Use of the Reserve Component has steadily increased since the 1990s, but little research has focused on how deployment affects guard and reserve families. This monograph presents the results of interviews with reserve component personnel and spouses, focusing on their deployment experiences and military career intentions. The authors conclude with suggestions on how the Department of Defense can better support guard and reserve families.

Deployment Experiences of Guard and Reserve Families: Implications for Support Retention

History

Harrell, Margaret C.

Varda, Danielle M.

Castaneda, Laura Werber

Beckett, Megan K.

Hall, Kimberly Curry

Military

RAND Corporation

This study explores how the Army could improve installation collaboration with utility companies to reduce energy consumption and help meet other Army energy goals. It examines how installations collaborate with utilities, the barriers to such collaboration, and the study team's recommendations about how best to overcome the barriers to improve installation collaboration with utility companies for mutual benefit.

Making the Connection: Beneficial Collaboration Between Army Installations and Energy Utility Companies (Rand Corporation Monograph)

Business & Money

Lachman, Beth E.

Curtright, Aimee E.

Colloton, Kimberly

Industries

A RAND study examined programs to address sexual harassment, sexual assault, unlawful discrimination, substance abuse, suicide, and hazing. This report discusses findings, then makes recommendations for the Office of the Secretary of Defense to better understand the relationships among these problematic behaviors and its oversight and coordination of programs to address those behaviors.

Improving Oversight and Coordination of Department of Defense Programs That Address Problematic Behaviors Among Military Personnel: Final Report

Self-Help

Stewart, Robert

Lim, Nelson

Wong, Eunice C.

Farris, Coreen

Trail, Thomas E.

Steinberg, Paul S.

Wenger, Jennie W.

Kamarck, Kristy N.

Marquis, Jefferson P.

Wong, Anny

Shontz, Douglas

Death & Grief

This report documents the results of a qualitative study designed to better understand the factors that female Air Force officers consider when deciding whether to remain in the active duty Air Force. It describes the key retention factors identified through focus groups and provides recommendations for improving Air Force policies and programs to help address potential barriers and improve female officer retention.

Addressing Barriers to Female Officer Retention in the Air Force

Schulker, David

Matthews, Miriam

Yeung, Douglas

Payne, Leslie Adrienne

Keller, Kirsten M.

Saum-Manning, Lisa

Zavislan, Stefan

Job Hunting & Careers

This report documents the results of a study designed to identify the root causes of female attrition in the active-duty Coast Guard. The study analyzed trends in retention data and conducted focus groups with over 1,100 active-duty Coast Guard members. The report describes key retention factors identified through these analyses and provides recommendations for addressing identified barriers to Coast Guard female retention.

Improving Gender Diversity in the U.S. Coast Guard: Identifying Barriers to Female Retention

Kidder, Katherine L.

Weilant, Sarah

The authors identified current and desired data-enabled practices in military outreach and recruiting processes. The authors then identified ways that the U.S. Department of Defense and the services might be able to further deploy data-driven outreach and recruiting strategies and barriers to doing so that need to be addressed. This report summarizes information collected from stakeholders, subject-matter experts, and the literature.

Leveraging Big Data Analytics to Improve Military Recruiting

Orvis, Bruce R.

This report documents the results of a study examining challenges that Air Force civilian women, racial/ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities may face in advancing to higher pay grades as well as factors influencing retention decisions. The study analyzed demographic differences in advancement and retention patterns and conducted focus groups and interviews with close to 300 participants.

Advancement and Retention Barriers in the U.S. Air Force Civilian White Collar Workforce: Implications for Demographic Diversity

Crosby, Brandon

Crown, John S.

Lytell, Maria C.

Mariano, Louis T.

Knutson, Felix

Caudill, Leann

Management & Leadership

U.S. Air Force Enlisted Classification and Reclassification: Potential Improvements Using Machine Learning and Optimization Models

Robson, Sean

Hall, Owen

Roberts, Patrick S.

Walsh, Matthew

Kilambi, Vikram

Snoke, Joshua

Welburn, Jonathan W.

Reference

Researchers sought to identify the root causes of underrepresentation for women and members of racial/ethnic minority groups in the U.S. Coast Guard; factors shaping representation at each phase of the career life cycle; and facilitators of and barriers to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Improving the Representation of Women and Racial/Ethnic Minorities Among U.S. Coast Guard Active-Duty Members

Cottrell, Linda

Hill, Devon

Aranibar, Clara A.

Today's Army Spouse Experiences In Garrison

Parenting & Relationships

Sims, Carra S.

Family Relationships

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