstract:

Special and incentive S and I pays are used to create incentives for retention to meet military manning requirements. Although policymakers need a sound analytical and empirical basis for determining the effect of S and I pay changes on retention, no such capability currently exists for U.S. Special Operations Forces commissioned officers. This report, requested by the Office of Compensation within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness, responds to this need. The report should interest policymakers responsible for setting and adjusting military compensation and maintaining Special Operations Forces capability. The report is a companion to a RAND report on the effect of S and I pays on the retention of officers in mental health care professions Hosek, Nataraj, Mattock, and Asch, 2017. Both reports use a similar methodology - an adaptation of RANDs Dynamic Retention Model. Special and incentive S and I pays are used to create incentives for retention to meet military manning requirements. Although policymakers need a sound analytical and empirical basis for determining the effect of S and I pay changes on retention, no such capability currently exists for U.S. Special Operations Forces commissioned officers. This report, requested by the Office of Compensation within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness, responds to this need. The report should interest policymakers responsible for setting and adjusting military compensation and maintaining Special Operations Forces capability. The report is a companion to a RAND report on the effect of S and I pays on the retention of officers in mental health care professions Hosek, Nataraj, Mattock, and Asch, 2017. Both reports use a similar methodology - an adaptation of RANDs Dynamic Retention Model.

Descriptors:

• personnel management
• employment
• management personnel
• special operations forces
• human resources
• Compensation

Subject Categories:

• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Personnel Management and Labor Relations
• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE