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-161- An Operational Analysis of Cadre
junior officers (O-1) or NCOs (E-5). 25 The number of officers and NCOs retained in all
other grades depends on the number of slots that can be filled through increased
promotions. The peacetime structure of a cadre unit relying on increased wartime promotion
also depends on the size of the cadre force because the larger the cadre force, the fewer the
number of officers available per BCT in wartime. Figure 2.4 shows the structure and relative
cost of cadre BCTs relying on increased promotion rates for each of the cadre augmented
forces we analyzed in Paper I of this dissertation.
Figure 2.4—Structure and Cost of Cadre BCTs Relying on Increased Promotions
Pay Grade AC BCT + 6 Cadre BCTs +9 Cadre BCTs +18 Cadre BCTs CadreMix (16 Cad. BCTs)
OFFICERS O-1 and O-2 129 0 0 0 0
O-3 113 67 82 98 96
O-4 36 25 29 32 32
O-5 9 5 7 8 8
O-6 2 1 2 2 2
0 0 0 0
CW1 & CW2 23 23 23 23 23
CW3 5 5 5 5 5
CW4 2 2 2 2 2
CW5 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
ENLISTED E-1 through E-3 858 0 0 0 0
E-4 1124 0 0 0 0
NCOs E-5 0 0 0 0 0
E-6 343 214 257 300 295
E-7 160 123 135 148 146
E-8 44 25 31 38 37
E-9 12 10 11 11 11
SUMMARY Total 2860 500 584 667 657
Percentage 100% 17% 20% 23% 23%
Relative Cost 100% 22% 25% 29% 29%
The peacetime cost of cadre BCTs that rely on increased promotion rates to fill
senior ranks in wartime is less than the cost of maintaining all officers and NCOs and
slightly less than that of retaining only senior officers and NCOs. The relative cost of a cadre
unit relying on wartime promotion for cadre expansions of six, nine, and 18 BCTs is 22, 25,
and 29 percent respectively. The relative cost of a cadre unit relying on wartime promotion
in the CadreMix force is 29 percent.
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25 The definition of junior enlisted personnel used here is taken from CBO (1990).