Improving the Allocation of Monetary and Nonmonetary Army Enlistment Incentives by MOS: Validation Efforts Using Quarters January-June 1988, Updating of parameter Estimates, and Updating of Projections

The level and mix of the incentive needed by MOS is strongly dependent on the GSA quotas needed in the MOS, GSA quotas outside the MOS, non- GSA quotas, the level of other Army resources recruiters, advertising, military pay, etc., and the general recruiting environment unemployment rate, QMA, etc. . The general thrust of this effort has been to make available to USAREC a user friendly PC program, documented and validated, to aid in allocating enlistment incentives by MOS. It can be used in a budget generationbudget defense mode, as well as in a budget execution mode. It can also help explore the budget impacts of different scenarios, actuarial cost cost estimates of the ACF, and the usage of guidance counsellor incentives. The computer models were built using battalion, quarterly level data, including data on the actual numbers of GSA contracts obtained by MOS, by type of incentive, the level of EB given, the mix of terms of service obtained, the recruiting environment present and the levels of other Army recruiting resources expended. Its decision parameters can be continually updated as more experience becomes available. Keywords Enlistment incentives, Army college fund, Bonuses, Allocation, Budget generation, Validation, Guidance counsellor.