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Over the past decade, numerous observers have expressed concerns about increased tempo and overseas deployments. This report derivesquantitative measures of unit and individual deployments over the periodfrom 1994 through 2000 and uses them to create an empirically groundeddescription of tempo and its possible effects.

United States. Army -- Foreign service. --- United States. Army -- Personnel management. --- United States. Army. --- United States. --- Personnel management. --- Foreign service.

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This document reports the results of an examination of available data on the rate at which military personnel are involved in military operations (PERSTEMPO), specifically with respect to active units of the Army. The authors found that PERSTEMPO increased in all services after the end of the Cold War, but the largest increase was in the Army and Air Force.

United States. Army -- Military life. --- United States. Army -- Operational readiness. --- United States. Army -- Personnel management. --- United States. --- Personnel management. --- Operational readiness. --- Military life.

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This report examines ways in which distance learning can help the US Army more quickly alleviate active component manpower shortages in understrength military occupations. It addresses the costs and benefits of these potential changes as well as potential problems.

Distance education -- United States. --- Military education -- United States. --- Military education. --- Soldiers -- Training of -- United States. --- Soldiers. --- United States. Army -- Occupational specialties. --- United States. Army -- Personnel management. --- United States. --- United States. --- Occupational specialties. --- Personnel management.

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The authors attempt extensive quantitative research into the recruitment and classification practices used by the United States Army over the course of the last century. They analyze which techniques are successful in retaining qualified soldiers, and compare conscription to volunteer armies to see which is more cost effective. The study ranges from the Revolutionary War all the way until the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars.

Soldiers -- United States -- Classification -- History. --- United States. Army -- Examinations -- History. --- United States. Army -- Occupational specialties -- History. --- United States. Army -- Personnel management -- History. --- Soldiers --- Military & Naval Science --- Law, Politics & Government --- Military Administration --- Armed Forces personnel --- Members of the Armed Forces --- Military personnel --- Military service members --- Service members --- Servicemen, Military --- Armed Forces --- Classification --- History --- United States. --- Personnel management --- History. --- Occupational specialties --- Examinations --- U.S. Army --- US Army