Are there feasible alternatives to the present up-or-out policy for U.S. military officers? RAND considered a range of substitutes for, or modifications of, the existing policy and recommends that the Department of Defense implement four demonstration projects to establish the relative value of specific policy alternatives and requirements.

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense." "National Security Research Division." "MG-117-OSD"--P. [4] of cover.