An analysis of the retention effect of using lump sum payments for the U.S. Marine Corps selective reenlistment bonus program

This thesis examines the estimated effects on enlisted retention in the Marine Corps of changing the Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) payment method to lump sum. The thesis surveys the literature on personal discount rates (PDR) and on models of enlisted retention. The thesis analyzes the potentia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ross, David L.
Other Authors: Mehay, Stephen L.
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/7628