Although military accessions of women, blacks, Asians, Hispanics, and persons of other racial backgrounds have increased over time, the proportions of these groups in the senior officer corps remain relatively low. In fiscal year (FY) 2009, for example, these groups had a lower proportion of O1 to O3 officers than they had of accessions, a lower proportion of O4 to O6 officers than they had of O1 to O3 officers, ...
Military compensation is one of the Department of Defense s most important means for attracting and retaining a force of young men and women qualified to meet the nation s national security objectives. As such, it is natural to want to compare military compensation with the compensation service members might receive were they to work in the civilian economy instead. Interpreting the difference in earnings between veterans and nonveterans, though, ...
The reserve components should be fully manned and ready, but at times during 2004 to 2009 the Army National Guard, the Army Reserve, and the Marine Corps Reserve experienced manning shortfalls. The shortfalls occurred despite constant manpower authorizations and can be attributed to an insufficient supply of personnel. Supply in general depends on recruiting and retention, and retention was stable in the Army National Guard and the Marine Corps Reserve, ...
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