Fighter Drawdown Dynamics: Effects on Aircrew Inventories

William W. Taylor, James H. Bigelow, John A. Ausi, «Fighter Drawdown Dynamics: Effects on Aircrew Inventories»
RAND | ISBN: 0833046950 | 2009 | PDF | 182 pages pages | 1.5 MB

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The number of fighter aircraft in the Air Force inventory is decreasing, but the demand for experienced fighter pilots is increasing. The authors use a dynamic mathematical model to show that, to keep from damaging fighter unit readiness, fighter pilot production in the active Air Force must be reduced and new approaches to developing and managing personnel with fighter pilot-like skills must be adopted.

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Engineering Training: How Simulators Can Help

Roland J. Yardley, James G. Kallimani, Laurence S, «Engineering Training: How Simulators Can Help»
RAND | ISBN: 0833047299 | 2009 | PDF | 116 pages | 1.3 MB

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U.S. Navy surface combatant ship crews require extensive training. Especially rigorous training is required for the ship’s engineers, who are responsible for operating, maintaining, and repairing the main propulsion and auxiliary equipment to keep the ship ready to go to sea. Much of the training for the engineering watchstanders of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers that is currently done underway could be done in port. Training could also be done on simulators at considerable savings in time, money, fuel, and ship wear and tear. And, given constraints on underway training, there is a limit to the number and type of drills a ship can practice at sea. The use of simulators can improve proficiency for engineering casualty control training that requires a great deal of repetition and drills to master. This monograph discusses how simulators could improve engineering watchstanders’ proficiency before ships go to sea, so that time at sea could be used to fine-tune the training. The authors recommend that full mission console trainers

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The Cost-Effectiveness of Military Advertising: Evidence from 2002-2004

James N. Dertouzos, «The Cost-Effectiveness of Military Advertising: Evidence from 2002-2004»
RAND | ISBN: 0833045660 | 2009 | PDF | 52 pages | 3.7 MB

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The Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps together spent more than $600 million on recruiting advertising in 2007, a 150 percent increase over that spent in 1999. The armed services are also spending more on Internet and cable TV advertising than in the past. Does this advertising produce enlistments? This documented briefing presents the results of an econometric analysis that used data from 2002 to 2004 to explore this and the following questions: How does advertising compare with such alternatives as offering bonuses or adding more recruiters? Which service’s advertising efforts are most effective? Does this depend on the size or mix of the budget? Finally, what are the inter-service effects

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