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37 Armed Forces & Soc'y 5 (2011)

handle is hein.journals/amdfcsad37 and id is 1 raw text is: Articles Armed Forces & Society 37(1) 5-18 The Effectiveness of the © The Author(s) 2011 Reprints and permission: • sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav Recent Arm y Captain DOI: 10.1 177/0095327X10372599 http://afs.sagepub.com Retention Program @SAGE Hunter R. Coates', Teresa S. Silvernail2, Lawrence V. Fulton3, and Lana Ivanitskaya4 Abstract The United States Army recently implemented a policy aimed at quelling a large-scale exodus of captains. This policy included the provision of a Menu of Incentives Program targeting officers in year groups 1999-2005. This study details the captain attrition problem, evaluates literature regarding retention options, analyzes the efficacy of the Army's interventions by branch and by year group, and draws conclusions regarding future incentives. Methods used include chi-square and odds ratios analysis. Results reflect high acceptance rates for year groups 1999-2003; however, officers in these year groups may have remained in the service without any additional incentives because they were logically beyond the initial decision point. Findings suggest that seniority, skill, and adequate incentive pay are important considerations for future incentive programs. Keywords retention, logistic regression, chi-square, captains, odds ratios, army Introduction The United States Army recently implemented a policy aimed at quelling a large-scale exodus of captains. This policy included the provision of a Menu of Incentives Pro- gram designed to encourage continued service. This study details the captain attrition problem, evaluates literature regarding strategic retention options, analyzes the effi- cacy of the Army's interventions, and draws conclusions regarding future incentives. ' United States Navy 2 United States Army 3 Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA 4 Central Michigan University, MI, USA Corresponding Author: Lawrence V. Fulton, 112 Valona Drive, Cibolo, TX 78108, USA Email: Larryfulton@att.net