Military Compensation: Comparisons With Civilian Compensation and Related Issues

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined military and private-sector compensation to attempt to: (1) compare compensation and benefits of military and private-sector personnel of approximately equal ages and levels of experience; (2) correlate military compensation increases with the military's ability to meet its manpower requirements; and (3) correlate differences in military and private-sector compensation with the military's overall recruiting and retention ability.