The study discusses the extension of the retirement age for military officers, which has been continually proposed for the sake of career stability, particularly in the context of the military’s modernization and the challenges posed by an aging pop...
The study discusses the extension of the retirement age for military officers, which has been continually proposed for the sake of career stability, particularly in the context of the military’s modernization and the challenges posed by an aging population and low birth rates. While retirement age extension contributes to career stability, it has also been associated with side effects such as excess personnel beyond the authorized strength and imbalances in promotion rates among different cohorts, which have persisted for over a decade.
To address these issues, the research has developed a dynamic officer personnel management model to predict post-retirement age extension workforce flows and calculate an optimal promotion rate that minimizes excess personnel.
The study utilizes the System Dynamics method to efficiently handle the complex cause-and-effect relationships among various variables. The model was built based on the Army’s personnel data, and it proposes policies to address the excess personnel issue expected from the planned extension of the major retirement age in the Marine Corps based on the personnel data of 2024.