Managing military personnel costs : Operation Retrenchment Specter, a workforce futures game / Matthew Walsh, Lisa M. Harrington, Thomas Light.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, Matthew, author.

Harrington, Lisa M., author.

Light, Thomas (Economist), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Air Force--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States.

United States. Air Force--Pay, allowances, etc.

Other Title:

Managing Military Personnel Costs

Place of Publication:

RAND Corporation 2023

Summary:

To ensure a ready workforce without undercutting modernization and sustainment efforts, the U.S. Air Force must explore options to limit military personnel (MILPERS) costs while considering the nonmonetary trade-offs and risks that these options entail. RAND Project AIR FORCE designed and conducted a workforce futures policy game — Operation Retrenchment Specter — that simulates the monetary and nonmonetary effects of workforce and personnel policies in real time. In the game, players proposed options that were projected to yield annual savings ranging from 00 million to more than billion. Although the options are still in the formative phase, they provide a basis for developing future actions to limit MILPERS costs.

Contents:

The rising cost of military personnel

Game purpose and structure

Proposed solution options

In-game evaluation of solution options

Discussion and recommendations.