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Transforming the Rewards for Military Service
The U.S. military faces a future that is vastly different from the past. Policies related to managing the all-volunteer force and materially rewarding men and women in uniform for their service to country are crucial to the Defense Department's ability to attract, retain, and motivate people with the skills it will need as it transforms in other dimensions to meet the security challenges of the future and to capitalize on emerging technological opportunities. Yet most of the policies in force today stem from the 1940s or earlier. A growing array of researchers and policy makers have voiced concern that the inflexibility and economic inefficiency of those policies hinder military effectiveness, lead to dissatisfaction among members of the military and their families, and divert resources from other aspects of transformation. Personnel system reform will be an essential component of military innovation to meet the strategic challenges of the future and to capitalize on important technological opportunities. This project aims to create a blueprint for change that builds upon the reform initiatives already underway in the Pentagon, identifies strategies for overcoming the obstacles to change, and creates momentum for continued fundamental transformation.
"Transforming the Rewards for Military Service" is managed by Cindy Williams, a Principal Research Scientist in the MIT Security Studies Program.
For further project information please visit Transforming the Rewards for Military Service.
