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Manpower alternatives to enhance total force capabilities : could new forms of reserve service help alleviate military shortfalls? / Stephen Dalzell, Molly Dunigan, Phillip Carter, Katherine Costello, Amy Grace Donohue, Brian Phillips, Michael Pollard, Susan A. Resetar, Michael Shurkin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dalzell, Stephen, author.
- Dunigan, Molly, author.
- Carter, Phillip, author.
- Costello, Katherine, author.
- Donohue, Amy Grace, author.
- Phillips, Brian M., author.
- Pollard, Michael S., author.
- Resetar, Susan A., 1961- author.
- Shurkin, Michael, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Armed Forces--Occupational specialties.
- Armed Forces--Reserves--Pay, allowances, etc.
- Personnel management.
- United States--Armed Forces--Reserves--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- United States.
- United States--Armed Forces--Reserves--Pay, allowances, etc.
- United States--Armed Forces--Occupational specialties.
- United States. Department of Defense--Personnel management.
- United States. Department of Defense.
- Other Title:
- Manpower Alternatives to Enhance Total Force Capabilities
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corporation 2019
- Summary:
- Changes in employment stability, family structure, and economic pressures since the development of the U.S. military reserve component (RC) in the twentieth century have created challenges and opportunities for how the RC is used. Sustaining an operational RC demands committed reservists and guardsmen, and since, at present, the population is not meeting that demand under traditional models, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has begun to look for ways to access and retain ready participants under alternative programs. Modified assumptions about Reserve duty have the potential to improve RC member recruitment, performance, development, and retention in critical occupational fields — and it could stem projected manpower losses or provide alternative service options in fields with highly competitive civilian industries. The research team employs an iterative, qualitative analytical process to develop a list of possible workforce constructs aimed at enhancing innovation in U.S. military personnel processes. The findings in this report will be relevant and applicable primarily to U.S. military leaders and U.S. government policymakers. The authors provide specific recommendations and more general analysis that will be immediately applicable in developing and administering programs to facilitate access to civilian human capital to help meet DoD's most pressing requirements. This research will also be applicable to broader U.S. academic and policymaking communities that seek to understand how organizations are adapting to changes in the workforce and labor market.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Policy and Practice Surrounding Current Reserve Component Personnel Systems and Related Sources of Human Capital
- Service Demand for Key Types of Personnel
- Identifying Segments of the Labor Force Underrepresented in Military Service
- A Comparative Analysis of Reserve Component Organizational Models Across Foreign Militaries
- Innovative Employment Models in Other U.S. Public Organizations and the Private Sector
- Potential Workforce Constructs for Innovative Reserve Component Workforce Management Models
- Conclusions and Recommendations
- Appendix A: Identifying Shortfalls in Specialties Across the Services
- Appendix B: Detailed Analysis of Potential Human Capital Rewards of Alternatives
- Appendix C: Background and Case Studies of Nonstandard Work Arrangements.
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