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This brief discusses research on the progression of racial and ethnic minority officers through the ranks and ways to improve promotion rates to increase diversity in senior Army leadership.

To help the Army accomplish its diversity goals, RAND Arroyo Center examined retention of racial-ethnic minorities in the Regular Army's enlisted and officer ranks and how racial-ethnic composition changes as soldiers progress in their careers.

The authors identify promising advanced training-technology investments and how the U.S. Department of the Air Force can track and integrate them using a quantitative modeling approach, stakeholder perspectives, and an expert panel's analysis.

This report documents the findings and recommendations from a study focused on helping the Air Force refine its emergent Multi-Capable Airmen (MCA) concept and identify next steps for developing an Air Force–wide approach to build and sustain MCA.

This article describes a methodology for establishing physical fitness standards for four Air Force occupational specialties, as part of a broader Air Force effort to measure the physical readiness of airmen to perform their jobs.

Introduction -- Descriptive Statistics of USCG Personnel and of Cutter Movements and a Discussion of Special and Incentive Pays -- PERSTEMPO, Working Conditions, and Retention: A Brief Review of the Literature -- Project Methodology: Quantitative and Qualitative -- Quantitative Models Explaining Retention and Promotion Within the Cutter Community -- Focus Groups with Major Cutter Crews -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Quantitative Data, Definitions, and Details -- Appendix B: Focus Group Materials -- Appendix C: Qualitative Coding Guide -- Appendix D: Subject-Matter Expert Discussion Protocols -- Appendix E: Regression Results.

Introduction -- Background and Study Approach -- Barriers to Air Force Civilian Advancement -- Barriers to Air Force Civilian Retention -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- Appendix A: The Civilian Personnel System -- Appendix B: Relevant Survey Results of Air Force Civilians -- Appendix C: Base Selection Methodology -- Appendix D: Full Race/Ethnicity and Gender Results on Entry Grade-Level Analysis -- Appendix E: Focus Group Background Questionnaires and Protocols -- Appendix F: Qualitative Coding Guide.