This monograph provides strategies to reemploy civil-service workers in the private sector and to increase private-sector employment in the Kurdistan Region-Iraq.
The book explores the socioeconomic landscape that military officers face upon leaving active duty, examining how these factors influence Army retention rates. It highlights the significant disparities between military and civilian life, providing insights into the challenges and adjustments officers may encounter during their transition. Through this analysis, the work aims to inform strategies for improving retention by addressing the unique needs of transitioning service members.
To analyze policy options that would improve utilization of reserve forces, the authors assess how Army active and reserve forces are used. Converting billets from low-use to high-use career fields within a component could partially, but not completely, rebalance the reserve components. Converting billets from a low-use career field in one component to a high-use career field in another is unlikely in the near term, but an option in the long run.