The Effectiveness of the Recent Army Captain Retention Program
In: Armed forces & society: official journal of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society : an interdisciplinary journal, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 5-19
ISSN: 0095-327X
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In: Armed forces & society: official journal of the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society : an interdisciplinary journal, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 5-19
ISSN: 0095-327X
In: Armed forces & society, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 5-18
ISSN: 1556-0848
The United States Army recently implemented a policy aimed at quelling a large-scale exodus of captains. This policy included the provision of a Menu of Incentives Program targeting officers in year groups 1999--2005. This study details the captain attrition problem, evaluates literature regarding retention options, analyzes the efficacy of the Army's interventions by branch and by year group, and draws conclusions regarding future incentives. Methods used include chi-square and odds ratios analysis. Results reflect high acceptance rates for year groups 1999--2003; however, officers in these year groups may have remained in the service without any additional incentives because they were logically beyond the initial decision point. Findings suggest that seniority, skill, and adequate incentive pay are important considerations for future incentive programs. [Reprinted by permission; copyright Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society/Sage Publications Inc.]
In: Armed forces & society, Band 37, Heft 1, S. 5-18
ISSN: 1556-0848
The United States Army recently implemented a policy aimed at quelling a large-scale exodus of captains. This policy included the provision of a Menu of Incentives Program targeting officers in year groups 1999—2005. This study details the captain attrition problem, evaluates literature regarding retention options, analyzes the efficacy of the Army's interventions by branch and by year group, and draws conclusions regarding future incentives. Methods used include chi-square and odds ratios analysis. Results reflect high acceptance rates for year groups 1999—2003; however, officers in these year groups may have remained in the service without any additional incentives because they were logically beyond the initial decision point. Findings suggest that seniority, skill, and adequate incentive pay are important considerations for future incentive programs.