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Assessing the Implications of Allowing Transgender Personnel to Serve Openly
The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a change in policy to allow transgender military personnel to serve openly. A RAND study examined the health care needs of transgender …

Support for the 21st-Century Reserve Force
This RAND study aimed to facilitate the successful reintegration of guard and reserve personnel after deployment. Data collected from families and resource providers offer insights …

Considerations for Integrating Women into Closed Occupations in U.S. Special Operations Forces
Integrating women into special operations forces poses potential challenges for unit cohesion. The integration of women raises issues of effectiveness, in terms of physical …

Implications of Integrating Women into the Marine Corps
This study for the U.S. Marine Corps presents a historical overview of the integration of women into the U.S. military and explores the importance of cohesion and what influences …

An Assessment of Fiscal Year 2013 Beyond Yellow Ribbon Programs
For 13 programs in the ten states that received Beyond Yellow Ribbon appropriations in fiscal year 2013, RAND researchers used a case study approach to document each program s …

Defense Planning in a Time of Conflict
This report presents a comparative historical analysis of the four Quadrennial Defense Reviews (QDRs) conducted after 1997 (in 2001, 2006, 2010, and 2014) and identifies trends, …

The Challenge of Violent Drug-Trafficking Organizations
A RAND team conducted a Delphi expert elicitation exercise, the results of which offer an assessment of the contemporary security situation in Mexico through the lens of existing …

Improving DOD Support to Fema's All-Hazards Plans
Over the past decade, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has taken steps to strengthen its ability to plan and coordinate the U.S. government s response to disasters, …

Sustaining the Army's Reserve Components as an Operational Force
This report identifies emerging policy lessons regarding the use of, and reforms to, the U.S. Army's Reserve Components (RCs) as an operational reserve derived from analyses of …

The Challenge of Domestic Intelligence in a Free Society
Whether U.S. terrorism-prevention efforts match the threat continues to be central in policy debate. Part of this debate is whether the United States needs a dedicated domestic …

An Assessment of Options for Increasing Gender Integration in Air Force Basic Military Training
This report explores ways for the U.S. Air Force to increase gender-integrated training (GIT) in Basic Military Training. The report includes five options to increase GIT, along …

Security in Mexico
The backdrop of a deteriorating security situation in Mexico and change in administration in the United States demands a closer examination of potential priorities and policy …