January 27, 2015

Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization

A Primer

By: Katherine L. Kuzminski and Phillip Carter

Military, Veterans, and Society Program Director Phillip Carter and Research Associate Katherine Kidder examine the growth of military compensation in the post-Cold War era, from 1990 to 2015, as well as the social contract America has with its All-Volunteer Force, and the ways in which monetary compensation should be considered as part of a broader talent management strategy for the armed forces. The policy brief presents an opportunity for the nation to assess its social contract with the All-Volunteer Force and adjust (if necessary) to meet the national interest and sustain its most critical national security asset.

Authors

Katherine L. Kuzminski

Director of Studies

Katherine Kuzminski is the director of studies at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), where she is responsible for managing the Center’s research agenda, publicatio...
Phillip Carter

Former Senior Fellow and Director, Military, Veterans, and Society Program

Phillip Carter was the former Senior Fellow and Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security. His research focused on issu...

Reports

National Security Human Capital Program
Needs Assessment
Executive Summary The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that there are 21.6 million veterans living in the United States, making up 6.7 percent of the general popu...

By Katherine L. Kuzminski, Amy Schafer, Phillip Carter, Moira Fagan, Jeesue Lee & Andrew Swick
- February 21, 2018
National Security Human Capital Program
What’s Really Going On With Veteran Employment?
After 15 years of war, there are big questions over how well the men and women who serve the country are faring after military service. The Center for a New American Security ...

By Amy Schafer & Andrew Swick
- Commentary
- Task and Purpose
- August 9, 2016
Reports

National Security Human Capital Program
Needs Assessment
An assessment by the CNAS Military, Veterans, and Society Program finds that Dallas-Fort Worth area veterans face diverse challenges including access to VA services, economics...

By Phillip Carter, Katherine L. Kuzminski & Amy Schafer
- March 29, 2016
Reports

National Security Human Capital Program
CNAS Needs Assessment
Senior Fellow Phillip Carter and Bacevich Fellow Katherine Kidder author a study on Southwest Pennsylvania's veterans community, drawing upon data from the Department of Defen...

By Katherine L. Kuzminski & Phillip Carter
- November 17, 2015