Manpower and Personnel Needs for a Transformed Naval Force
ISBN: 9780309112666
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / National Academies Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Military Science;

The Department of Defense (DOD) is undertaking a major effort to transform the nation's armed services to meet future military challenges. Advances in science and technology are playing a critical role in this transformation. The changes wrought by new technologies have rippled through all operations aspects and have highlighted the need for changes in military personnel policies. To assist the Navy address these changes, the NRC was asked to review the military manpower and personnel policies and studies currently underway at DOD and to develop a strategy for future Navy military manpower and personnel needs. This book presents an introduction to current personnel policies of and concerns facing the Navy; an assessment of demographic, technological, and other forces affecting future personnel needs and availability; a summary and assessment of previous studies; an examination of the role of research in implementing personnel policy change; and an analysis of obstacles to and strategies for transforming the Naval force.


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