Force drawdowns and demographic diversity investigating the impact of force reductions on the demographic diversity of the U.S. military

In January 2012, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced plans for a large-scale reduction, or drawdown, of its military force. The last drawdown to affect all four DoD services occurred in the 1990s, after the end of the Cold War. During that period, the military shrank by almost 37 percent, from...

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Main Authors: Lytell, Maria C., Kuhn, Kenneth (Author), Haddad, Abigail (Author), Marquis, Jefferson P. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corporation [2015]©2015, 2015
Series:Research report
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Active-duty drawdown in the 1990s
  • Navy and Air Force active-duty drawdowns in the mid-2000s
  • Law, policy, and plans for recent active-duty drawdowns
  • Potential impact of recent drawdowns on demographic diversity in active-duty force
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • Appendix A. Reserve component drawdowns
  • Appendix B. Civilian drawdowns
  • Appendix C. Methodology and additional results for chapters two to four
  • Appendix D. Overview of tools available for recent drawdown
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-234)