Katherine L. Kidder

Identifying Opportunities to Recruit More Individuals Above the Age of 21 Into the U.S. Army

Older recruits, as a group, score higher on Army qualification tests and are more likely to reenlist and to be promoted. RAND researchers examined the...

Officer Career Management

Additional Steps Toward Modernization

The authors identify useful steps toward modernization of officer career management in the military, examine constraints on reforms, and propose mitig...

Organizational and Cultural Causes of Army First-Term Attrition

The U.S. Army invests significant resources in recruiting, training, and preparing new soldiers. When a soldier does not complete a full contract term...

Options for Improving Strategic Utilization of the Air Reserve Component for Sustained Active-Duty Missions

Since the mid-twentieth century, the U.S. military's reserve components have shifted from primarily a strategic force to today's operational force com...

Improving Gender Diversity in the U.S. Coast Guard

Identifying Barriers to Female Retention

This report documents the results of a study designed to help identify the root causes of female attrition in the active-duty Coast Guard and develop ...

Managing Adverse and Reportable Information Regarding U.S. Military Officers

2019 Update

The authors analyze the policies and processes for reporting unfavorable information about U.S. military officers being considered for appointments, p...

Civilian Post-Deployment Reintegration

A Review and Analysis of Practices Across U. S. Federal Agencies

This report reviews and analyzes assessments of the practices that U.S. federal agencies use to reintegrate civilians following domestic or overseas d...

Reducing Rework in Officer Appointment Processes

Appointment scrolls are required for initial appointment of officers and for reappointment in a different grade, military service, or component. In so...

Reducing Rework in Officer Appointment Processes

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Raising the Flag

Implications of U. S. Military Approaches to General and Flag Officer Development

This report describes the professional experiences and other characteristics general and flag officers in the military services tend to share due to e...