Considering a Cadre Augmented Army - RAND Corporation

-141- An Operational Analysis of Cadre
FIGURES
Figure 1.1—Cadre Wartime Stages ...............................................................................................148
Figure 2.1—Infantry BCT Structure.............................................................................................153
Figure 2.2—All Officers and NCOs Cadre BCT........................................................................154
Figure 2.3—Senior Officers and NCOs Cadre BCT..................................................................155
Figure 2.4—Structure and Cost of Cadre BCTs Relying on Increased Promotions .............161
Figure 2.5—Structure and Cost of Cadre BCTs Relying on IRR Activation..........................163
Figure 2.6— Structure and Cost of Cadre BCTs Relying on Increased Promotions and IRR
Activation...................................................................................................................................164
Figure 3.1—Alternative Peacetime Cadre Organizations ..........................................................168
Figure 3.2—Tillson et al Ready-Standby Organization..............................................................184
Figure 3.3—Cadre Peacetime Duty Comparisons ......................................................................188
Figure 4.1—Startup Delay for Producing “Big Five” Equipment Items ................................199
Figure 4.2—Comparing Cadre Equipping Strategies .................................................................201
Figure 5.1—IRR Activation Reduces Size of Annual Recruiting Increases............................215
Figure 5.2—Fort Jackson Training Capacity ...............................................................................217
Figure 5.3—BCT and OSUT Training Volumes by Site ...........................................................219
Figure A.1—Grade Structure of an Infantry BCT......................................................................233
Figure A.2—Grade Structure of a Stryker BCT..........................................................................234
Figure A.3—Grade Structure of a Heavy BCT ...........................................................................235
Figure B.1—Annual Total Compensation by Grade..................................................................240
Figure B.2—Relative Cost Calculation for All Officers and NCO Cadre Unit......................241
Figure B.3—Trend in Annual Basic Pay vs. Total Compensation for Enlisted Personnel ..242
Figure C.1—Markov Promotion Model Inputs (Officers)........................................................246
Figure C.2—Markov Transition Matrix Example (Officers).....................................................249
Figure C.3—Initial State Vector Example (Officers) .................................................................250
Figure C.4—Output Example (Officers) .....................................................................................251
Figure C.5—Personnel Available for BCTs by Grade ...............................................................255
Figure C.6—IRR Calculations........................................................................................................256