OUSD Personnel and OUSD Personnel and ReadinessReadinessOverviewOverview
Senior Military CollegesSenior Military CollegesSeptember 26, 2011September 26, 2011
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Repeal Implementation• December 22, 2010, RIT organized and activated• Key Implementation Message:
Leadership – Professionalism – Discipline – Respect
• Stages of Implementation: Pre-repeal – Implementation – Sustainment
Service members have been trained, our policies are in place, and our force is ready for repeal
SecDef and CJCS certified to the President on July 22, 2011 Repeal on September 20, 2011
– Amended Policies implemented– Sexual orientation neutral
MEPCOM implemented and provided seamless service
DoD DADT Repeal DoD DADT Repeal ImplementationImplementation
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DoD Repeal DoD Repeal Implementation PlanImplementation Plan
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FY2012 Budget ThemesFY2012 Budget Themes
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Comparison of Military & Comparison of Military & Civilian Earnings Civilian Earnings
• Health care
• Retirement
• Annual leave
Excludes…
RMC: Regular Military Compensation – Pay, Allowances, Tax Advantage
Growth in RMC has Outpaced Civilian Wages and Salary Growth Since 2002
Wages for officer equivalent civilians
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DrawdownDrawdown
Source: Services
- Army end strength dropping 49K - Marines end strength dropping ~15 /20K
569,400
520,400
186,000
325,700328,800 332,200
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Recruiting Environment Recruiting Environment in 2011in 2011
Challenges• Continued War on Terrorism (10th year of conflict)
• Low support from influencers to recommend service
• Low youth propensity to serve, but increasing
• Shrinking pool of qualified youth (25% of youth qualified & eligible to serve)
• Projected Budget Cuts
Mitigating Factors• Stagnant economy (high unemployment)
• Enrollment/Applicants up for ROTC & Service Academies• Increase in quality of cadets/midshipmen
• Adequate recruiting resources (Easy target for cuts)
• Improved situation in Iraq & Afghanistan
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Confidence in The MilitaryConfidence in The Military
Source: The Gallup Poll® June 23, 2011
(2011)
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Unemployment RateUnemployment Rate16 Years & Over 16 Years & Over
(Seasonally Adjusted)(Seasonally Adjusted)
August 9.1%
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Strong Relationship BetweenStrong Relationship BetweenHigh Quality Enlistments and High Quality Enlistments and
Youth UnemploymentYouth Unemployment
High-quality enlistments as a percent of total enlistments
Unemployment rate of 16-24 year olds
Source: DMDC and U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
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Recruiting Situation (Active)Recruiting Situation (Active)FY 2011 through AugustFY 2011 through August
Quantity Quality
Active Enlisted Recruiting
Accessions Goal Percent of
Goal
% High School Diploma Graduate
(HSDG); DoD Benchmark =
90 percent
% Scoring at / above 50th
Percentile on Armed Forces Qualification
Test; DoD Benchmark = 60
percent
% Scoring at / below 30th
Percentile on Armed Forces
Qualification Test; DoD Benchmark = 4
percent
Army 60,199 59,150 102 G 99 G 63 G <1 G
Navy 31,308 31,308 100 G 99 G 89 G 0 GMarine Corps 26,135 26,097 100 G 100 G 72 G <1 G
Air Force 26,533 26,533 100 G 100 G 99 G 0 G
DoD Total 144,175 143,088 101 99 78 <1
Source: Services
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Only 25% 17-24 Year Olds EligibleOnly 25% 17-24 Year Olds EligibleBut only 15% available But only 15% available
(4.7 out of 31.2 million)(4.7 out of 31.2 million)
Youth population will continue to grow to 35 million by 2025
Represents market available for recruiting;
about 4.7 million
Source: The Lewin Group, 2007
Target market (1.6M)
Category based on AFQT scores in relation to youth population - CAT I-IIIA = upper 50th percentile- CAT IIIB = 31-49th percentile- CAT IV = 10-30th percentile- CAT V = 9th percentile or lower
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16%17% 17%
18%
20% 20%21%
22%23% 23%
24%25%
26% 27%27%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Since 1995, the proportion of adults ages 18 to 34 who are considered obese (BMI greater than 30) has steadily increased.
Source: CDC BRFSS 1995-2009
Long-term Challenge: ObesityLong-term Challenge: Obesity
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Obesity Trends: 1991(BMI ≥ 30, for 18 – 34 Year Olds)
No Data <10% 10%-14%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1991).
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Obesity Trends: 2008(BMI ≥ 30, for 18 – 34 Year Olds)
15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008) (http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html).
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Women in the Services Women in the Services ReviewReview
Established to answer FY11 NDAA mandated review of restrictions to the assignment of women
Representatives from DoD, Joint Staff, Services and EO Thorough review of all laws, policies and regulations
that limit the service of women in military Report to Congress in Oct 2011 Continued review will focus on assignment restrictions Goal to:
• Maximize military capability• Ensure realistic, definable and defendable standards• Utilize gender-neutral assignment policies • Provide consistent implementation methodology amongst Services
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