04055nam 2200529Ia 450 991022010190332120230608214243.00-8330-7812-7(CKB)2550000001039429(EBL)1365177(Au-PeEL)EBL1365177(CaPaEBR)ebr10678741(OCoLC)824672471(MiAaPQ)EBC1365177(EXLCZ)99255000000103942920130116d2013 uh 0engur|n|---|||||A policy analysis of reserve retirement reform /Beth J. Asch, James Hosek, Michael G. MattockSanta Monica RAND[2013]1 online resource (135 p.)Rand Corporation monograph series"National Defense Research Institute.""Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."0-8330-7809-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-113).Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Model, Data, and Estimates; Model; Reserve Decisionmaking; Active Decisionmaking; Model to Estimation; Data; Work Experience File Data; Basic Pay, Regular Military Compensation, and Retirement Benefits; Civilian Earnings; Estimation; Approach to Simulation; Simulation of Cost; Model Fit; CHAPTER THREE: Analysis of Congressional Proposals; Across-the-Board Pay Raise; Effects of Force Management; Effect on Active RetentionEffect on Participation in the Reserves Effect on Reserve Retirement Rates and Reserve Force Size; Effects on Cost; Summary; CHAPTER FOUR: Reserve Retirement Reform: Discussion of Broader Issues; Equity; Age of Pension Receipt; Pro Rata Years of Service; Basic Pay; Discussion; Recognition of More-Frequent and Longer Deployments; Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Reservists; Retention and Sorting; Reserve Retirement and Force-Shaping in Today's Reserves; Flexible Personnel Management; Cost-Effectiveness; CHAPTER FIVE: Reserve Retirement in the Context of Active-Duty Retirement ReformAn Overview of Past Proposals to Reform Active Retirement Cost; Equity; Civilian Comparability; Force-Management Flexibility; Selective Retention; Relevance of Proposals to Reserve Retirement Reform; CHAPTER SIX: Implementation and Obstacles to Reform; An Outline of a Theory of Successful Reform; Applying the Theory to Military Retirement Reform; A Case Study of Successful Reform: The Federal Employees Retirement System; CHAPTER SEVEN: A Case Study of Successful Reform: The Federal Employees Retirement System; APPENDIXES; A. The Reserve and Active-Duty Retirement SystemsB. The Active/Reserve Dynamic Retention Model C. Cholesky Decomposition and the Parameter Estimates; D. Theory of Successful Reform; BibliographyAs the defense burden borne by reserve forces has increased, more attention has been paid to differences between retirement systems for the reserve and active components. This report analyzes the systems, discusses the importance of structuring compensation to enable management flexibility, considers obstacles and how they might be overcome, and provides a quantitative assessment of the reserve retention and cost effects of possible proposals.Rand Corporation monograph series.Military pensionsLaw and legislationUnited StatesUnited StatesArmed ForcesReservesPay, allowances, etcEvaluationMilitary pensionsLaw and legislation331.25/291355370973Asch Beth J913850Hosek James R879929Mattock Michael G.1961-913851National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220101903321A policy analysis of reserve retirement reform2047524UNINA