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FPCD-83-10 1 (1983-03-02)

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BY THE U.S, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE




Report To The Secretary Of The Army








Army Incentive Funds Need More

Effective Targeting To Reduce

Critical Personnel Shortages


In authorizing the Selected Reserve Incentive
Program, the Congress intended that it be used to
reduce personnel shortages in those skills and
units most essential to the Nation's mobilization
capability. Although it is Army policy to target
incentives to high-priority units and critical skills,
GAO estimates that over one-third of the incen-
tives awarded in fiscal year 1981 went to per-
sons with noncritical skills in low-priority units.
Furthermore, although expenditures increased
four-fold between fiscal years 1979 and 1982,
the Army has not determined the effectiveness of
incentives in assisting recruiting and retention
efforts. As a result, the Army spent about $110
million during fiscal years 1979 through 1982
without knowing what effect incentives have had
on improving the strength levels of essential
units and skills.

GAO recommends that the Secretary of the Army
make eligibility criteria for incentive funds more
stringent and evaluate the program's effectiveness.


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